Russia hints at unease over India's close ties with US

What is Change really like in Bihar? Once denounced as a failed state, what turnaround has Bihar made in recent years? Archana Masih reports from India's other most talked about state. When our family of four made trips from Chhapra in north Bihar to grandfather's home in Chanpatia in the Champaran district 20 to 30 years ago, the trip took two train journeys, at times also a bus, and then a tonga ride from the station, which was a narrow platform with round benches under trees. The story went ...

It has approved setting up of a flexi-funds system in each scheme, under which state governments can use 10 per cent of the Budget allocated for CSS within the broader framework of the flagship programme. For better utilisation of funds under CSS, the panel ...

As Afghanistan enters the endgame of its 13-year-long partnership with the United States, President Hamid Karzai has added a new twist to its reliable relationship with India by presenting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with a “wish list” for military equipment. Speaking to reporters, he further said it was “very difficult” to achieve peace in his country without Pakistan’s help as the latter had “the key to ending both terrorism and radicalism.” It is ...

People may have seen police using batons to disperse violent crowd, but this baton charge was quite different. Passers-by in Lucknow were surprised to see two men in uniform, deployed as part of the security detail at a function addressed by UP chief minister ...

Senior counsel Ravivarma Kumar has been appointed the Advocate General by the State government. He will replace C H Vijayashankar. Kumar, a native of Sira in Tumkur district, began his practice in 1975. Having studied law inBangalore, he began his career ...

BARMER: As many as 1,238 students are still waiting for the tablets that the state government had promised to give them two years ago.According to the scheme, the students and the state government were supposed to contribute Rs 1,138 each

The Karnataka government is keen on implementing the provisions of a 2006 law to regulate admission and determine the fee structure in private medical, dental and engineering colleges. The move will result in students of all categories paying tution ...

Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror. The Knights Templar cartel is extorting protection payments ...

Karnataka government plans to establish a medical college in each district of the state to ensure seats for meritorious students at subsidised rates and also offer quality health care facility. Medical Education Minister Sharanaprakash R Patil, who held a ...