A year of no polio cases in India: Risks remain
New Delhi: India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on Jan 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of…
Fake ration card in Sonia Gandhi’s name
Thane (Maharashtra) : A fake ration card issued in the name of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, enlisting names of her two children as Rahul…
A requiem for dead at Himachal’s cemeteries
Shimla: At Oakover cemetery, the oldest British era cemetery in this erstwhile summer capital of British India that was opened in 1828, 17 out…
Iran has right to develop n-energy, says India
Jerusalem : Amid mounting global pressure to follow the US sanctions against Iran, India Tuesday defended Tehran’s right to develop its civil nuclear energy…
BJP moves EC over Khurshid’s remarks on Muslim quota
New Delhi : Law Minister Salman Khurshid’s promise to provide nine percent reservation to backward Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, if voted to power, triggered…
India allows 100 percent FDI in single brand retail
New Delhi : India Tuesday allowed 100 percent foreign equity in single brand retail, notifying the norms that among other things said all wholly-owned…
Hailstorm not snow in Dehradun, clarifies weather office
Dehradun : The residents of Dehradun, Uttarakhand’s capital city, were in for a surprise Monday morning when they saw white flakes falling out of…
NRIs shop, soak in Rajasthani delights in Jaipur
Jaipur : Dal-bati-choorma, lak jewellery, bandhej textiles…Most overseas Indians participating in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) here are taking time off from their busy…
Replace Ashwin with Ojha for Perth Test: Ganguly
Perth : Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that the Indian bowling attack does not require a total overhaul but wants off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin…
Overseas Indians welcome right to vote
Jaipur : Non-resident Indians have hailed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s announcement that the government would allow them to vote and participate in the election…