Indian sanitation expert receives Stockholm Water Prize
Team DainikDisha Stockholm, Aug 21 (Inditop.com) Indian sanitation expert Bindeshwar Pathak was awarded the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize, the most prestigious award…
Read MoreSoldier who fought mutineers is Dhaka’s new hero
Dhaka, Aug 21 (Inditop.com) Bangladesh Rifles’ (BDR) Subedar Major Nurul Islam, who died while resisting colleagues staging a mutiny in…
Read MoreMehta, Husain highlights of Sotheby’s New York sale
New Delhi, Aug 21 (Inditop.com) A rare piece of work by Tyeb Mehta, M.F. Husain’s “Bewildered Brown” and a range…
Read MoreMalaysia reports 68 H1N1 deaths
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 21 (Inditop.com) A 33-year-old woman who was eight months pregnant died of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, making…
Read MoreSuspected US missile strike kills 12 in Pakistan
Islamabad, Aug 21 (DPA) A suspected US missile strike Friday killed at least 12 people in a restive north-western Pakistani…
Read MoreAuthor Jaishree Misra scripts a school-day whodunit
New Delhi, Aug 21 (Inditop.com) London-based novelist Jaishree Misra, who had stirred a hornet’s nest with her last bestseller “Rani”,…
Read MoreSensex slips 126 points in early trade
Mumbai, Aug 21 (Inditop.com) Indian equities markets made a poor start Friday with a key index dipping 126 points within…
Read MorePolice for speedy trial of former MP facing murder charge
Patna, Aug 21 (Inditop.com) The police will approach the court for speedy trial of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader and former…
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