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Jul 14 2008, Gaurav

Health officials and members of the national inspection monitoring committee in Uttar Pradesh have launched a crackdown on ultrasound and diagnostic centres, which are allegedly conducting medically terminated pregnancies (MTPs), officials said Monday.

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Aug 21 2008 by AP0 Comments

Monsoon rains pummeled northern India, bringing dozens of buildings crashing down and killing 74 people, police said Thursday.

 
 
Aug 21 2008 by AP0 Comments

Police say at least 74 people have been killed as heavy monsoon rains lash northern India.

 
 
Aug 18 2008 by AP0 Comments

A Muslim marriage in northern India officiated by women has sparked an angry debate, with one of the most influential Islamic seminaries in South Asia calling it an affront to the religion.

 
 
Aug 7 2008 by AP0 Comments

A police official says a boat carrying people home from work capsized overnight in northern India killing 13 people.

 
 
Jul 20 2008 by AP0 Comments

Police say a packed bus collided with a truck in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 17 people and wounding 35 others.State police spokesman Surendra Srivastava said seven of those wounded in Sunday’s accident were hospitalized...

 
 
Jul 6 2008 by AP0 Comments

Flooding, house collapses and lightning strikes caused by heavy rains killed at least 14 people in northern India, taking the reported death toll in the annual monsoon season to 79, officials said Sunday.Heavy rains lashed the eastern part of Uttar...

 
 
Jun 10 2008 by AP0 Comments

She may be diminutive, but the fiery leader of India’s most populous state has no patience for short statues of herself.Mayawati, the 5-foot tall chief minister of the northern India state of Uttar Pradesh, ordered officials to replace a 12-foot bronze...

 
 
Jun 7 2008 by AP0 Comments

He’s a revered Hindu monkey god. And now, he’s the chairman of an Indian business school.Hanuman, the popular god known for his strength and valor, has been named official chairman of the recently opened Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and...

 
 
May 26 2008 by AP0 Comments

More than 300 Tibetan exiles have been stopped by authorities in northern India from marching to Tibet, an official said Monday.The demonstrators, including Buddhist monks and nuns carrying pictures of the Dalai Lama and “Free Tibet” banners, planned...

 
 
May 9 2008 by AP0 Comments

Irate villagers chased, shot and burned to death a 4-year-old leopard after it strayed into their area from a nearby north Indian tiger reserve, a forest official said Friday.The villagers complained the leopard had killed five people in the past four...

 
 
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Aug 24 2007 by Pooja0 Comments

If there is a will, there’s a way - a famous epigram we’ve heard many a times in our lives but Afroz went a step ahead by proving the statement.

She left Jeddah during the crises of Gulf War in 1991 by boarding a plane not knowing where she’s...

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Apr 9 2007 by Rajni0 Comments

Food is an integral part of India’s culture, with cuisines which differ according to community, region, and state. Indian cuisine is characterized by a great variety of foods, spices, and cooking techniques.

Today I’m talking about a...

 
 
Oct 18 2006 by Puja1 Comments

They are on Sale, their names are Aishwarya, Rani, Juhi, Preity, Priyanka, Aamir, Salman, Jackie, Shah Rukh, Kangana and the list goes on.

The sale is neither of posters nor dolls but of donkeys. I know it sounds strange but its true.

Recently,...

 
 
Nov 23 2005 by Bhawana Negi1 Comments

Divorce among Muslims had never been so easy in India; but now, thanks to the new technology of Short Messaging Service (SMS) on cell phones, it has “simplified” the task of ending marriages by men and made it a “convenient affair”. However, it not...

 
 
Nov 7 2005 by Irani0 Comments

Fused together in sexual union and that too for 65 million years! Scientists in India say they have discovered two such fossils. The Press Trust of India news agency reports that it was the first time that sexual copulation had been discovered in a...

 
 
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Indian woman Sayeda Hamid, center, officiates a Muslim marriage between Naish Hasan, left, and Imran Ali, right, in Lucknow, India, on Aug. 12, 2008. The marriage has sparked an angry debate, with one of the most influential Islamic seminaries in South...