Will Kerala get its ninth berth in union cabinet?
byThiruvananthapuram, May 11 (IANS) With two cabinet ministers quitting in the wake of scandals, there is likelihood that Kerala, which currently has eight members…
May, 2013
Mubarak’s retrial adjourned till June 8
by Hill Post WireCairo, May 11 (IANS) A court in Egypt decided Saturday to adjourn the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak to June 8, state media…
Small screen wishes a happy Mother’s Day
by Hill Post WireMumbai, May 11 (IANS) It’s Mother’s day Sunday and TV celebrities are not inhibited when it comes to expressing their love for their mothers….
Two more rhinos killed in Assam
by Hill Post WireGuwahati, May 11 (IANS) Forest officials in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park found two carcasses of one-horned rhinos from two locations, officials said Saturday. Park…
BJP to oppose Walmart, Metro stores in Himachal
by Hill Post WireShimla: A day after a Congress minister announced that international retail giants Walmart and Metro Cash and Carry would be allowed to open in…
15 die as Pakistanis brave Taliban to vote (Third Lead)
by Hill Post WireIslamabad, May 11 (IANS) Millions Saturday defied Taliban threats to vote in elections which will mark Pakistan’s first ever democratic transition from one elected…
Mamata doesn’t intend to hold panchayat polls: CPI-M
by Hill Post WireKolkata, May 11 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of taking contradictory stands on panchayat…
Thunderstorm lashes Chandigarh, cools temperature
by Hill Post WireChandigarh: Rain preceded by a storm gave respite to residents of Chandigarh and surrounding areas Saturday afternoon from the scorching heat of the last one…
Bansal, Ashwani have mud on their faces: Trinamool
by Hill Post WireKolkata, May 11 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Saturday said Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar, who from the union cabinet resigned a day earlier,…
India’s forex reserves down $2 billion
by Hill Post WireMumbai, May 11 (IANS) India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves decreased by $2.06 billion to $294.30 billion for the week ended May 3, according to…