Nepal gets a new cabinet
Kathmandu: A new cabinet comprising 11 ministers belonging to different political parties has sworn in Nepal, Xinhua reported Sunday. The new government has been…
Himachal greens upbeat over ‘environmental justice’
Shimla: Greens are upbeat after the Himachal Pradesh High Court handed out what they term “environmental justice” by fining a corporate house Rs.100 crore…
26 injured as Punjab Mail derails near Rohtak
Rohtak (Haryana): AT least twenty-six people were reported injured when eight coaches of the Punjab Mail derailed at Sampla in Haryana’s Rohtak district early…
Want to promote Indian wrestling talent: Raj Kundra
New Delhi: Britain-based businessman Raj Kundra has collaborated with actor Sanjay Dutt for India’s first professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league called “Super Fight…
From guns to gardening, Kashmir militant returns home
Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir): Do they thank god or the government? An extraordinary question in the conflict-ridden politics of the Kashmir valley, but the…
Miffed Shanta wants action against corruption
Shimla: The rift between Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal and another party leader Shanta Kumar has widened, with the…
Facelift for Srinagar makes residents fume
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar: With zebra crossings, road dividers and fences being painted, even during a downpour, Srinagar is being spruced up as top…
Beaten on train, French national dies in Haryana
Chandigarh: A French national, who was brutally beaten by fellow passengers on board the Sachkhand Express train in Haryana’s Karnal town, succumbed to his…
‘Chinese chopper violated Indian air space’
New Delhi: Admitting to violation of Indian airspace by Chinese helicopters in March this year, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said these incidents were…
‘Kashmiri separatists not taking in assembly polls’
Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah Thursday refuted reports that the separatists might participate in the 2014 assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “There…