Typhoon Saola claims 41 lives in Philippines
Manila: Typhoon Saola that hit the Philippines earlier in the week has killed at least 41 people, Xinhua reported Saturday. As many as 35…
Saina Nehwal Wins Women’s Singles Bronze
London: India’s Saina Nehwal won women’s singles bronze in badminton Saturday when her opponent Wang Xin of China broke down with a knee injury…
Distribute Excess Food, Demands Left
New Delhi: A delegation of Left party leaders Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to demand universal distribution of excess food stock to check rising…
India to set up 3 more manufacturing zones: Anand Sharma
Colombo: India will set up three more investment and manufacturing zones this month, taking the total number of such zones in the country to 15,…
Olympic rowing: Sandeep and Manjeet finish 19th
London: Indian rowers Sandeep Kumar and Manjeet Singh finished 19th in the Olympic finals of the men’s lightweight double sculls here Saturday. They clocked seven…
Can’t deny education to students on bonafide mistakes: Court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ruled that students should neither be deprived of their right to education on bonafide mistakes nor penalised to…
Rain Kills 6 in Uttarakhand, Pilgrimage Halted
Dehradun: At least six people were killed and thousands of pilgrims doing the annual Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand were stranded as unrelenting rains lashed…
Invited to visit J&K, students plug ‘disconnect’
Jammu: After taking students from Jammu and Kashmir to tour various parts of the country under ‘Operation Sadbhavana’ (goodwill), children from outside are now invited…
Manali-Rohtang Pass Closed After Cloudburst
Manali: Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the Manali-Rohtang Pass highway due to massive landslides triggered by a cloudburst near picturesque resort of Manali,…
Landslides block Srinagar-Jammu highway
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed Saturday following landslides in Ramban sector. “Heavy rains triggered landslides in the Ramban sector of the Srinagar-Jammu road Saturday…