Swamy to join NDA
New Delhi : Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy Monday said he plans to join the National Democratic Alliance as he felt “ideologically close” to…
56,383 cases pending in Supreme Court
New Delhi :Shortage of judges and delay in filling vacancies were among the various reasons responsible for the large number of pending cases in…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died aged 69 , state media said today . He died following a heart attack . After hearing…
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel dies
Prague : Former Czech president Vaclav Havel has died at the age of 75 after a long illness Sunday. Havel died during sleep in…
Chandigarh civic poll records high turnout
Chandigarh: Dropping all cynicism about the electoral process, the highly urbane population in the union territory recorded one of the highest turnouts for a…
Punjab farmers dump crop, cause potato traffic jams
Jalandhar: Motorists and commuters here in the city and elsewhere were a harassed lot, yesterday, as farmers dumped tons of potatoes onto roads in…
Ajit Singh to be sworn in as UPA minister
New Delhi : RLD leader Ajit Singh, who joined the UPA recently, will be sworn in as a cabinet minister Sunday, officials said. He…
Indian batsmen warm up in style, Tendulkar top scores with 92
Canberra : Indian batsmen warmed up for the four-match Test series in style with the top-order getting good starts while Sachin Tendulkar top scored…
2G case: Siddharth Behura’s bail plea dismissed
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court today dismissed the bail plea of former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, one of the 14 accused in…
Srinagar freezes at minus four, Leh at minus 13
Srinagar :The night temperatures fell to minus four degrees Celsius, today making it the coldest day of the season so far in Srinagar the…