Shiv Sena ‘clears out’ of Shivaji park
Mumbai: Exactly a month after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s death, his public cremation site from the historic Shivaji Park ground in central Mumbai was…
139 journalists killed on the job in 2012
Geneva: A total of 139 journalists from 29 countries lost their lives while doing their job in 2012, a 30-percent increase over 2011, the Press…
India lost $123 billion in black money in a decade
Washington: The Indian economy suffered $1.6 billion in illicit financial outflows in 2010, capping-off a decade in which it experienced black money losses of $123…
Himachal exit poll – Congress has edge
New Delhi: The Congress appears to have an edge over the BJP in sweepstakes to form the next government in Himachal Pradesh, according to the…
Dev Kanya Thakur conferred Laadli Media award for gender issues
Dev Kanya Thakur, a Shimla based media professional, was conferred the 2011-12 Laadli Media Award for journalism by the Lucknow based Sangeet Natak Academy…
NDA’s PM candidate should be from BJP: Nitish Kumar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday said only a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader will be the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) prime ministerial candidate…
Sangay congrats Japan PM-elect
Dharamsala:The Tibetan government-in-exile today congratulated Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe on winning the parliamentary polls in Japan and hoped his government would continue…
Avalanches damage LoC fencing in Kashmir
New Delhi: Inclement weather, heavy snow accumulation, avalanches and landslides damage fencing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister A.K….
Perform or quit, Omar to medics after infants’ death
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today admitted the lack of adequate medical facilities in the state, and warned the medics either to…
Stop interfering in Tibet, says China
Beijing: The Chinese foreign ministry today criticised statements issued by foreign officials on Tibet, and urged those countries to stop interfering in China’s internal affairs….