SP member snatches quota bill from Narayanasamy
New Delhi: Samajawadi Party (SP) leader Yashvir Singh today snatched a copy of the bill on quota in promotions from Minister of State in the…
Obituary to Common Sense
An Obituary printed in the London Times – Interesting and sadly rather true. Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common…
IGNOU to collaborate with Pakistani university
New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) today said that it would soon be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Pakistani…
Indian sport: Olympic high to suspension low
New Delhi: Indian sport saw both its highs and its lows in 2012. If the best-ever medal haul from the Olympics in London was its…
A satellite that can warn us about solar storms
Washington: The Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite, floating 1.5 million km above the Earth, can warn us up to an hour before a large-magnitude…
Opposition finally remembers Lokpal bill, Government moves on
New Delhi: A day before the winter session of parliament is scheduled to end, members in the upper house today questioned the government over tabling…
Nobody safe in Delhi, says anguished court
New Delhi: “Nobody is safe here,” the Delhi High Court remarked today as it took suo moto notice of a woman’s gang-rape in a bus…
Highway landslide cuts off Kashmir Valley
Jammu: Kashmir has been cut off from the rest of the country as a landslide has forced closure of the 300-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway No.1-A,…
In Himachal, BJP and Congress are hopeful (Curtain Raiser)
Shimla: With counting of votes in Himachal Pradesh set for tomorrow, both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress say they will easily…
Resolve grievances of Tibetans, Britain tells China
Dharamsala: After the US, Canada and the European Union (EU), it’s now Britain which has urged China to address policy issues that are pushing Tibetans…