While the mainstream media doesn't always ignore the pressing issue of hunger in Africa, it rarely explores the root causes of this problem. Behind most news on the issue, there's an assumption that casts hunger as a natural...
Following is a chronology of some recent major bomb blasts in the country: May 13, 2008: Eight blasts rock Jaipur in a span of 12 minutes leaving 65 dead and over 150 injured. February 19, 2007: Two bombs explode aboard a train...
The Indian subcontinent's two iconic female political leaders, Indira Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto, might soon be joined by a completely different type of woman. But she has emerged as one of India's most influential politicians,...
From correspondents in Uttar Pradesh, India, 12:30 AM IST Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday announced that scholarships would be given to meritorious students of the Gautam Buddha Nagar University in Noida for...
Kanpur (PTI): The Centre had forewarned the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh governments that terrorists could target Bangalore and Hyderabad, Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal said Friday. "The Intelligence Bureau had...
From correspondents in Uttar Pradesh, India, 07:32 PM IST The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have worked out an alliance for the next parliamentary elections, the Uttar Pradesh state unit of the...
Lucknow (PTI): In the wake of serial blasts in Bangalore, the Uttar Pradesh police issued a statewide alert and directed all district police chiefs to maintain vigil in sensitive and crowded places. "We have issued an alert...
From correspondents in Uttar Pradesh, India, 07:32 PM IST Four skins of wild animals, including one of a tiger and two gazelles, were seized Friday from a man who wanted to sell them here, a police official said Friday. The...
From correspondents in Uttar Pradesh, India, 12:01 AM IST The Uttar Pradesh Police Friday said it had busted an inter-state gang dealing in fake currency with the arrest of four people from Lucknow district and the recovery of...
Kanpur: IIT Kanpur is set to open its extension centre in Noida. The centre, which will be located in Sector 62 covering five acres, has got the clearance of the Union Human Resource Development Ministry. It is estimated to...