Month: September 2005

[inline:1]Jaipur–Nearly a fortnight after an elephant at Jaipur’s Amber Fort trampled a tourist guide to death, Rajasthan government has banned all elephant rides at the fort till further notice.

The decision comes as a disappointment for tourists, for whom riding …

[inline:1]Mumbai–Hindi feature film ‘Paheli’ starring Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee and directed by Amol Palekar has been selected as India’s entry in the foreign films category at the Oscars.

Secretary of Film Federation of India Supran Sena said that a …

Monaco:-India’s ace long jumper Anju Bobby George came up with a spectacular jump of 6.75 metres to win the silver medal in the women’s long jump at the World Athletics final in Monaco on Friday night.

Anju’s season’s best effort …

So today’s Mumbai Mirror shows a Sania clad in salwar kameez and saying “Inshallah willng, I will be on the top some day…” LOL! Another picture shows her wearing a gujarati sari. LOL again! She must love this. Media coverage …

New Delhi: Kuwait is ready to meet India’s crude oil and petroleum products requirements and is keen to enter into long-term contracts with New Delhi in the hydrocarbon sector.

Kuwait Ambassador Khalif Abbas Al Foundari said his country was ready …

United States:-From the courts of US Open Champion Roger Federer battled past German Nicolas Kiefer 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 while Hewitt outclassed Hrbaty to reach the quarters of the US Open.

Kiefer, the only man to take a set off …

When We Two Parted
by Lord Byron

When we two parted
In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
To sever the years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder, thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.

The dew of …