Top Lashkar commander killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar : A top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in north Kashmir’s Sopore town Tuesday…
Supreme Court pulls up Modi on FIR against activist
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Gujarat government for filing a frivolous FIR against social activist Teesta Setalvad in connection…
Woman journalist charged for J. Dey murder
Mumbai : A Mumbai-based woman journalist, Jigna Vora, was Tuesday chargesheeted in connection with the murder of senior scribe Jyotirmoy Dey in June last…
Shimla’s skating rink closes, signalling season’s end
Shimla : The fun-filled, exhilarating skating days are over. Though the winter cold lingers on, Asia’s oldest natural ice rink here cannot be coaxed…
For Kashmiri Hindus and Muslims, Shivratri bridges a gap
Jammu : As bells tolled in the temples of Lord Shiva Monday, what emerged was a heartening story of healing wounds between Hindus and…
Poverty not declining in Bihar, despite high growth
Patna : Bihar has been changing and developing fast but its poverty is not declining, warned Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen here. “It is…
No government bailout for Kingfisher: Ajit Singh
New Delhi/Mumbai : Operations of cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines continued to be disrupted for the third consecutive day Monday even as the government reiterated that…
Kingfisher flights hit for third day
Mumbai : Kingfisher Airlines operations continued to be disrupted for the third consecutive day with around 14 flights cancelled Monday, a day after the…
Of irresistible barbecues at Srinagar’s Khayam Chowk
Srinagar : The aroma of spiced meat, cooked on charcoal fire, hangs in the air. Kashmiris, of late, may have been flooded with trendy…
One lakh devotees at Odisha’s Lingaraj temple
Bhubaneswar : The 11th century Lingaraj temple here saw a crowd of more than a lakh early Monday, police said, as devotees across Odisha…