Big B turns ‘kakosa’
byMumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan turned ‘kakosa‘ for a contestant from Rajasthan during a recent shoot of “Kaun Banega Crorepati 6“, when he agreed to…
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I am a Kashmiri: Rahul Gandhi
bySrinagar: “I want to reiterate that my family also comes from Kashmir and I am also a Kashmiri. As Dr. Farooq Abdullah has said,…
Kangra district voters increase by 1.6%
byKangra: There is 1.60% increase in the voters of Kangra district where polls for the 15 Himachal Assembly seats will be conducted on 4th…
Himachal HC turns down insanity plea, hands life term to murder convict
byShimla: Turning down a plea about insanity that had led to acquittal of a murder accused before a trial court, the Himachal Pradesh High…
Protest in Himachal over hydro projects
byChamba: Hundreds of villagers Thursday staged a demonstration in Himachal Pradesh against the upcoming hydropower projects near here. The protestors demanded scrapping of the…
India’s cabinet clears proposals on insurance, pension
byNew Delhi: India’s federal cabinet Thursday cleared the proposals to amend the legislation governing insurance industry to hike foreign equity from 26 percent to 49 percent…
BJP to seek positive vote – Dhumal
byShimla: With opposition Congress in a huddle over ticket distribution even as the Election Commission announced November 4 as poll date, BJP government led…
Mahatma Gandhi continues to influence us: Indonesian vice president
byJakarta: Mahatma Gandhi was “an extraordinary human being, a man whose inspiration, thoughts and beliefs continues to influence us,” Indonesian Vice President Boediono said…
Four generations of family served the blind in two continents
byWashington: Swapna Shah, who died here aged 66, was the fourth generation of a family that provided educational services to the blind in the…
Gandhi in Tahrir Square: Poster competition in Cairo
byCairo: India salutes the “Gandhian spirt” of Tahrir Square revolutionaries with a poster making contest themed “Did you sense the spirit of Gandhi in…