A hug can boost memory, reduce stress
byLondon: Expressing one’s affection to a loved one with a hug is not just a great way to bond, it also offers many benefits including…
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Life haywire in Kashmir after snowfall
bySrinagar: People in Kashmir woke up to blanket of white today morning with the season’s first major snowfall, which disrupted electricity supply and also hit…
US filmmaker to document ‘Black Russians’
byWashington: As a young girl growing up in the Soviet Union, New York-based filmmaker Yelena Demikovsky was captivated by “The Circus”, a 1936 Stalin-era musical…
Muslim scholars demand action against Pakistan
byAligarh (IANS) Muslim intellectuals today came down heavily on Pakistan over the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir,…
India, Pakistan cricket teams on one pitch to ‘bowl out polio’
byNew Delhi: In an innovative move towards polio eradication, the Indian and Pakistan cricket teams, though fierce rivals on the field, will be united in…
In Punjab, Jatts do it!
byChandigarh: “Jatts the way aha aha” they like it in Punjab – where Jatt denotes not just the Jat-Sikh community but also a success mantra…
Delhi schoolgirls to get self-defence training
byNew Delhi: Anger and outrage in the city against the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman has caused the civic agency-run primary schools here to announce…
Mermaid child born in Himachal hospital
byMandi: A mother in a government hospital here, earlier in the month, delivered a abnormal child that had mermaid features. However, the child could…
Himachal court asks government to give Nepalese labourers ration cards
byShimla: Nepalese, mainly working as laborers in Himachal, got a reprieve from the High Court, with judges directed Kullu district controller of food civil…
Woman’s solo mission helps Ladakh schools bloom
byLeh, Fascinated by the accounts of trekking undertaken by her husband in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, its vast open spaces, sub-zero temperatures…