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How Modi-Shah Defeated The Stone-Pelters In Kashmir

'Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power we had the same police force, same army, same CRPF and the same BSF.''India needed a mahasevak who could take on the terror elements working in......

Praised by Obama but beaten by Bihar police

Only last year US President Barack Obama praised 'Sammaan Foundation' founder Irfan Alam for his endeavour to create jobs for unskilled people by manufacturing special rickshaws but he was shocked......

Image: American envoy rides a cycle rickshaw

United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer took everyone by surprise in Patna on Friday when he hopped on the rider's seat of a cycle rickshaw while on a visit to a local foundation. Roemer......

BJP trying to topple J'khand govt, MLAs offered Rs 10 cr, minister posts: Cong

The Congress on Sunday alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party was trying to topple the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government in Jharkhand by offering Rs 10 crore to each MLA, and lodged a police......

34 Muslims elected to UP assembly, 10 more than last time

Thirty-four Muslim candidates have won in the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, 10 more than in the last state elections. IMAGE: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. Photograph: ANI Photo They......

How to make NGOs successful

"The best way for NGOs is to embrace marketing instead of confusing it with just selling (to the donors). They have to deliver value by creating the four 'A's of marketing," said marketing guru......

Bihar's 'business baazigar' rocks at Obama's summit

If India's queen of herbal beauty products Shahnaz Husain was the most conspicuous at the Presidential Entrepreneurial Summit hosted by President Barack Obama, Irfan Alam, popularly known as the......

Is that your brand riding the rickshaw?

Rickshaws advertising products of Coke, Bisleri, Dena Bank and Priya Gold? Yes. Sammaan, a Delhi-based organisation, has launched rickshaws that will do so. These rickshaws are owned by the......

Entrepreneur who wanted to gift Obama a rickshaw

Nicknamed 'Business Baazigar', a successful entrepreneur from Bihar is disappointed that he could not gift his innovative 'rickshaw' to US President Barack Obama who invited him to the entrepreneur......

'Bull' a problem for Pak biz channel

What does one call a stock exchange "bull" in Urdu? This is just one of the many problems which Pakistan's only business channel Business Plus is facing ever since it was launched in August this......

Maqsood, Alam stand tall as Pakistan win tense chase

Sohaib Maqsood and Fawad Alam struck quick-fire fifties and combined in a record 147-run sixth wicket stand as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets with one ball remaining in the first......

Indian pacers don't bowl enough: Alam

All the complaints of Indian seamers of having to play too much cricket do not cut ice with former Pakistan captain and coach Intikhab Alam who says they must bowl more than 750 overs in a season......

Hostile reception for Pakistan team

IMAGE: Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi and other team-mates. Photograph: PTI Photos.. The Pakistan cricket team, sans captain Shahid Afridi, returned to a hostile reception in Lahore and Karachi......

Pakistan team leaves for World T20 in India

IMAGE: Pakistan cricket team. Photograph: Getty Images A 27-member Pakistan cricket contingent left for India to take part in the Twenty20 World Cup, finally ending days of uncertainty over their......

Afridi issued show cause notice for featuring in commercial

Seasoned Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi has been issued a show cause notice, among five other international players from Pakistan, by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for featuring in a......

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