India has proposed “constructive talks” on the contentious issue of transit facility through Bangladesh to reach its north-eastern region once a new government takes office in New Delhi after the general elections.
India is particularly keen on railway connectivity between Akhaura in eastern Bangladesh and Agartala, capital of Tripura in India’s north-east, New Age newspaper said.
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Security at Palika Bazaar has come under scanner after a 23-year-old women has alleged that she was gangraped by two salespersons in a shop yesterday afternoon. The accused have been arrested after medical examination confirmed rape.
The victim, who is estranged from her husband, lives in Faridabad with her two children. She hails from Vardha, [...]
While Iraq and Iran have dominated recent headlines, the United States and India have quietly forged the strongest relationship the two countries have enjoyed since India’s independence in 1947.
For most of the past 60 years, the Cold War and vastly differing ideological and governing philosophies kept us, at best, fitful partners.That all began to change [...]
Due to some relatives arriving for a family tragedy, I spent some time at Delhi airport, both domestic and international. Some experiences from the departure and arrival locations:
Let me start with the most positive experience. I had to pick some people up from the international terminal (Indira Gandhi International Airport). It seemed smooth as silk [...]
Delhi saw maximum number of deaths due to heart disease and heart attacks in 2004. While 12,669 people died of heart-related diseases, Tuberculosis was a close second as it claimed 2,315 lives.
As many as 1,533 people died of cancer while road accidents claimed 1,232 lives.
There were 62, 020 deaths due to unknown causes. [...]
A Leading international accredition service has rated the performance of Delhi Metro network as world-class. A surveillance witness audit of Delhi Metro was recently conducted by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The report termed DMRC’s housekeeping and operational controls as world-class.
UKAS is the sole national accredition body recognised by the government to assess, [...]
India’s case for setting up another research base in Antarctica and concerns about tourism and its effects on the environment are some of the issues that is going to come up at the 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meet (ATCM) beginning here today.
Scientists, policy-makers and legal experts from 45 nations will deliberate the establishment of [...]
Sheesham trees from Hapur, Poplar from Saharanpur and flowering Champa: this is how your local metro station, central verges and road side — where Metro lines pass — are going to look like by this monsoon.
Till now, residents have viewed the Delhi Metro as the villain responsible for the felling of trees in their [...]
Punit Mathur has moved to Big 92.7FM. He has joined the radio brand as station head for New Delhi. Mathur has more than 10 years of rich experience in strategic planning, sales and marketing, brand management, business development, network management and key account management.
When quizzed about his latest move, Mathur says, “My challenge [...]
The Delhi Police team which took BJP MP Babubhai Katara to Dahod returned on Saturday with the MP.
While the police managed to identify Katara’s bank accounts where he kept his ill-gotten cash, they failed to trace his elder son Bhavesh, who fled with more than Rs 15 lakh, withdrawn from one of the accounts minutes [...]