India’s forex reserves down $471 million
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves went down up by $471.3 million to $294.50 billion for the week ended Nov 30, according to Reserve Bank…
Media should raise voice against AFSPA
New Delhi: The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers to the armed forces, has been in force in India’s northeast for…
Haryana to buy 2,000 MW power from Bhutan
Chandigarh: In its bid to resolve the power crunch in the state, Haryana has approached Bhutan to provide hydel-power, an official said Saturday. The state…
Hope, despair, Legal tangles follow Kolkata hospital fire tragedy
Kolkata: The charred remains of the annexe of the AMRI Hospital stands as a ghostly reminder of the fire that snuffed out 94 lives on…
Fertiliser firms call for urgent reforms in urea policy, raising prices
New Delhi: Industry body Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) Friday called for urgently increasing urea prices as well as for reforms to the government’s urea…
US military eyes meditation for combat training
Washington: Deep breaths and long periods of silent reflection are something one might associate with yoga or an ashram in India – not combat readiness….
Kerala’s e-toilets, treatment plants to help sanitise Kashmir
Thiruvananthapuram: An e-toilet manufacturer from Kerala will install four sewage treatment plants in Jammu and Kashmir and two customised toilets – one at 4,000 feeet…
Prayers, peaceful marches Monday for Tibet
Dharamsala: From prayers to peaceful marches to appeals to the United Nations (UN), a number of events have been lined up by the Central Tibetan…
Omar Abdullah’s ‘grand alliance’ is vindicated in council poll (Kashmir Newsletter)
Srinagar: The clean sweep by the ruling National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance, which won the polls for all the four legislative council seats Wednesday, has dispelled…
Parties battle over who their opposition is! (Karnataka Newsletter)
Bangalore: With the Karnataka assembly polls less than six months away, political parties in the state are busy deciding who will be their main opposition…