African, South American films at kids fest
New Delhi: Films from Africa and South America will be screened at the 17th International Children’s Film Festival to be held Nov 14-20…
US to pull out of Iraq by year end : Obama
All US troops will pull out of Iraq by the end of this year, President Barack Obama announced Friday . Almost nine years ago…
Cakes to cost more in Punjab, liquor vends timings tweaked
Chandigarh: Bakeries with a turnover more than Rs 10 lakh would have to pay a lump sum tax in Punjab and to discourage consumption…
Bhattarai calls for India-Nepal unity, soft loan, power deals Friday
New Delhi: Nostalgia and old left-wing camaraderie floated in the evening air as Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Thursday began his four-day visit here…
Inflation to fall below 8 percent by fiscal end: Ahluwalia
New Delhi: Â Inflation in India is being driven by supply side constraints but will come down to lower than 8 percent by this fiscal…
France assures India of stringent n-safety, discusses AfPak
New Delhi: Amid mounting concerns here over safety, France Thursday assured India of following stringent standards at the two nuclear reactors it plans to…
Punjab floats venture fund for IT sector
Chandigarh: To attract Information Technology (IT) entrepreneurs to Punjab the government floated a venture capital fund with a corpus of Rs 20 crore today….
12 dead after consuming wild boar meat in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: Twelve people (11 according to PTI) died within a few hours after eating wild boar meat leaving several others ill, some seriously due…
Col Gadaffi captured ,wounded
Commanders of Libya’s transitional authorities say they have captured Col Muammar Gaddafi , Libya’s former leader . But there is no independent confirmation of…
Money from business class tickets goes for cause: Kiran Bedi
New Delhi: Organisations that invited her “voluntarily” paid her for business class tickets but she travelled economy and the money saved went to her…