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New Delhi, July 29: In a country where a woman's 'suhaag', her husband, is seen as central to her existence, imagine a song where a woman, driven to desperation, says it's easier to lose him than her precious pitcher of water. This was a song we filmed in Banda, Bundelkhand, 16 years ago, when we travelled to Uttar Pradesh. The water shortage appeared apocalyptic then, even for this under

New Delhi, July 29: Measly turnout at his rallies seems to have impacted Anna Hazare the least, as the septuagenarian announced that he will launch an indefinite fast from Sunday. “I will fast until we get the Jan Lokpal,” Hazare said, addressing a crowd not exceeding 1,000 people. Accusing the government of “cheating” on the Lokpal Bill issue, Hazare said he is “forced to fast repeatedly, which

Kolkata, July 29: Bengali actor and Trinamool Congress legislator Chiranjeet aka Dipak Chakraborty on Saturday contended that short dresses worn by women were one of the main reasons behind the increase in incidents of harassment of women in his constituency in the North 24 Parganas district. "Eve-teasing is a very old thing. It has been going on for ages. One of the reasons behind the increase in

Jammu, July 28: Authorities today discovered a 400-mt long tunnel, running between India and Pakistan, along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. "We have discovered a tunnel running between Pakistan and India in Samba district," SSP (Samba) Israr Khan told reporters. The tunnel was detected after an area caved-in at two or three places due to rains near the BSF's

Guwahati, July 28: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced Rs. 300 crore assistance for relief and rehabilitation measures for the violence-affected areas of Assam. Addressing a press conference at the Circuit House in Kokrajhar after visiting two relief camps located near the town on Saturday, the prime minister announced a special central assistance of Rs.100 crore as immediate relief and

New Delhi, July 28: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday expelled its spokesperson Shahid Siddique who had interviewed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his weekly Urdu newspaper. "Siddique does not belong to Samajwadi Party," top party leader Shivpal Yadav said. During the interview with Siddiqui, Modi had refused to apologise for the 2002 Gujarat riots. "Hang me if I am guilty," he had

New Delhi, July 28: Party leaders slam Gogoi for failing to visit Kokrajhar soon after violence broke out Although embarassed by mishandling of violence by the Assam government, the Congress high command is unlikely to replace Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. While the outcry against Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is growing both within and outside the Congress, the party is unlikely to take action against

New Delhi, July 28: Delhi high court judge Reva Khetrapal's decision to disclose the test result of Congress leader N D Tiwari's paternity came after a division bench of acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw earlier in the day dismissed his appeal against the single judge's July 19 decision, saying, "Not opening the DNA report may lead to a lengthy process". The court

New Delhi, July 28: It may be a while before Rahul Gandhi moves in as the general, but his troops are already been moved to take charge. Four Youth Congress members, all known to be Rahul's wards, have been elevated to the party's state units, and are in line for important posts. The graduation from youth members to leadership positions in the big league coincides with Rahul's impending move as

New Delhi, July 27: India has imposed a ban on Iranian ships hit by U.S. sanctions from entering its waters, leaving the oil marketing companies (OMCs) with little options. “We were to import four tankers or cargos of about 990,000 each from Iran in July. But were able to get one as the cost, insurance and freight (CIF) approval was withdrawn by the Indian government,’’ Mangalore Refineries and