Life paralysed in 3 WB districts on second day of Maoist bandh
Lalgarh (WB), Jun 23 (PTI) Normal life was affected for
the second day Tuesday in Maoist-infested districts of West
Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura in India's eastern state during
Sensex falls 309 points on global cues
Mumbai, June 23 (PTI) The Indian Bombay Stock Exchange
benchmark Sensex Tuesday plunged by over 309 points in opening
trade on heavy selling by funds, tracking a weak global trend.
SC to examine woman's plea for adopting unwed mother's child
New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) The Supreme Court Monday allowed
the petition of an American woman for early hearing of her
plea to adopt a male Indian child given to her by the child's
Kamakhya temple closes for four days for Ambubachi Mela
Guwahati, June 22 (PTI) Lakhs of pilgrims from across the
country and abroad have congregated at the famous Kamakhya
temple in the capital city of the northeastern state of Assam
Iron Age graveyard unearthed
Dindigul (TN), Jun 22 (PTI) A glass bead-making unit and
an Iron Age graveyard, both about 2,500 years old, have been
unearthed during the ongoing excavation in and around
Security forces liberate 22 villages in Lalgarh
Amitava Roy
Prachanda announces another 'people's movement' in Nepal
Kathmandu, June 22 (PTI) Terming Unified Marxist Leninist
(UML) as a "black sheep" among the communists, Nepal's former
Burmese 'donate hair' to repair pagoda road
London, Jun 22 (PTI) Burmese have resorted to a unique
way to repair a route to a sacred Buddhist pagoda in a remote
area -- by donating 1,750 pounds of hair.
Mistakes in Iqbal's poem in handbook, 7 suspended in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 22 (PTI) In a major embarrassment
to Kerala Education Department, mistakes have been found in
great Urdu poet Allama Iqbal's famous poem 'Sare Jahan se
