Himachal’s snowy peaks pull in tourists
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s popular tourist resorts like Narkanda and Manali are wrapped up in a blanket of white, with snowfall turning the hill stations…
Yasin Malik arrested in Srinagar protests
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and a legislator, Engineer Rasheed, were arrested Saturday in Srinagar during protests for…
Pranab bats for FDI, Sharma to brief MPs
New Delhi : The Congress party began a series of briefings to its MPs on the suspended FDI in retail decision, with Finance Minister…
Apex court wants just relief to road accident victims
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday awarded a compensation of nearly Rs.11 lakh, including interest, to the parents of a man who died…
Ice skaters warm up to Shimla chill
Shimla : One set of people is quite delighted with the return of an intense cold wave in the picturesque tourist resort – ice…
Sensex slumps 389 points on reform concerns
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities slumped 2.3 percent Thursday as uncertainties over domestic policy reforms and eurozone debt crisis continue to…
Petition against Veena Malik dismissed
Islamabad : A Pakistani court has dismissed a petition seeking action against actress Veena Malik for getting herself photographed in the nude in an…
Auto sales up 22.2 percent in November
New Delhi : Despite high input costs, fuel price hikes and rising interest rates, the Indian automobile sector’s November sales grew by 22.22 percent…
Farmers block rail, road traffic in Punjab
Chandigarh : Road and railway traffic was affected in various parts of Punjab Thursday as hundreds of farmers blocked railway tracks and highways to…
‘No black money abroad’, BJP MPs to declare Friday
New Delhi : Main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said its MPs will give a declaration on the occasion of world anti-corruption day…