India votes against Sri Lanka, then mollifies Colombo
New Delhi/Geneva : India Thursday voted for a US-backed resolution urging Sri Lanka to probe rights abuses in the war on the Tamil Tigers,…
Dhumal flays China after air intrusion
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday hit out at China after two Chinese helicopters reportedly sneaked into Indian airspace. Citing…
Mukul rolls back fare hike to please Mamata
New Delhi : Stating that it impacted poor people, new Railway Minister Mukul Roy Thursday rolled back the fare hike in suburban and non-suburban,…
Himachal’s cement production to go up
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh is annually producing more than nine million tonnes of cement and the amount will further increase with the commissioning of…
CAG disowns coal blocks report, says no loss to exchequer
New Delhi : The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Thursday said its audit report on coal block allocations was still under preparation and a…
Punjab results compromise BJP’s position in alliance
Chandigarh : The results of the recent assembly elections in Punjab have brought good and bad news to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in…
1 killed, 15 injured in south Kashmir blast
Srinagar : One person was killed and 15 others were injured in a car-bomb explosion in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district Thursday, police said. A…
Congress scores in Karnataka, Gujarat, mauled in Andhra
New Delhi : The Congress scored crucial victories in BJP-ruled Karnataka and Gujarat as well as in Kerala, but lost in all the seven…
Russian court dismisses plea to ban Gita
New Delhi : Hindus in Russia Wednesday won a major legal battle when a court in Siberia dismissed a state prosecutors’ case seeking a…
Bypoll shock for Congress in Andhra
Hyderabad : In a setback to Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Congress, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) bagged four assembly seats while the YSR Congress and…