Four Air India flights axed, 100 pilots ‘sick’
Mumbai: Four international flights were cancelled after nearly 100 Air India pilots reported ‘sick’, officials said Tuesday, even as Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh…
IAS officer suspended in Punjab over land deal
Chandigarh: The Punjab government Tuesday ordered suspension of a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and five revenue department officials in connection with a…
Endangered pheasant species multiply in Himalayan park
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh): The presence of the highly endangered, elusive western tragopan can now be felt more clearly in the Great Himalayan National Park…
Virbhadra, Anand Sharma in Congress’ Himachal strategy panel
New Delhi: Senior leaders including union ministers Virbhadra Singh and Anand Sharma have been included in the Congress’ newly-constituted strategy committee for Himachal Pradesh,…
Congress extended favours to Jaiprakash Associates: Dhumal
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Monday charged the previous Congress government in the state with extending favours to Jaiprakash Associates Ltd….
18 devotees killed in Punjab accident
Moga: At least 18 devotees, including six women and five children, were killed early Monday in a head-on collision between a jeep and a…
Lokpal Bill may not be passed in budget session
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi:The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill looks unlikely to be passed in the current budget session of parliament that ends May 22….
Of legends and stars: Mamata, Hillary discuss Tagore, SRK
Kolkata: From the legendary Rabindranath Tagore to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
Gujarat riots: Probe Modi, says Supreme Court amicus curiae
New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 riots in the state should be probed, Raju Ramachandran, the amicus curiae appointed…
Hollande, the next French president
Paris: Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande defeated incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday’s decisive presidential runoff in France and will now become president though…