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Floral tribute to MG

India pays homage to Gandhi on Martyrs' Day

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Now vote online

Gujarat is now looking at online and SMS voting

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Jyoti Basu: Timeline

Here's a quick look at Basu's illustrious career

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'Ring of fire'

India's southern tip saw the longest Ring of fire

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The year gone by

Take a look at the events that marked 2009

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Taj, a heritage fame

Taj Mahal a favourite landmark for global tourists

General

  • Sensex gains 97 points in early trade on Asian cuesPTI - 09:40 AM

    Mumbai, Feb 16 (PTI) The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today recovered by over 97 points, or 0.60 per cent, in opening trade on fresh buying by funds sparked by a better trend in other Asian markets.

  • - 09:10 AM

    Mohkhuli (Assam), Feb 16 (IANS) At 80, Hussain Ali, a small farmer in Assam, is still going strong but is a little worried as his third wife is expecting his 31st child, even as he is busy cradling a bubbly two-month-old baby boy in the courtyard, born to his fourth wife.

  • Two British nationals detainedPTI - 08:34 AM

    New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Two British nationals were detained by security agencies after they were believed to be indulging in suspicious activity.

  • Different StrokesIE - 06:28 AM

    Art, they say, heals. Images and symbols at times, help us express the most complex thought and anguish. "Art therapy is the deliberate use of art making (painting, drawings etc.,) to address psychological and emotional needs. Art therapy has provided mental health treatment to those who have experienced trauma, grief and loss, depression, chronic illness, substance abuse and more.

  • '02 riots: Nanavati-Mehta panel likely to submit report in 4 monthsIE - 06:28 AM

    The two-member commission of justices (retired) G T Nanavati and Akshay Mehta Commission, probing into the 2002 Godhra train carnage and the subsequent riots, is likely to complete the second part of its report in the next four months.

Politics

Features

  • Online dating gaining worldwide acceptance - studyReuters - Mon, Feb 15

    If you spent Valentine's Day looking for love online then you are among the one in three Internet users who regard the web as a good place to find a relationship, according to a new study.

  • UK novelist and former jockey Dick Francis diesReuters - Sun, Feb 14

    Best-selling crime writer Dick Francis, who drew on his experience as a successful steeplechase jockey for his racing thrillers, has died aged 89, the BBC said on Sunday.

  • Rude food - Crispy, perfect friesHT - Sun, Feb 14

    A few weeks ago, I wrote in praise of fish and chips. Something in the article intrigued a reader, KS Narayanan, who divides his time between Delhi and Bombay and reads Brunch in both cities. I guessed that it was not all my research about frying fish that had interested Mr Narayanan because he is the managing director of McCain in India.

  • British designer Alexander McQueen is seen during the Paris Fashion Week in this March 10, 2009 file photo. McQueen was found dead on Thursday. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/Files
    British fashion designer Alexander McQueen found deadReuters - Thu, Feb 11

    British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, whose provocative collections made him a global star, was found dead at his London home on Thursday in what media said appeared to be suicide.

  • British designer Alexander McQueen is seen during the Paris Fashion Week in this March 10, 2009 file photo. McQueen was found dead on Thursday. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/Files
    Fashion designer Alexander McQueen found dead - spokeswomanReuters - Thu, Feb 11

    British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead at his home on Thursday, just over a month before his 41st birthday.

Crime

  • Abhay Chautala facing bailable warrantANI - Mon, Feb 15

    New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court on Monday issued bailable warrant against Haryana MLA Abhay Singh Chautala for failing to appear before it in a disproportionate assets case.

  • Ruchika case hearing adjourned till April 5ANI - Mon, Feb 15

    Chandigarh, Feb 15 (ANI): The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, which involves former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore till April 5 as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought more time for investigations.

  • Foreigners' haunt turned into 'soft target'HT - Mon, Feb 15

    Targeted in the Pune blast on Saturday, the German Bakery, now reduced to rubble, has been a major landmark in the city?s posh Koregaon Park area, a mere five-minute walk from the Osho Ashram and a favourite haunt for foreigners.

  • 'Indian Mujahideen is prime suspect'HT - Mon, Feb 15

    The Indian Mujahideen (IM), the terrorist outfit that has links with the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyeba, had been trying to regroup and launch a string of attacks, particularly at places frequented by foreigners, a security official said on Sunday.

  • Class 10 student ends life in MulundHT - Mon, Feb 15

    Sixteen-year-old Manpreet Premsingh Kular, a Class 10 student, hanged herself at her residence in Mulund on Sunday afternoon.