Tibetan teenager dies, protests in Dharamsala
Dharamsala: A teenager died in the 70th case of immolation since January 2009 in Tibet as thousands of Tibetans protested here Sunday against Chinese…
Super Gold Medal for Olympian Silver Medalist Vijay Kumar
Photo by: GL Mahajan
Raining shells shatter peace in Kashmir border village
Churunda (Jammu & Kashmir): Churunda village near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district is home to about 160 people. The villagers…
Himachal’s lean apple harvest ends with 2 crore boxes
Shimla: The apple season in Himachal Pradesh has almost come to an end with the total production around 20 percent less than the normal…
Indian British dancer looks for tips from nautch girls
Renowned Indian British contemporary dancer Aakash Odedra says he would love to document and learn from the last surviving Indian nautch dancers, known as…
Chamba ‘rumal’ artist gets national award
Shimla/New Delhi: A craftsperson involved in protecting the globally acclaimed but dying art forms of the erstwhile princely hill state of Chamba in Himachal…
Gangta props up Himachal in CK Nayudu Trophy
Bangalore: An unbeaten century by N.R. Gangta (117 not out, 119b, 17×4) carried Himachal Pradesh to 260 for eight at stumps on the first…
Nearly 200-year old Indian royal carriage to be auctioned
London: A magnificent Indian royal state carriage, which is nearly 200-years old and was once owned by the Maharaja of Mysore, is to be…
Bengal folk meets Kerala’s spirituality in Parvathy Baul’s music
New Delhi: Art, performance and regional integration merge in the folk music of Parvathy Baul, one of the country’s top Baul musicians from Bengal,…
Kejriwal digs out alleged Indian Swiss bank account holders
New Delhi: Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal Friday alleged that brothers Mukhesh and Anil Ambani and Congress MP Annu Tandon, among others, have crores of rupees…