Former Miss Venezuela dies at 28
Caracas : Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall died in Houston after fighting breast cancer since last year, her representatives said. She was 28. “Sadly,…
BJP-Akali Dal make major gains in Chandigarh civic polls
Chandigarh : The Congress was facing defeat in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections as counting of votes took place Monday. The Bharatiya Janata Party…
Obama bars daughters from Facebook
London: US President Barack Obama has barred his daughters from using Facebook because he doesn’t want “strangers knowing our business”, a media report said….
Akali Dal-BJP kick off Punjab poll campaign
Chandigarh : Blaming the Congress government at the centre for rampant corruption, lack of development and the burden of price rise on the common…
Union cabinet clears food bill
New Delhi : The union cabinet Sunday approved the draft National Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide subsidised foodgrains to over half of…
Madhya Pradesh clerk’s assets Rs 30 crores
Bhopal : The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Madhya Pradesh Police conducted raids Sunday on three properties belonging to a government clerk and…
Veena Malik back in Pakistan?
Islamabad : After her controversial nude photo shoot for an Indian fashion magazine, actress Veena Malik has reportedly left India and arrived here, ostensibly…
Ajit Singh sworn-in as cabinet minister
New Delhi : Days after he struck an electoral deal with the ruling UPA, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh was Sunday sworn…
Dharamshala winter session, a drain on Himachal exchequer
Dharamsala: The previous Congress government started the practice of annually holding the winter session of the state assembly at Dharamsala with the idea of…
BJP demands Chidambaram’s removal, minister rejects charges
New Delhi : The BJP Friday continued to press for the resignation of Home Minister P. Chidambaram over alleged favouritism to a hotelier, stalling…