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…
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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…
169 million voters in America’s $6 billion election
byUS Election 2012: The facts Washington: One of the world’s largest electoral exercises in the world after India, the world’s largest democracy, gets underway…
Five Indian-Americans in the race for US Congress
byWashington: While the eyes of the world are on the closely-fought US presidential elections, some three million Indian Americans are watching with interest the…
High 75 % voter turnout in Himachal poll
byShimla: Brisk polling that picked up as the bright day got warmer has resulted in a heavy turnout with preliminary data indicating the voting…
80 percent turnout at India’s highest poll booth
byShimla: India’s highest polling booth in Lahaul-Spiti district Sunday recorded 80 percent turnout for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, an official said. At the…