Amritsar: A city that brings you close to God and country
When something you have seen only in the photographs from the time you were a child and admired greatly stands right in front of…
Eyeing 2014 parliamentary polls Virbhadra targets young – with doles!
Shimla: With an eye on the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is all set to woo a major chunk of…
Money and might rule Punjab University polls
Chandigarh: Swanky cars, leaders dressed in smart kurta-pyjamas and a touch of glamour thrown in – the scene on the Panjab University (PU) campus here…
India’s first ‘military’ satellite (GSAT-7) launched successfully
Bangalore: India’s first ‘military’ satellite (GSAT-7) was successfully put into the geosynchronous transfer orbit early today by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) heavy rocket, authorities…
Five foreign guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunbattle
Srinagar: Five guerrillas, all of them foreigners, were killed in a midnight gunfight with security forces in Kashmir, an army officer said today. Terming the…
Himachal seeks calamity relief on Uttarakhand pattern!
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government would ask for additional calamity relief from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund on the pattern of disaster-hit Uttarakhand, Revenue Minister…
‘Satyagraha’ timely wakeup call for a wounded nation (Movie Review)
Prakash Jha’s “Satyagraha” bears no thematic relation to any of his earlier political dramas. It is certainly not a sequel to his “Raajneeti”, as…
Indian-origin cardiologist named White House fellow
Washington: Kapil Parakh, an Indian-origin cardiologist working in Washington area, is among a dozen people chosen by the White House for its prestigious fellowship programme…
Tibet to launch huge afforestation project
Lhasa: Tibet is planning to invest $4.8 billion in an afforestation project to cover six major rivers in the region, a forestry official said today….
Badal wants states to allow Punjabi farmers to buy land!
Chandigarh: Punjabi farmers may be successfully doing agriculture in faraway South and North America and Africa but they seem to be unwelcome in some states…