The Simla accord — 40 years later
byNew Delhi: A midnight summit between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Bhutto pleading with Gandhi to free 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war, a…
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Eight Taiwanese released by Himachal court
byShimla: A Himachal Pradesh court Tuesday released all the eight Taiwanese who were arrested last week for allegedly staying illegally in a village in…
Eight foreign tourists airlifted from landlocked Pin Valley in Himachal
byShimla: Eight marooned foreign tourists in Pin Valley of Spiti were airlifted to safety by state authorities after opening of a land route to…
Great Himalayan National Park pitches for World Heritage status
byShimla: The Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh, one of the richest biodiversity sites in the western Himalayas, has come closer to getting…
Pakistan, India industrial chambers for promoting trade
byShimla: To boost trade in the subcontinent, a visiting delegation of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding with PHD…
Cobra creates Queen’s portrait using just beer and spices
byLondon: Cobra Beer has created a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II using just beer and spices to commemorate the British head of state’s diamond…
Falling Rupee, a serious concern – Anand Sharma
byShimla: Expressing serious concern at the falling rupee against the dollar, union minister Anand Sharma said that it was impacting the import bill and…
Charges against Karmapa in criminal conspiracy case dropped
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government’s move to remove the name of Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje from a currency…
Of legends and stars: Mamata, Hillary discuss Tagore, SRK
byKolkata: From the legendary Rabindranath Tagore to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
Hollande, the next French president
byParis: Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande defeated incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday’s decisive presidential runoff in France and will now become president though…