PURNEA, Aug. 15 -- The "Jhanda chowk," located in the heart of Purnea town, was all set to unfurl the tricolour at the stroke of midnight (00:01 hrs) on August 15, about seven hours before it is unfur... Read More
PATNA, Aug. 15 -- The Bihar government has turned to major oil companies to facilitate large-scale production of compressed biogas (CBG) by offering them free land in four cities after years of modest... Read More
PATNA, Aug. 15 -- Compared to last year, Bihar has witnessed a decline of 10 per cent in murder cases, 31 per cent in robberies and 19 per cent in rioting," the Bihar Home Department said on Friday. T... Read More
India, Aug. 15 -- A packed room at the Bombay Bar Association (BBA)'s meeting called to protest against the Emergency, tales of renowned criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani's 'ghoda-gaadi (horse carriage)'... Read More
India, Aug. 15 -- I ndra Mohan Pandey was 11 when he first saw Jawaharlal Nehru, the country's first prime minister. The year was 1958, and children from across Delhi schools had been brought to the R... Read More
India, Aug. 15 -- I ndia has celebrated her independence amidst scenes unparalleled in her history. Those who thought that the sadness caused by the country's partition would damp the people's enthusi... Read More
India, Aug. 15 -- S oul stirring events, crowded into 24 hours, marked the celebration of Independence Day. Beginning with the swearing-in of the Governor-General and ministers at 9 am yesterday and e... Read More
India, Aug. 15 -- The Jama Masjid minarets rise into a cloudy August sky, a lone kite hovers near them, and tricolour flags sway in the damp monsoon breeze above an adjacent rooftop. It is a classic 1... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The Delhi Police has digitally mapped and verified more than 20,000 houses, offices, hotels and guest houses in and around the Red Fort ahead of Independence Day, in one of its m... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Redesigning the Okhla barrage at Yamuna to reduce the turbulence triggering froth formation, stopping solid-waste dumping and untreated industrial discharge, shutting dhobi ghats... Read More