FDI on hold, Pranab tells Sushma, Yechury
New Delhi : Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday spoke to Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj and Left leader Sitaram Yechury…
Global carbon emissions up 50 percent
London : Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have gone up by 49 percent over the last two decades to reach a…
Maoists block highway, damage rail track in Chhattisgarh
Raipur : Maoists Monday blocked a key national highway in Chhattisgarh and damaged a rail track on the second day of their 48-hour shutdown…
Loved or loathed, late Sheikh still relevant
Srinagar : Even as the state government organised many functions to remember legendary leader Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on his 106th birth anniversary Monday, the…
Homeopathy fast becoming preferred mode of treatment in India’
New Delhi : Homeopathy is not a placebo but is effective in treating many serious diseases, including certain kinds of cancer, and costs just…
‘Khoya khoya chand’ – Some of Dev Anand’s hit songs
New Delhi : From Sadhana to Waheeda Rahman, Usha Kiran to Nalini Jaywant, Dev Anand romanced most of the beauties of the black and…
Tom Cruise, Paula Patton wow Mumbai fans
Mumbai : In perhaps a first for Bollywood, Hollywood star Tom Cruise was Sunday accorded a red carpet treatment at a special pre-release screening…
Punjab before elections; Nobel rhetoric sans substance
Chandigarh : Imagine Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in the august company of the likes of Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Barack Obama, Aung…
Evergreen Dev Anand dies, cremation next week in London
Mumbai : Evergreen romantic star Dev Anand, who has given classic films like “Guide” and “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” and epitomised the suave, urban…
Hundreds join car rally for Lokpal
New Delhi : Hundreds of Anna Hazare supporters participated in a car and bike rally in the capital Sunday to drum up support for…