Hazarika’s pyre lit , sea of humanity sheds tears
Guwahati : It was the end of an era as the mortal remains of the bard from Assam, Bhupen Hazarika, went up in flames…
Haridwar stampede kills 20 , 40 injured
Haridwar : Scenes of piety and devotion quickly turned to devastation Tuesday as at least 20 people were killed in a stampede that occurred…
Punjab, Haryana procure over 147 lakh tonnes of paddy
Chandigarh : Headed towards a good paddy crop this year, foodgrain producing states Punjab and Haryana have procured over 147 lakh tonnes of paddy…
Haridwar stampede – 16 dead
Haridwar (Uttarakhand): At least 16 people were killed in a horrific stampede at a religious event here Tuesday when tens of thousands had packed…
Five killed in Haridwar stampede
Haridwar : At least five people were killed in a stampede near the banks of the Ganges here Tuesday, organisers of a religious event…
Giant asteroid to whiz past earth, moon
Moscow : A 400-metre-wide asteroid will Tuesday fly past earth, closer to it than the moon’s orbit. The asteroid will pose no threat to…
Manipur blockade 100 days now, supplies drying up
Imphal : The indefinite economic blockade in Manipur entered its 100th day Tuesday with no signs that the government was making an effort to…
The ‘desi’ boys of Punjab’s kabaddi world cup
Chandigarh : Mangu Mithapuria, Jagjit Singh Jagga, Jatinder Bittu, Baljit Panjgarian, Sandeep Gurdaspuria and Maula Kandhala Jatta may not be Western sounding names, especially…
MiG crash pilot’s wife still hoping for safe return
Shimla : Nine long years after the crash of an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 in which her husband had gone missing, she still…
Mamata was in cabinet when petrol decontrolled: CPM
Kolkata : Terming the Trinamool Congress protests against the petrol price hike as “doublespeak”, West Bengal’s Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)…