Oil firms to review prices Feb 15
Kolkata: State-run oil companies will review fuel prices Friday and consult on a probable price hike, Indian Oil Corporation chairman R.S. Butola said Thursday. “We…
Swine flu: Avoid crowded places
New Delhi: With reports of nearly 500 cases of swine flu from across the country this season, doctors and experts say the viral disease sees…
Engage China to redress grievances: Tibetans
Dharamsala: As cases of self-immolation to protest Beijing’s “repressive policies” reached 100, the Tibetan administration-in-exile Thursday appealed to the global community to engage China to…
Arctic ice level down to a fifth since 1980
Washington: The Arctic has lost more than a third of summer sea-ice volume since a decade ago, and is only a fifth of what it…
Global mobile phone sales declined in 2012
San Francisco: Market research firm Gartner said in its latest research that worldwide mobile phone sales declined in 2012 for the first time since 2009….
Love is not blind, it’s in the mind!
Though Valentine’s Day originally did not have anything to do with love, today it’s the symbol of romantic love. The phenomenon of love can…
5,000-year-old temple found in Peru
Lima: A team of archaeologists discovered a temple and a hearth some 5,000 years old at the El Paraiso archaeological complex east of Lima. The…
Afzal Guru’s family lawyers quit
New Delhi: Citing “unseemly controversies”, N.D. Pancholi and Nandita Haksar Wednesday quit as the family lawyers of Afzal Guru, the parliament attack convict who was…
Voting begins for Tripura assembly elections
Agartala: Voting for the Tripura assembly elections began Thursday amidst tight security, an official said. Men and women in large numbers queued up in front…
Himachal Boys, Suresh and Parminder Frontrunners for Desert Storm Rally
Shimla: Suresh Rana, the marathon cross-country motorsport champion of the country from Manali and Parminder Thakur, his young navigator from Shogi in Shimla are…