Postal ballots crucial in keenly contested Himachal poll
byShimla: After hectic campaigning to woo the electorate ahead of the Nov 4 assembly elections, prospective candidates are asking families of military and paramilitary personnel…
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Mulayam readies to pull rug under UPA government: Declares 55 Lok Sabha candidates
byLucknow: Known for his wrestling moves during his days in home village Saifai, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav pulled a similar one, albeit…
Activists ready green agenda for new Himachal assembly
byShimla: Fate of political leaders vying for a seat in the Himachal assembly lying locked up in electronic voting machines, green activists opposing setting…
Freelancers may spoil BJP, Congress party in Himachal elections
byShimla: Independents may hold the key to forming the next government in Himachal Pradesh after the poll results are declared Dec 20. There is…
High turnout in Himachal, a vote against price rise – Dhumal
byShimla: Dismissing the high turnout at the November 4 poll as a vote against the state government, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said that…
No Congress leader with tainted image could be CM candidate: Kaul Singh Thakur
byShimla: Former Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Kaul Singh Thakur yesterday brushed aside the chance of HPCC president Virbhadra Singh becoming the next Chief…
Tulsi Gabbard becomes first Hindu-American in US Congress
byWashington: While all five Indian-American candidates hoping to enter the US Congress lost out, Tulsi Gabbard today created history by becoming the first Hindu-American…
Women voters outnumbered men in Himachal’s Lahaul-Spiti
byShimla: Known for its healthy gender ratio, the remote tribal-dominated Lahaul & Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh has created another record: Women voters outnumbered…
Obama re-elected as US president
byWashington: Barack Obama has been re-elected as US president, winning 274 electoral votes, four more than what was needed to win. It was a…
Obama has slight edge as America votes in cliffhanger
byWashington: As America began voting Tuesday at the end of a gruelling, expensive campaign, President Barack Obama appeared to have a slight edge over…