BJP hits out at PM’s ‘deafening silence’
New Delhi : The BJP said Thursday that Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma’s promise of increased quotas for Muslims in Uttar Pradesh was another…
Himachal court summons Karmapa over currency row
Shimla : Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje has been summoned by a Himachal Pradesh court next month over the…
Graduates turn up for Shimla sweeper jobs
Shimla : At least fifty graduates and diploma holders tried their luck for the posts of sweepers in Shimla’s municipal corporation in Himachal Pradesh…
UP polls third round , 58 percent turnout
Lucknow : The third round of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections ended on a peaceful note Wednesday with an estimated 57-58 percent of the…
Many flirt with cobra drug on V day
New Delhi : It wasn’t just heart-shaped chocolates and bright red roses that saw a spurt in sales this Valentine’s Day. A deadly drug…
My Kashmir film has found its audience: Sanjay Kak
Mumbai : Sanjay Kak, whose documentary on Kashmir, “Jashn-e-Azaadi”, was not allowed to be screened at the Symbiosis festival in Pune, is unperturbed and…
Living ever after, virtually
New Delhi : Like most people on social networking sites, 27-year-old Aditya Yadav’s profile is an active one, with a regular flow of messages…
Food grain production could hit record 250 mn tonnes: PM
New Delhi : Food grain production could touch a record 250 million tonnes in 2011-12, exceeding the annual target by five million tonnes, Prime…
Despite diktats, Srinagar’s young celebrate Valentine’s day
Srinagar : Despite the efforts of hardline separatists Dukhtaran-e-Milat (Daughters Of the Faith) and a bitter winter chill, many youth kept their tryst with…