Realty prices plummet in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: Amidst confusion over whether a law relating to apartment ownership will be replaced, property prices in Himachal Pradesh have plumetted upto 30 percent in…
Leech therapy makes a comeback in India
New Delhi: A few years ago when Hollywood actress Demi Moore said she let leeches suck her blood as part of a therapy to look…
His life is a crusade to make Delhi better
New Delhi: It took Ravi Kalra, now 44, almost 20 years to finally set up an NGO and do what he always wanted to…
Rhino population increases at Kaziranga National Park
Guwahati: The one-horned rhino population in Kaziranga National Park in Assam has gone up by 39 since last year, forest officials said today. The latest…
Can marriage be between same-sex persons? US judges to decide
Washington: The US Supreme Court began a historic hearing on whether marriage is only between a man and a woman or whether gay and…
Collectors pitch for South Asian artists at global auctions
New Delhi: An oil painting by Syed Haider Raza, “Village en Fete”, surpassed price estimates fetching $1,859,750 at Christie’s Spring Asian Art Week last…
A colourless Holi for Delhi’s sex workers
New Delhi: Reshma, 20, a sex worker in Delhi’s infamous red light district, loves the colours of Holi. But she and dozens of other…
Holi colours draw foreign tourists to India
New Delhi: A penchant for life in technicolour with a dash of herbal colours, crunchy gujias, chilled thandais and soulful ghazals: the heady cocktail…
Birdsong and bright flowers, it’s spring in Kashmir
Srinagar: Bright yellow mustard flowers, purple-white almond and cherry blossoms and emerald green meadows. It’s a riot of colour as Kashmir Valley welcomes spring after…
BSP leader gunned down in Delhi farmhouse
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Deepak Bhardwaj was shot dead in a south Delhi farmhouse Tuesday morning by “two to three” unidentified people,…