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By JB Dash: Now it is time to restore the historic Raibania fort, a relic of the Mahabharata era, in Balasore district. Once upon a time the castle was one of the strongest forts of Eastern India, but now is dilapidated and ruined. The…

TNI Bureau: The new help line number for women, which was slated to be launched on Monday morning, is expected to be operational from evening. The move was delayed due to technical glitches, sources said. After Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit…

TNI Bureau: Cyrus Mistry, the new chairman of the Tata Group, will formally take charge of his office today. Mr. Mistry, who was appointed as chairman to succeed Ratan Tata, is the sixth chairman of the Tata empire. Mr. Mistry, who…

TNI Bureau: Mayurbhanj district observes two occasions on 1st January, the New Year and the Mayurbhanj Merger Day, as the Gadjat state of Mayurbhanj was annexed with Union of India on 1st January1949. The merger document included several…

TNI Bureau: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to the Presbyterian Hospital in New York with a blood clot. She fell ill earlier this month with a stomach bug that led to her fainting and suffering a concussion. Mrs.…

TNI Bureau: There is no end to crime against women and the shame continues in India. While the country is outraged demanding strong laws that would protect women, two rape cases reported in Haryana and Ahmedabad recently. While an…

TNI Bureau: The Chennai-bound Coromondel Express from Howrah ran over a her of elephant near Subalaya in Rambha in Odisha's Ganjam district, killing six of them on the spot. The dead elephants included two calves. The incident occurred…

TNI Bureau: Nasir Jamshed remained unbeaten on 101, as Pakistan defeated India by six wickets in the first ODI in Chennai to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Skipper Dhoni's hundred went in vain, as India's total of 227 was not enough to…

TNI Bureau: In order to deny any political mileage to the Opposition from the gangrape protests across the country, the Congress Party has proposed a tougher law to check crime against women, which includes punishment of chemical castration…

TNI Bureau: Odisha is on the verge of creating history, as the team needs just 92 runs on Day 3 to win the match against Uttar Pradesh and reach the quarterfinals of Ranji Trophy 2012-13. They still have six wickets in hand. Earlier, in…