Polling starts for Shimla Municipal Corporation
Shimla: Polling began Sunday morning for the Shimla Municipal Corporation, one of India’s oldest civic bodies, with the mayor and the deputy mayor to…
BJP: A divided house despite patch-up moves
By Anjali Ojha Mumbai: It is now out in the open that not all within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are happy with their…
First Tibetan women’s team to keep date with ball
Dharamsala: The first Tibetan national women’s football team is all set to keep its date with the ball. Trained by the Tibetan National Sports…
Stakes high for BJP, Congress in Shimla polls
Shimla: The Shimla Municipal Corporation, one of India’s oldest civic bodies, goes to the polls Sunday, with the mayor and the deputy mayor to…
US spotlights government corruption in India
Washington: The US state department has highlighted “widespread corruption at all levels of government” and separatist, insurgent and societal violence among the most significant…
Petrol price hike to hit common man: Yechury
Shimla: Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury Thursday attacked the central government for a sharp hike in petrol prices, saying it would hit…
Adhik Kadam’s spiritual journey of service and suffering
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar: Both security forces and militants have picked him up on suspicion. He has also braved ‘fatwas’ from clerics. Yet the…
‘Satyameva Jayate’ inspires sarpanch to act against female foeticide
Jaipur: Aamir Khan’s highly acclaimed “Satyameva Jayate” has inspired a sarpanch in a Rajasthan village to register police cases against women and families who…
I always wanted to do double role: Vidya Balan
New Delhi: A bespectacled studious girl to a glam diva — Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has essayed a range of characters in showbiz, but…
Petrol prices hiked Rs.6.28 plus taxes
New Delhi: Petrol prices have been hiked by Rs.6.28 per litre, exclusive of taxes, effective midnight, it was announced here Wednesday. Among the taxes…