India opens doors to global retail chains
New Delhi : In a major push to reforms, India Thursday allowed global chains like Wal-Mart, Carrefour and 7-Eleven to bring up to 51…
Engineering student killed for having affair
Rohtak (Haryana) : A 22-year-old engineering student was beaten to death by the family members of a girl he was having an affair with…
Dravid crosses 13,000-run mark, Tendulkar closer to 100th ton
Mumbai : Rahul Dravid Thursday became the second player in the world to score 13,000 runs in Test cricket after Sachin Tendulkar, who himself…
Farooq, Omar crumbling to Congress pressure: Mustafa Kamal
Srinagar : Mustafa Kamal, the ousted chief spokesman of the National Conference, says his nephew and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and…
Shoes thrown at others, Pawar first to be assaulted
New Delhi : Hitherto, prominent personalities have had footwear thrown at them but without contact being made. Union Agriculture Minister is the first dignitory…
Air India owes Rs.43,777 crore: Ravi
New Delhi : National carrier Air India currently has a total debt of Rs.43,777 crore, including loans and dues it owes to vendors like…
Kashmir court won’t hear petition against Arundhati Roy
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Thursday asked activists of a Kashmiri Pandit organization who had sought action against renowned writer Arundhati…
A late Diwali in some Himachal villages
Shimla : Almost a month after the rest of India celebrated Diwali, some interior areas of Himachal Pradesh are set to usher in the…
Maoist leader Kishanji ‘most likely’ killed: home secretary
Kolkata/New Delhi : Top Maoist leader Kishanji is likely to have been killed in a shootout in West Bengal, union Home Secretary R.K. Singh…
Google’s internet bus reaches Kolkata
Kolkata : Online search giant Google Thursday rolled a special bus into the city to familiarise people with the importance and usage of the…