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At 70, UN sets 17 goals: To be achieved in less than 17 years
Just imagine that when you enter 71, you dare an adventure by declaring your resolve to achieve 17 new goals by the time you turn 85. You do not just proclaim this but also show an extraordinary determination by providing 169 quantifiable…
Tripura’s unique Durga Puja is 500-Year Old and Funded by State
Agartala, Oct 19: A Durga Puja that is over 500 years old and is sponsored by the Tripura govenrment continues to be a draw for devotees in northeast India as the royal family has kept its traditional sanctity.
Tripura, the northeastern…
33,000 Homeless People died on Delhi Streets since 2004: MHA
New Delhi, Oct 19: As many as 33,000 homeless people have perished in the national capital since 2004 due to various reasons and the dearth of night shelters has only aggravated the problem of survival for these street people, the latest…
The life-transforming experience of working for Nelson Mandela
Title: Good Morning, Mr Mandela; Author: Zelda la Grange
If someone thought they were going to be vouchsafed some secret when Nelson Mandela indicated that he wanted to have a "private discussion" with them, they would be left…
No Deaths: Agriculture Ministry is ostrich-like over Farmer Suicides
New Delhi, Oct 18: If the union agriculture ministry is to be believed, not a single farmer's suicide was registered in Bihar and Rajasthan in the past 15 years due to agrarian reasons. This is in sharp contrast to the data issued by the…
Nitish, Lalu, Sushil Modi campaign, but not contest Bihar Polls
Patna, Oct 17: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi have one thing in common -- they are all star campaigners who are not contesting these staggered Bihar elections.
Star campaigners…
In Samajwadi Party, is Azam Khan on a downslide?
Lucknow, Oct 17: Is Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party finally getting tired of its senior leader and minister Mohd Azam Khan?
While the party is yet to pronounce a judgement, public posturing of its senior leaders suggests that it…
How a sleepy little village launched Mumbai’s famous Dance Bars
Raigad (Maharashtra), Oct 16: Some 35 years ago, a sleepy, little village in Khalapur, five kms from Khopoli on the old Mumbai-Pune national highway, would magically come alive at dusk, Cinderella-like. The narrow streets would be jammed…
Kalam much more to me than what the World knew of him: Srijan Pal Singh
New Delhi, Oct 15: Being an aide, a favourite student and a co-author with former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for nearly a decade, Srijan Pal Singh says he meant much more to him than the world knew about him. "I miss Dr.Kalam every day.…
Caste major factor in Bihar second round voting
Patna, Oct 15: Forget development... It is caste factor that will play the dominating role when 32 of the 243 constituencies go to the polls in the second round of assembly elections on Friday. About 8.58 million voters will be eligible to…