Union Minister for Human Resources Development Kapil Sibal congratulating a student during the 10th convocation function of Tezpur University on Friday. – UB Photos

Large turnout in UP second phase polls
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS): Bright and sunny weather saw a large turnout at polling booths in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday where balloting is being held in 59 constituencies spread across nine districts in the second phase of the staggered Assembly election ...

PM holds 2G meet to discuss apex court verdict
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held a crucial meeting with key Cabinet colleagues to discuss the 2G issue in the wake of the apex court cancelling 122 licences issued during the tenure of former Communications Minister ...

Villagers set woman ablaze
Guwahati, Feb 11 (IANS): In a case of witch hunting, a 45-year-old tribal woman was burnt alive by villagers in Sivsagar district on Friday. At least 24 people have been arrested for the crime, police said. ...

Bird flu panic abates in Meghalaya
Shillong, Feb 11 (IANS): Authorities on Saturday gave the all-clear signal and calmed the panic in Meghalaya after clinical tests on dead pigeons proved negative for bird flu, a veterinary official said today. ...

Bihar stupa could contain Buddha relics
Patna, Feb 11 (IANS): In what could be a remarkable and unique discovery, the Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) has found a stupa in Bihar's Begusarai district, which experts feel could hold relics of Lord Buddha, an official said today. ...

SC upholds Govt decision on age
NEW DELHI, Feb 10 – Army Chief Gen VK Singh today lost his legal battle on the age row in the Supreme Court which said the government decision on his date of birth will apply for his service matters, forcing him to withdraw his petition, reports PTI. ...

Sibal urges youths to work for nation building
NAPAM (TEZPUR), Feb 10 – Urging the new generation to get involved in nation building, Union Minister for Human Resources Development, Kapil Sibal today said that India is able to cope with the economic, political and social challenges of the present ...

HC upholds death sentence of 3 LeT activists
MUMBAI, Feb 10 – The Bombay High Court today upheld the death sentence of three LeT members, including a couple, in the 2003 twin Mumbai blasts that claimed 52 lives. ...

India steps up efforts to ease Maldives crisis
MALE, Feb 10 – Refusing to give up his political ambitions, ousted Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed, facing an arrest warrant, today demanded fresh polls, as India stepped in to help the country defuse the situation, reports PTI. ...

Medical, engineering colleges in BTC soon
KOKRAJHAR, Feb 10 – A series of new development projects have been chalked out for Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD), said Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Education, Govt of Assam, at the BTC Secretariat field, ...

Rock-cut cave discovered in city
GUWAHATI, Feb 10 – A rock-cut cave has been discovered in the Kalipur Kadamtal area of the city’s Greater Umachal area. The cave is facing the Brahmaputra. ...