Over 200 deities to gather for Mandi Shivratri
Mandi : The festival of Mahashivratri Monday is marked in a unique way in this Himachal Pradesh town, popularly known as Chhoti Kashi, as…
UP polls’ fourth phase also sees high turnout
Lucknow : Voting across 56 constituencies, including Lucknow, in the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Sunday picked up pace after a…
When a tiger scares away 350 UP voters
Malihabad (Uttar Pradesh) : The overzealous state machinery might be sparing no effort to facilitate safe voting for a security-conscious Chief Minister Mayawati inside…
Maoists luring villagers to grow poppy in Bihar
Patna : They indulge in extortion, but Maoists are also luring villagers to take up poppy cultivation over hundreds of acres of land in…
Private jet market soars in India
New Delhi : Even as Indian commercial carriers are facing a tough time sustaining operations, aircraft manufacturers feel the demand for private jets in…
Kashmiri woman’s 15-year wait for husband
Srinagar : Whenever a postman enters this village in Kupwara district of Kashmir, Jameela Rayees cannot stop herself from rushing to the door in…
Family matter: BJP govt fights criticism from within
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh’s ruling BJP has been left squirming with embarrassment after the ABVP, allied to the party, hit out at the government…
All’s well, disruptions due to bird hits: Kingfisher
Mumbai : The beleaguered privately-run Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) Sunday declared that despite flight disruptions in the past couple of days, it has not shut…
Deepak Chopra’s ‘Kama Sutra’ now in digital format
Washington : New Age guru Deepak Chopra’s “Kama Sutra and the Seven Spiritual Laws of Love,” a lavishly illustrated book, is now available across…
Road accidents cost India 1 lakh crore every year
New Delhi : India suffers a staggering hit of Rs.1 lakh crore ($20 billion) every year due to road accidents, according to the International…