Another parliament day, Rs.4 crore lost
New Delhi : Pandemonium over varied issues by ruling party and opposition members in both houses of Parliament Wednesday resulted in the loss of…
11 Haryana power officials suspended for contractor nexus
Chandigarh : Exposing the nexus between its officers and contractors in award of contracts, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) Wednesday placed 11…
Sherry Rehman is Pakistan’s ambassador to US
Islamabad : Former minister Sherry Rehman was Wednesday appointed Pakistan’s ambassador to the US after Husain Haqqani quit over a memo that claimed President…
Sensex dives nearly 600 points to two-year low
Mumbai : Indian equities fell sharply to a two-year intra-day low Wednesday as traders, spooked by a weak rupee and global economic turmoil, sold…
Reliance officials, two others get bail in 2G spectrum case
New Delhi : Seven months after they were taken into custody as co-accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation case, the Supreme Court…
Rahul Gandhi can deliver the goods: Oommen Chandy
New Delhi : Describing Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi as a ” a very good leader who can deliver the goods”, Kerala Chief Minister…
Kashmir cackles with 600,000 bird visitors
Hokarsar Bird Reserve (Jammu and Kashmir) : This premier wetland in Srinagar is in the prime of its beauty these days — it…
Vladimir Putin’s double found in China
Beijing : A farmer from central China has recently been found to bear a striking resemblance to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Luo Yuanping…
Bachchans give huge fillip to the ‘girl child’ in India
New Delhi : Son preference is a well-documented phenomenon in India, with a report saying an estimated 500,000 female foetuses are aborted in the…
Fewer foreigners adopting kids in India
New Delhi : Over the past few years, fewer foreign nationals have been adopting Indian children – and no, it’s not a negative trend….