Afzal Guru’s family lawyers quit
byNew Delhi: Citing “unseemly controversies”, N.D. Pancholi and Nandita Haksar Wednesday quit as the family lawyers of Afzal Guru, the parliament attack convict who was…
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Voting begins for Tripura assembly elections
byAgartala: Voting for the Tripura assembly elections began Thursday amidst tight security, an official said. Men and women in large numbers queued up in front…
No move to have working CM : 7 Himachal Ministers
byShimla: Terming it as absurd and mischievous, seven of the nine cabinet ministers in the Virbhadra Singh cabinet have dismissed reports about a move…
Himachal for inclusion of subsidised pulses in food bill
byNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Wednesday demanded that subsidised pulses and cooking oil be included in the food security bill. It also sought the coverage of…
Curfew in Srinagar, other towns partially relaxed
bySrinagar: Authorities Wednesday relaxed curfew restrictions in some areas of Srinagar and other towns of the Kashmir Valley to enable residents to buy essential commodities….
Indian cinema is still a cottage industry: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
byNew Delhi: The Indian film industry, pegged at over $3 billion, produces over 1,000 movies annually. But acclaimed filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra describes it as…
Mock ‘quake’ shakes Shimla
byShimla: At 10.30 a.m. Wednesday, the Himachal Pradesh capital was roused to action as hooters blared, announcing an earthquake. Residents scurried even though the quake…
Valentine’s Day – for love and flowers from Himachal
byShimla: With Valentine’s Day only a day away, the floriculture business in Himachal Pradesh is blooming. Trade representatives in the state say the demand for…
India’s universities crying for better leadership
byIndia’s higher and professional education system is passing through a phase that is turbulent, non-directional and unsustainable. It is turbulent because it is being…
Why P.J. Kurien is under a cloud?
byChennai: With the resurfacing of the Suryanelli sex scandal case, which has rocked Kerala off and on since 1996, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J….