Would like to play Nehru or Jinaah: Tom Alter
New Delhi: He has comfortably slipped into playing Sardar Patel and Lord Mountbatten on screen and effortlessly reprised the roles of Urdu poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi…
Will Modi’s calculations pay off?
It is high time we stop asking Narendra Modi to express regret for what happened during the 2002 Gujarat riots because he has finally…
Army chief on two-day Kashmir visit, reviews security
Srinagar: Indian army chief, Gen. Bikram Singh yesterday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the situation along the borders with Pakistan and…
Gurgaon pub owner, manager get bail
Gurgaon: The owner and manager of a pub arrested for serving liquor to around 100 school students at a “sex-and-smoke” party secured bail from a…
Punjab to spend Rs.100 crore on culture preservation
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has put a Rs.100 crore culture preservation plan on fast track and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Unesco, an…
Himachal CM flags off 50 more ambulances
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today flagged off 50 more ambulances here, which will join the existing fleet of 112 ambulances operating in…
Uttarakhand disaster – Machines to dig out hundreds of buried bodies!
Dehradun: A month has passed since Uttarakhand was swamped by the rain-flood tragedy, and hundreds of bodies and animal carcasses still lie buried under several…
Himachal plans to open 800 more bank branches by 2016
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh proposes opening about 800 more bank branches by 2016, mostly in the state’s rural areas, under a comprehensive financial-inclusion plan, a senior…
US celebrates 100 years of Sikh community
Washington: The White House has acknowledged the contributions of the Sikh community to the US as it celebrates 100 years of their achievements and the…
A healing village in god’s own country
Palakkad: Jaded with the city’s strenuous lifestyle and want a getaway at a place where you can unwind in nature’s lap by spending time ruminating…