First time in 30 years, Panthers Party in J&K gets a new chief
Jammu: Panthers Party, which was launched in Jammu and Kashmir as a regional party in 1982, got a new chairman Monday after having been…
Sandy leaves US limping, 33 dead, 7.5 mn without power
Washington/New York: Slamming into New York and New Jersey overnight, Hurricane Sandy Tuesday left a vast trail of destruction killing at least 33 people…
Unaccounted cash seized ahead of Himachal polls
Shimla: Unaccounted cash of Rs.1.5 crore has been seized from various parts of Himachal Pradesh ahead of the Nov 4 assembly polls, an Election…
Gadkari skips meeting Karnataka leaders, Yeddyurappa firm on leaving BJP
New Delhi/Bangalore: Caught in a raging controversy over his business dealings, BJP president Nitin Gadkari Tuesday skipped meeting Karnataka party leaders as former chief…
Pankaj Advani: Eighth World title and more to come
Bangalore: Pankaj Advani‘s eighth World title, the seventh in billiards, has been a long time coming, but his repeat win over one of the…
Sandy intensifies; Obama asks people to evacuate
Washington: As a ferocious superstorm threatening 50 million people along the US East Coast gathered strength Monday, President Barack Obama warned affected residents that…
Boeing’s Chinook set to win Indian heavy-lift chopper tender
New Delhi: US Boeing’s Chinook CH 47F helicopter is set to win the Indian Air Force’s helicopter tender, defeating the Russian Mi-26 in the…
1984 survivors: The people that time forgot
New Delhi: Tilak Vihar could be just another congested neighborhood in west Delhi until you take a closer look. Everywhere, there is a profusion…
Modi slams PM at his Mandi Rally
Mandi: Launching a sarcastic attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday called him “Maun-mohan” (silent Manmohan)…
India-American director’s ‘Patang’ wins Rising Star awards
New York: Indian-American writer/director Prashant Bhargava and producer Jaideep Punjabi have won the South Asian Rising Star Film Awards for Best Director and Best…