After drought, rain threat
With paddy, bajra at harvesting stage, rains can affect quality of grain
New Delhi, October 2
Heavy rains in coastal states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa have claimed several lives, causing massive damage to standing kharif crops and property, and now there is some not-so-good news for farmers in the northwest.

112 die in AP, Karnataka
Punjab page: Farmers worried over Met forecast

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 140th birth anniversary at Rajghat in New Delhi on Friday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Google, Obama salute Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi, October 2
A visit to the Google search engine site on the Internet is sure to bring a smile on the face of every Indian today.

NREGS gets Gandhi tag

Indigenous cryogenic engine ready for take-off
Bangalore, October 2
Close on the heels of display of its military might by China on the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic, India quietly achieved something that will have a far-reaching impact on the country’s defence capabilities.

Pakistan invites India to work in Afghanistan
New Delhi, October 2
In a marked shift in policy, Pakistan has invited India to work alongside it in Afghanistan to rebuild the war-ravaged country. New Delhi has agreed.

Maoists gun down 16 in Bihar
Patna, October 2
An armed squad of Maoist guerrillas reportedly raided Amausi Bahiyar village in Khagaria district of the state yesterday night and gunned down 16 persons, including five minors, allegedly with the intension of grabbing their land.

Naxal ‘threat’ to Nitish Kumar