Opposition wants Wal-Mart lobbying reports clarified
byNew Delhi: An uproar erupted in the Rajya Sabha Monday over reports of Wal-Mart lobbying in the US to open the way for foreign equity…
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Significance of Insignificance
byIn the ancient China a king wanted to document all the wisdom of his kingdom. He ordered his intellectuals to do so. They came…
Efforts to reintroduce LSD in Uttarakhand thwarted
byDehradun : An effort to re-introduce LSD, what was popularly known as ‘acid’ in the 1960s in Uttarakhand was thwarted when a special team…
Kerala’s e-toilets, treatment plants to help sanitise Kashmir
byThiruvananthapuram: An e-toilet manufacturer from Kerala will install four sewage treatment plants in Jammu and Kashmir and two customised toilets – one at 4,000 feeet…
UP, Haryana top list of IMA passing out cadets
byDehradun : Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have retained the top two positions in the number of cadets that will pass out from the Indian…
ITBP moving out of Chamba, State Police incapable of guarding borders
byChamba: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), that incurs huge expenditure every year to safeguard the 226 kilometer long border between Jammu and Himachal in…
Four Indian Americans named 2013 Marshall Scholars
byWashington: Four Indian Americans are among the recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarships, giving them the opportunity to study at a university of their choice…
Sonia, Manmohan in top 20 of Forbes’ most powerful list
byWashington: India’s ruling Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are ranked 12th and 19th respectively on the Forbes list of ‘The World’s…
Rubbing it in, social media the trouble maker
byWas social media the powerful game-changer behind the Egypt Uprising, Arab Spring, and exodus of North Eastern residents from Bangalore? Is it to blame…
Court: Provide list of people enjoying Punjab Police security cover
byChandigarh:The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Punjab government to furnish a list of people enjoying police protection outside the state, along…