Bullet Queen’ Seema Parihar is now ‘Ballot Queen’Once known as the ‘Bullet Queen’ of Chambal, former dacoit Seema Parihar is today being hailed as a ‘Ballot Queen’.
Cyberabad worst in road safety with 1,125 lives lostCyberabad, the IT hub of the city that hums with activity around the clock, through the year, has also been the worst in terms of road safety with as many as 1,125 persons losing their lives in
B'luru rowdy deaths shoot up over 300% in a yearSilicon Hill's booming economy, especially its real estate sector, has led to a dramatic rise in the number of petty rowdies operating here, and this has triggered a major escalation in clashes
Third gender board gets own office
No sign of Rs 10 crore that Telangana government promised for Mecca MasjidIt was in May last year that a group of legislators, including the deputy chief minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali and other officials, visited the Mecca Masjid ahead of the holy month of Ramzan for
Armenian church rots away due to neglect and calamitiesThe church, which is opened for tourists, from 9 am to 2 pm every day, is nestled in the busy hub of Parrys. The Armenian Street- named after the church- has banks, corporate establishments, schools,
Students reap lessons on sustainability with organic farming
Off the expressway - 'Got in return a land too far, less fertile'He is compensated but not content or secure. “My land is gone but what do I do with the money,“ says Rajesh Kumar, resident of Talgram tehsil in Kannauj, adding, “If you take away from a farmer his
30 years on, bank still bears marks of Rs 5.7 crore robberyHaving witnessed one of the biggest bank robberies in India, Punjab National Bank's industrial area branch in Ludhiana hasn't changed much since the incident that took place 30 years back.
Kempe Gowda heritage structures set for a major makeoverThe Karnataka government is all set to give a major boost to heritage tourism in and around Bengaluru by developing its monuments and buildings linked to Bengaluru founder Kempe Gowda.
Metro move to carry on Mahatma Gandhi ’s legacyThe Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro station got an uplift on Tuesday with Metro Railway, jointly with the Metro Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (MRWWO), setting up a permanent display named ‘Bapu’s
Sealed after caste clashes, TN temple to open doors to allA centuries-old temple in Tiruvannamalai district will open its door to all, irrespective of caste, community and religion. The temple was sealed two months ago after tension between vanniyars and
Navsari Parsis can now choose burial after deathParsis in Navsari can choose burial after death instead of traditional practice of ‘dokhmenishini’ to dispose of a body of their kin. Navsari is the city with highest population of the community in
Mao Zedong letter to Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis kin restored by China
B'luru's 60-member canine squad requires double strengthUnderstaffed, it's all work and no rest for Bengaluru's canine squad which works for an average 10-and-a-half hours every day, dealing with crime, VIP security and sniffing out narcotics and
Govt plans to regularise houses built on private landAfter getting a go ahead from the Karnataka High Court to regularize illegal buildings in urban centres, the state government is now planning to regularize private houses across rural Karnataka.
Deepika Padukone fronts mental health campaignThe awareness drive, developed by Padukone's The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLF), was launched to coincide with World Mental Health Day. A film which will be aired as part of the campaign shows
I want to change mindsets, but also make people laugh: Faiza SaleemLegal eagles don’t usually indulge in comedy — not intentionally at least — but Faiza Saleem is that rare combo. The Pakistani lawyer-turned-standup comic is the founder of an all-girl improv troupe
Both devils wear PradaFloral prints and bralettes were not the only things making headlines at the recently concluded Milan Fashion Week. The breaking news was the turf war between fashion editors and bloggers. It came out
Getting bookish in Baggilipalli, and other distant placesWhen in 2012, Read India established its library in Shahbad Mohammadpur, an enclave of tight row-houses near a 2-track railway line, it had to go house to house to persuade families to send their
'Heartbreak tops reasons for youth contemplating suicide'In 3 years, experts prevented all 351 callers from taking step.
Now, file a police complaint from the comfort of homeedited A police station would be the last place one would want to visit even if it is to file a complaint for a lost wallet.
Why parties bank on granular polling data
How cool is home schoolLike 17-yr-old Malvika Joshi who made it to MIT, several others have made the choice to spurn school. So is it fine to drop trigonometry for tabla and learn from life rather than peers? Sunday Times
22 Mumbai region schools among the best in country
Ganeshotsav about devotion as well as money mattersA quick look at some of the biggest pandals and their budgets this year will show that perhaps 30% of Ganeshotsav is about the deity. The rest is about noise—visual, aural, online, auditory and, above
