Wikipedia to shut down in protest for 24 hours
byLondon : Popular online encyclopaedia Wikipedia will voluntarily shut down for 24 hours Wednesday as a protest against internet piracy laws in the US….
January, 2012
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway opened to one-way traffic
bySrinagar : After a three-day blockade due to heavy snowfall, one-way traffic was Tuesday restored on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway, a Border Roads Organisation…
Rushdie visit cancellation sparks outrage on social media
byNew Delhi : The cancellation of award-winning author Salman Rushdie’s visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival on the inaugural day Jan 20 has sparked…
Snow hardships continue in Himachal , more snow forecast this weekend
byShimla : After two long and heavy spells of snowfall this month in Himachal Pradesh the weatherman has forecast more snow from Jan 22…
Hasina to make S.D. Burman’s house a museum
byAgartala : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has promised to convert the ancestral house of legendary music maestro Sachin Dev Burman in Bangladesh into…
Rushdie may not attend Jaipur literary festival
byJaipur/New Delhi : Controversial writer Salman Rushdie is unlikely to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival beginning in Jaipur Friday, highly placed sources said Tuesday….
Bollywood glitterati gives Winfrey warm welcome in Mumbai
byMumbai : She is known for hosting the who’s who of the world on her talk show, and on her maiden visit to India,…
Fog, icy winds make Delhiites shiver
byNew Delhi : A blanket of fog and icy breeze made for a cold Tuesday morning in the capital as the minimum temperature fell…
Watch out, headphone may cost your life
byLondon : Researchers have found a dramatic rise in injuries to people using headphones while walking on the streets and have warned of serious…
Oprah drapes sari to meet Ash, Beti B
byMumbai : International talk show queen Oprah Winfrey chose to go truly Indian on her maiden India visit as she draped an orange and…