Himachal apple growers peeved at sharp drop in prices
byShimla: Dashing hopes of garnering high rates, apple growers are a disgruntled lot as market prices have crashed by one-third in the last week…
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PM Confers Honorary Doctorate on Azim Premji
byMumbai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday conferred an honorary doctorate on eminent industrialist and Wipro chairman Azim Premji at the golden jubilee of Indian…
Maoists Force Farmers to Grow Marijuana in Bastar
byRaipur: Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region is fast turning into a hotspot for growing marijuana with Maoist guerrillas making farmers switch to the cash crop, say…
Algae Bloom Kills One Million Fish in Gulf of Mexico
byHouston: Algae bloom, known as red tide, has killed nearly 1 million fish in the Gulf of Mexico, official said. Tens of thousands of…
VVS Laxman Bids Adieu to International Cricket
byHyderabad: India’s top test cricketer V.V.S. Laxman Saturday announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. Addressing a press conference at Uppal stadium here,…
2.8 Million Professionals Required by 2020 in Indian Electronic Industry
byKerala: The Indian electronic industry will require 2.8 million professionals at various levels by 2020, according to a top government official. J. Satyanarayana, secretary,…
Police Suspects Sexual Exploitation of Geetika Kapoor
byNew Delhi: Delhi Police are planning to match the vaginal swab taken from Geetika Sharma, a former flight attendant who committed suicide, with the…
NE Exodus : Fleeing People Reach Guwahati
byGuwahati: Frustration and despair etched on their faces at leaving their jobs, thousands of people from the northeast, mostly youth, arrived in Guwahati Saturday on…
Congress in ‘Defensive’ Mode
byNew Delhi: The Congress Saturday defended the government decision not to auction coal blocks and slammed the country’s chief auditor for its claim of Rs.1.86…
Convicts Freed Early, Ragging Victim’s Father Slams System
byShimla: Four medical students who were convicted of ragging Aman Kachroo to death in a Himachal Pradesh college, are out of jail before completing the…