In a bid to promote the ‘Save Ganga’ campaign and tourism in Uttarakhand, former Miss India Earth Niharika Singh will run at the Rishikesh Half Marathon on May 25.

Muslim religious leaders have now come forward to extend a helping hand to sadhus and seers who are campaigning for conservation of River Ganga.

Top BJP leaders on Saturday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in saving the ancient Dhari Devi shrine in Uttarakhand which is facing threat of submergence in the Srinagar Dam in Garhwal.

The US India Business Council (USIBC) is planning to launch a major campaign, on a scale witnessed during the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, against certain killer provisions in the US immigration reform bill, in particular those related to much sought after H-1B visas.

Aiming to conserve house sparrows and other neighbourhood birds, the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has launched a public awareness campaign involving students and morning walkers.

Amid lakhs of investors believed to have been defrauded by Ponzi schemes in West Bengal, Sebi Chairman U K sinha on Wednesday said the regulator is working hard to ensure that small investors' savings are not put to risk.

The health of Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand, who is on an indefinite fast under the banner of Matri Sadan over the poor condition of the Ganga River, remained stable on the ninth day of his hunger strike, said the doctors.

Days after ending his fast unto death for protection of holy river Ganga, Swami Gyan Swarup Sanand also known as GD Agrawal has cautioned that he would fast again if the government fails to fulfill its promises.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit back at BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, who had attacked his mother and Congress President Sonia Gandhi, saying the saffron party leader does not talk about corruption in Karnataka.

On fast over cleanliness and purification of the Ganga, Swami Gyan Swarup Sanand is following in the footsteps of the great seer Nigamanand who sacrificed his life for the holy river.