Amitabh to learn sitar, sarod
Mumbai : Amitabh Bachchan, busy composing music in his free time, has decided to learn sitar and sarod. “Okaay! So am getting into the…
Akhilesh so far, walks in the shadow of Mulayam
Lucknow : It may be a little too early to call it the end of the political honeymoon for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh…
Will India’s horses trot into sunset?
New Delhi : For millennia, they have shared the world with their human masters. They have carried their owners in the thick of battle,…
BSP joins Uttarakhand government
Dehradun : Ten new ministers were added to the Vijay Bahuguna-led Congress government Tuesday. The swearing-in of the ministers was held at the Ambdekar…
Violent winds leave trail of destruction in Kashmir, one dead
Srinagar : One person was killed and 17 others were injured as violent winds wreaked havoc in the Kashmir Valley Tuesday leaving thousands of…
India’s defence budget: absence of strategic vision
The Indian defence expenditure for the financial year 2012-13 has been budgeted at a fairly high figure of Rs.193,407 crore (budgeted expenditure, or BE)…
Mukul Roy sworn in, to take over railway ministry
New Delhi : Trinamool Congress MP Mukul Roy was Tuesday sworn in as cabinet minister and given the railways portfolio in place of party…
Government plea on Vodafone tax verdict dismissed
New Delhi : The government Tuesday suffered a setback as the Supreme Court dismissed its plea for a review in the Rs.11,218 crore ($2.2…
SP, BSP, Trinamool bailout government on NCTC in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi : The government Tuesday defeated opposition-backed amendments on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in the Rajya Sabha, where it lacks majority,…
Chinese spy held near Dalai Lama palace
Dharamsala : A Chinese national was arrested in this seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile on suspicion of spying, police said Tuesday. Li Chengzie of…