Kashmir panchayat members may boycott council elections
Srinagar: The elected Panchayat (village council) members may call for boycott by the fellow panches and sarpanches of the forthcoming elections to state legislative council…
Skype fixes security flaw
Moscow: Skype has resolved a security bug that made it possible for hackers to steal accounts, the popular internet phone service said. “We… have made…
World callous to Tibetan self-immolations
It says something about the world that we live in that six people set themselves on fire in just about as many days to…
Communists elect Xi Jingping to head China
Beijing: Xi Jinping, who was today elected the powerful general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), introduced here the…
Mehndi may cause serious skin infection and other side effects
New Delhi: Applying chemical-laced ‘mehndi’ (henna) on the hands can cause serious side effects including skin infection, doctors said, cautioning girls and women against…
UP’s Master Saheb on wheels hits road block
Lucknow: This frail man has something in common with the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh. He rides a bicycle, which is the…
Sunita Williams wishes ‘Happy Diwali’ from space
New York: Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams has greeted Indians around the world from space on the occasion of Diwali. “I wish everybody in…
After safe Diwali, time to thank Delhi’s firemen
New Delhi: Drawing little attention to them and skipping Diwali festivities, the 1,700-odd firemen of Delhi Fire Service (DFS) worked through the night Tuesday…
Three armymen, two guerrillas killed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Three army soldiers and two guerrillas were killed in Kashmir’s Kupwara district today where the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line…
Children too need to be screened for diabetes
November 14 is World Diabetes Day New Delhi: If you are under the impression that diabetes is an old man’s disease, you are wrong. More…