A life lost, tense days as leaders play politics
Chandigarh : An 18-year-old loses his life, people are injured, public property gets damaged, tension and tempers rise between two communities and the common…
Apex court dismisses plea to stay Rajoana’s death sentence
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking stay of the death sentence awarded to Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for the…
De Villiers, Clarke top-ranked Test batsmen; no Indian in top 10
Dubai : South Africa’s AB de Villiers has reached the number-one batting position for the first time in his career where he is joined…
Britain announces 60 new scholarships for Indians
Mumbai: British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday announced 60 new “Jubilee Scholarships” to be awarded in India for one-year masters course in Britain, a…
China thanks India for curbing Tibetan protests
New Delhi : China Thursday blamed the Dalai Lama for stoking extremist views and thanked India for taking “effective and concrete” steps to curb…
SC slams Punjab government for ‘drama’ in Rajoana case
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday criticized the Punjab government for enacting a “drama” to frustrate the execution of death sentence awarded to…
Army chief row gets uglier, government promises strongest action
New Delhi : The row between the government and the army chief got nastier with Defence Minister A.K. Antony calling as “anti-national” leakage of…
Himachal Pradesh University lays out Rs 107 budget for 2012-13
Shimla: After the state government enhanced the grant for Himachal Pradesh University, the executive committee at its meet today approved an Rs 107 crore…
Emerging new woman in modern Indian English Fiction
If we examine the emerging new women in the celebrity women writers in modern times, we are often confronted with women who are financially…
Himachal to get $200 mn World Bank green loan – Dhumal
Shimla: The World Bank will give Himachal Pradesh a $200 million loan to enable it become the country’s first carbon neutral state by 2020,…