India gets its own national media centre
New Delhi: A state-of-the art National Media Centre comparable to those in capitals across the world was inaugurated today, with an impressive conference hall, workplace…
Modi and Rahul: Overly ambitious vs a shrinking violet
Even as India waits for the two national parties – the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – to announce their prime ministerial…
Incentives for Haryana doctors
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has decided to give regular incentives to its doctors for encouraging them to serve the people better. “There is a proposal…
Retired judge to head Kishtwar probe panel
Srinagar: Justice (retired) Rattan Chand Gandhi, a former judge of the Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan high courts, will head the judicial probe into the…
Shimla court acquits former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh
Shimla: A local court acquitted former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh in a decade-old defamation case after he claimed he shared a cordial relationship with…
Will hill alliance steady Amarinder’s rocking political boat?
Shimla: Rocking in rough political waters, former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh’s wobbly boat may have found an anchor via his family: Himachal Pradesh Chief…
Tunda, “Lashkar-e-Taiba” operative does not regret his actions!
New Delhi: Abdul Karim Tunda, the alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba operative and expert bombmaker, has surprised police interrogators with his deep knowledge of religion and literature and…
Endangered wild yaks protected in Tibet!
Lhasa: More than 200 critically endangered wild golden yaks, a species once believed to be extinct, roam wild in a reserve in Tibet, reports Xinhua….
Electronic gadgets banned in Dalai Lama gatherings
Dharamsala: Electronic gadgets can no more be taken to meetings addressed here by the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama due to security concerns, it…
Maharashtra ex-bureaucrats in mudslinging slugfest
Mumbai: A former top bureaucrat charging his predecessor with stealing electricity has embarrassed the Maharashtra government – especially as both the officials in question happen…