Butail to be new Speaker of Himachal Assembly
byShimla: The Himachal assembly unanimously proposed Brij Bihari Butail of the congress as the Speaker of the state assembly at the opening session being…
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Murder suspect Himachal MLA Ram Kumar surrenders
byShimla: With the Haryana police having announced a bounty of Rs 2 lakhs for information about whereabouts of Ram Kumar Chaudhary, the elected legislator…
Galaxy may host 17 bn Earth-size planets
byWashington (IANS) At least 17 billion Earth-size planets may inhabit the Milky Way galaxy, RIA Novosti reported citing a new study by US astronomers. According…
Jharkhand cabinet recommends dissolution of assembly
byRanchi (IANS) The Jharkhand cabinet today recommended the dissolution of the state assembly just before the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) formally withdrew its support to…
Watts loves to experiment with looks
byLondon (IANS) Actress Naomi Watts loves changing her hair to suit her film character because she gets to be experimental, though she admits she can’t…
UN chief disappointed with Assad’s peace plan
byNew York (IANS/RIA Novosti) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is disappointed with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s new peace initiative that was rejected by the opposition and…
Obama picks up a fight over his national security team
byWashington (IANS) Assembling his second term national security team, US President Barack Obama courted controversy as he named former Republican senator Chuck Hagel to head…
Shimla records season’s low of minus 0.6 degree
byShimla (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s popular tourist destinations of Shimla and Manali shivered as temperatures plummetted below the freezing point today despite a sunny day, a…
Jammu-Kargil flight launched
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil town which remains cut off from the country for six months due to heavy snow fall welcomed the first civil…
Limp Bizkit to perform in India
byNew Delhi (IANS) American rock band Limp Bizkit is set to perform in India as part of the Fly Music Festival, to be held here…