Dying way of life , Kashmir’s Gujjar nomads
Jammu : Among the numerous scarred inhabitants of Jammu and Kashmir are the nomadic Gujjars, whose languid rhythm of life and simple traditions are…
Anna breaks maun vrat at Rajghat
New Delhi : Activist Anna Hazare broke his ‘maun vrat’ Friday at Rajghat after nearly three weeks of silence and is expected to attend…
Chinese envoy asks journalist to shut up when questioned
New Delhi : A Chinese company Thursday signed a accord for investing $400 million in Gujarat, but a row erupted when China’s ambassador Zhang…
I-T raids at Raymond group offices
Mumbai : The Income Tax department Thursday conducted searches at the premises of industrialist Gautam Singhania-led Raymond group in Mumbai and New Delhi over…
Ranji Trophy: Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary hit unbeaten tons
New Delhi:Â International cricketers Rohit Sharma and Manoj Tiwari struck form straightaway, scoring unbeaten centuries while promising Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh and Himachal Pradesh’s…
We at G20 must tackle tax evasion: Manmohan
Cannes : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday once again sought the attention of G20 leaders on the issue of illicit money outflows and tax…
Petrol up by Rs.1.80 a litre from midnight
New Delhi : Oil marketing companies Thursday raised petrol prices by Rs.1.80 per litre from midnight, just over one and a half months since…
BBC radio archives to go online
London : The BBC will soon introduce a new radio website, preliminarily named “Audiopedia”, that would contain the broadcaster’s almost entire archives of radio…
Putin once a wife-beater : German spy agency
London : Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been accused by a German spy agency of being a “wife-beater” and having many “sexual affairs”…
French soldier commits suicide live on webcam
London : A 22-year-old French soldier shot himself in the head while showing himself live on a webcam as he chatted with another user,…