On Chhat Puja eve, sales of devotional songs' CDs peak in Bihar

Patna, Nov 14 : Sale of devotional music cassettes, CDs and imported fruits are on the rise in the eastern part of India, mainly Bihar and neighbouring areas of Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the Chhat Pu

West Bengal CM announces Rs 1 crore compensation for Nandigram victims

Kolkata, Nov 14 : After justifying the violence in Nandigram during CPI (M)’s cadres bid to control the area, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, today announced a relief and rehabi

Pervez Musharraf’s spokesman denies resignation statement

Pervez MusharrafIslamabad, Nov 14 : President Pervez Musharraf’s spokesman has denied the British News channel statement attributed to Musharraf regarding his resignation.

According to a Sky TV Asia correspondent, Musharraf mulled over giving resignation.

In the interview, Musharraf said that the elections would be held under emergency and he wants democracy in the country.

Pervez Musharraf had said in the interview that he is not a dictator, and wanted to restore democracy in the country.

Musharraf said he felt let down by the West and betrayed by the media and remarked, "I am not a dictator. "

Rubeena Tabasum, a blooming role model for women in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar, Nov. 14 : Rubeena Tabasum of Chadoora in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam District today represents a small-town success story perfect enough to attract any film producer’s attention.

Recipient of the Women Entrepreneur Award, 2007 she has risen in life as a florist.

Rubeena, in her early thirties, attributes her success to a radio programme that prompted her take up floriculture.

“I didn't want to do any routine job. I heard about EDI (Entrepreneur Development International) on radio that it was training people to start their own ventures. The training was related to community floriculture, ” said Rubeena.

Bihar bureaucrat has 7,000 species of Cycus plant

Patna, Nov. 14 : A bureaucrat in Patna, Anjani Kumar Singh, has earned a unique distinction for collecting over 7,000 species of Cycus plant from different parts of the country and world.

Sensex registers biggest ever gain of 893.5 points in a single day

Mumbai, Nov 14 : BSE Sensex on Wednesday registered its biggest ever gain in a single of 893.58 points to settle at the third-highest level ever on buying by investors in bank counters and blue chi

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