News >> Magnificent Bihar | Bihar News | India News | World News | Sports News | Latest News | Breaking News

Make this site your home Page

Rail Budget Highlights -: No increase in passenger, freight fares - Rs.1,102 crore allocated towards improving passenger amenities- Kolkata metro to be extended- Rs.50 billion increase in budgetary support in 2009-10 - Freight target for 2009-10 set at 882 million tonnes - Target set in interim budget unrealistic- Freight cargo increased 5 percent in 2008-09 - One doctor to be posted on each long distance train - Rs.25 monthly pass for unorganised sector employees with income below Rs.1,500 for travel up to 100 km - New

Blogs

Wishes for Magnificent Visitor (View All)

Top Stories For more stories on Bihar/Nation/International Click here

BIHAR

Lalu disapproves Delhi HC judgment on gay right

Lalu derides Mamata for duplicating his schemes

Bihar and Biharis neglected in Rail Budget: Rabri

Two smugglers arrested, brown sugar worth Rs two crore seized

Biharis go gaga over Mamata's Rail Budget

Free pathological test facilities at govt hospitals from July 15

'Pinda daan' online? Never, say Hindu priests in Gaya

Budgetary demand of Rs 87.3 cr of HRD passed in Assembly

NATION

Tamil Nadu lawmaker threatens protest outside minister's house

Fare freeze, service quality are focus of India's rail budget

Highlights of railway budget for 2009-10

Railways to revamp stations, 50 to get world class facilities

'Proud to be Indian and gay' - virtual world celebrates

Two-hour strike by Air India staff, management unfazed

INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan, India PMs to meet on sidelines of NAM summit

UK watchdog to probe leading Conservative's expenses

EU president Sweden says ambassadors leave Honduras

7 killed in Nepal's Viagra war

Woman drops sex complaint against former minister

Do social networks influence fashion trends among friends?

Columns (View All)

Liberhan report will hurt Advani the most

The M.S. Liberhan report on the Babri Masjid demolition could not have come at a worse time for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Backbenchers are in limelight for once

Backbenches in the Lok Sabha, obscured by pillars in a circular chamber, are no longer the haunt of MPs who want to remain unheard of and even perhaps unseen. They are occupied by gen-next, no less.

Feature (View All)

Save Mt Everest - with an apple pie

Want to save Mt Everest, the universal symbol of grandeur, toughness and adventure? Then eat an apple pie.

Grooms wait, brides come riding

We're seriously not horsing around. In an Uttar Pradesh village, the groom sits and waits for his bride who, dressed in fine bridal wear and a pagri, comes riding on a white mare to marry her man.

Interview (View All)

I regret making my relationship with Ranbir public: Deepika

Deepika Padukone has everything going for her in Bollywood. She has worked with top stars and big banners. But she does have one regret - making her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor public.

I'm proud I brought homosexuality out of closet: Tarun Mansukhani

Talk about gays and their acceptability problems are no longer hush-hush with 'Queer Pride' rallies becoming an annual event in many Indian cities. And one-film old writer-director Tarun Mansukhani takes pride in bringing homosexuality out of the closet in films with his commercial hit "Dostana". He now plans a sequel to the comedy.

Health (View All)

New Zealand reports first swine flu deaths

Three people have died of swine flu in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday, reporting the country's first fatalities from the H1N1 virus.

Bacteria-killer proteins may yield new medicines

Scientists are focussing on bacteria-killer proteins known as colicins to potentially open the way to new medicines.

Sports (View All)

NBA's kicks off first-ever fan event in India

The NBA, in partnership with the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), has kicked-off the NBA Jam, the American league's first-ever fan event in India.

Paes-Black breeze into Wimbledon mixed doubles final

Leander Paes and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black hardly broke any sweat as they crushed Stephen Huss and Virginia Pascual in straight sets to storm into the final of the Wimbledon mixed doubles event here.

Business (View All)

Iran could bring unity to G8 divided over economy

US President Barack Obama has been squabbling with West European leaders over how to handle issues such as the global economic crisis and climate change, and those differences appeared to hang over the upcoming G8 summit in Italy.

UniverCell Live opens store in Ameerpet

UniverCell - the mobile expert today launched 'UniverCell Live' at Ameerpet, the first mobile experiential store in Andhra Pradesh.

Women & Kids (View All)

Obese kids tend to be more lonely and anxious

Overweight children, as young as those in kindergarten, tend to be more depressed, anxious and lonely than their slimmer counterparts, says a new study.

HIV positive pregnant woman denied treatment

A pregnant woman was allegedly denied treatment in a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar district because she was HIV positive, following which she delivered the baby outside the gates of the hospital, media reports said Wednesday.

Art & Culture (View All)

India meets Egypt musically in Rahul Sharma's new album

His father is a music legend and he too has carved a niche for himself as a Santoor player. Rahul Sharma, son of Santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, is now all set to entertain music buffs with his new album "A Meeting By The Nile", a fusion of Indian and Egyptian music.

Amateur cameramen capture soul of old Delhi

A pair of ice cubes in a glass of rippling rose syrup - the famous rooh afza of Chandni Chowk - looks good enough to drink from the framed photograph in which it casts its rosy spell. Pair it with the sizzling chicken tikka kebabs sputtering on iron skewers in the frame next door. Yummy!

Recipe (View All)

Potatoes Stuffed With Mushroom

Take 6 large sized potatoes, peel them and rub with butter and bake in hot oven for 30 minutes until they become soft. After that cut them into half lengths. Scoop out most of the potato, leaving a thin shell. Heat a pan, sauté chopped mushrooms and onion for 2-3 minutes and mix cheese cream, salt red chillies and garam masala to it .

Mushroom Soup (Indian Style)

This mushroom soup is really simple, and makes a thick, creamy textured soup. Water can be added after cooking to make a thinner soup, or try adding cream if you like.