Is government serious about saving the Ganga?
New Delhi : The Ganga, deified by Hindus and intrinsic to its literature and lore while providing water to over 40 percent of India’s…
Odisha talks halted as Maoists seize legislator
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi : Talks to secure the release of two Italians abducted 10 days ago by Maoists in Odisha were suspended Saturday after the…
Dhumal govt woos babus with eye on polls
Shimla : Close to half of the annual budget of debt-ridden Himachal Pradesh is being spent on its ‘babus’ – both serving and retired….
PM heads for Seoul n-security summit
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left here Saturday for the March 26-27 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, prior to which he will…
UN recognises grim situation in Tibet: Sangay
Dharamsala : The United Nations has assured three Tibetan youth on hunger strike in New York that it will send a special rapporteur to…
Indian is gorgeous, a perfect amalgamation of world culture: Italian designer
Jaipur : India is a melting pot of cultures across the globe and the country’s evolving fashion industry is a testimony to it, says…
On Vodafone ruling, father-son Bhushans don’t see eye to eye
New Delhi : On civil society issues, they are part of the same movement and platform. But on the Vodafone tax ruling, the Bhushans,…
Himachal BJP legislator slams own party government
Shimla: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Himachal Pradesh Friday faced flak when its own legislator slammed it for promoting illegal mining…
PM’s all-party meet fails to break Lokpal jam
New Delhi : An all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Friday to end the stalemate on the anti-graft Lokpal bill ended…
French killer said he posted murder videos on web
Paris : Mohammed Merah, the main suspect in the Toulouse and Montauban shootings who was killed during a police operation on Thursday in Toulouse,…