Punjab village headman booked for slapping woman
Chandigarh : A village headman in Punjab’s Muktsar district was Tuesday booked for assaulting a woman teacher as she tried to reach ruling Shiromani…
For charity, all roads lead to KBC winner’s house
Patna : A woman wants Rs.20 lakh for her daughter’s wedding, a man wants another Rs.20 lakh to meet an emergency, a priest wants…
Growth slows in US service sector
New York : The service sector, which accounts for more than 75 percent of US economic activity, expanded last month at the slowest pace…
‘ISI not in Pakistan government control’
Washington : Mansoor Ijaz, the man who stirred Pakistan’s ‘memogate’, has alleged that Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), especially its ‘S’ or strategic…
Radioactive water from Japan n-plant leaks into Pacific
Tokyo : Radioactive water from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant may have leaked into the Pacific Ocean, the plant operator has said. The…
BJP accuses Mayawati’s brother of money laundering
Lucknow : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday alleged large-scale money laundering by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati’s younger brother Anand Kumar, whose assets…
Farooq favours re-opening of cinemas, liquor shops
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir’s National Conference (NC) president and union New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah Monday said the cinema halls and…
Delhi’s Chandni Chowk to get a facelift
New Delhi : Delhi’s walled city will soon be getting a facelift, focusing not only on beautification but also on conserving the cultural heritage….
More paddy produced in Haryana this year
Chandigarh : The arrival of paddy in the procurement season in Haryana has been higher this year so far compared to last year, officials…
Sensex closes flat, retail stocks fall
Mumbai : Indian equities closed flat Monday with investors taking a breather after last week’s rally. Amid some profit booking, a benchmark index traded…