Where Holi goes on for 50 days
Mathura : It may be a one-day affair in the rest of India, but Holi is a 50-day cultural exposition in the Braj region…
Mayawati blames Congress, BJP, Muslims for rout
Lucknow : After resigning as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Mayawati Wednesday blamed the rout of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on the Congress,…
Himachal fair to fairer sex
Shimla : Call it a coincidence, but many top slots in the Himachal Pradesh administration are occupied by women. Be it the gubernatorial chair…
At 84, Parkash Singh Badal towers over all
Chandigarh : After Mandela, Badal. Did you know that Parkash Singh Badal, who could be Punjab chief minister for the fifth time, is the…
Gabriel Garcia Marquez turns 85
Mexico City : Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez was celebrating Tuesday his 85th birthday together with his family at his home in the Mexican…
Hockey captain Pargat wins from Jalandhar
Jalandhar: Former India hockey captain and Olympian Pargat Singh won his maiden political fight winning the assembly elections on a Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)…
Thumbs up for SP and Akali, Congress wounded
New Delhi : It was a day of grand wins and bruising defeats. As counting ended Tuesday for elections in five states, the Samajwadi…
Akali Dal-BJP win 68 seats in Punjab
Chandigarh : The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance has won 68 seats in the 117-member Punjab assembly. The Congress won 46…
UP lesson: Party workers more important than leaders
Why did the Congress do badly in Uttar Pradesh? The answer is simple: it had a weak organisation. A similar answer explains the BJP’s…
Akhilesh Yadav steals show in contest of young campaigners
New Delhi : Three young leaders put their heart and soul in the campaign in Uttar Pradesh, but it was Akhilesh Yadav who walked…