Rohtang Pass to reopen for tourists from Wednesday
byManali: The majestic Rohtang Pass, which is still wrapped in a thick blanket of snow near this picturesque tourist resort of Himachal Pradesh, will be…
May, 2013
Kerala church says no to Chinese coffins
byThiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) A Kerala church has asked its followers not to use Chinese made coffins, saying they are not environment friendly. “Swarga…
Justin Bieber’s monkey gets a new home
byLondon, May 20 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber’s abandoned pet monkey Mally has found a new home at a British animal sanctuary. Mally was confiscated…
Mirwaiz placed under house arrest in Srinagar
bySrinagar: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairperson of the moderate faction of Jammu and Kashmir’s separatist Hurriyat Conference, was placed under house arrest today, a day…
Junior NTR gets film teaser as birthday gift
byChennai, May 20 (IANS) The makers of Junior NTR’s upcoming Telugu action-drama “Ramayya Vasthavayya” have released half-a-minute teaser of the film as a birthday…
Cleanliness freak Styles nicknamed Mrs. Mop
byLos Angeles, May 20 (IANS) Harry Styles of One Direction is so obsessed with cleaning the band’s tour bus that it has earned him…
For the elderly in US, poetry blunts the pain of isolation
byChicago, May 20 (IANS) A woman in her seventies takes the microphone to recite a short poem, which, she warned the men present, was…
Sensex up nearly half a percent; auto stocks rally
byMumbai, May 20 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading nearly half a percent up in the pre-afternoon trade Monday…
Mexican twice summits Everest in one climbing season
byKathmandu, May 20 (IANS/EFE) Mexican David Liaño Gonzalez Sunday became the first climber to double summit on Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, in…
Pakistani daily hopes Sharif, Kayani work together
byIslamabad, May 20 (IANS) A leading Pakistani daily Monday hoped that incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani “can…