Are Top Posts in Himachal Reserved for CM loyalists?
byShimla: Septuagenarian Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh bestowing plum posts on two loyalists has drawn fire as this is being seen as a lack…
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Arvind Kejriwal on indefinite fast over power, water bills
byNew Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal Saturday began an indefinite hunger strike against increased power and water bills in the national capital….
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association will not get free security, says CM
byDharamsala: The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) will not be provided security free of cost by the state government during the forthcoming IPL matches in…
Congress vs allies: Switch Sides, Allot Funds or Blackmail
byIf the communists were the Manmohan Singh government’s bugbear during the first term of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) when they were its allies,…
Liaquat’s second wife gives first-hand account of arrest
bySrinagar: Syed Liaquat Shah was arrested when he crossed into Indian territory from Nepal to surrender under Jammu and Kashmir’s rehabilitation policy. His second…
‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ to be screened at Hong Kong film fest
byNew Delhi: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s critically acclaimed two-part series “Gangs Of Wasseypur” will be screened at the ongoing 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival. The…
Haryana and Silly Diktats of its Self-proclaimed Judges
byChandigarh: In Haryana’s hinterland, not just lawmakers and law-enforcing agencies deal with law. Diktats, many of them strange ones, keep coming from all quarters. The…
Can Modi Pass the Litmus Test in Karnataka Polls
byBangalore: Scarred by scandal after scandal, Karnataka’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is roping in Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to help it retain…
Aatma: A Daring Concept That Lacks Soul (Movie Review)
byWe should not forget that the movie is not all about scaring hell out of people but something out of box that hasn’t been experimented ever before. Aatma deserves accolades for trying something imaginative but indubitably lacks a bloodcurdling soul.
India-US Joint Mars Mission a Possibility
byWashington: India and the US have agreed to expand their cooperation in civil space activities ranging from weather and monsoon forecasting to cooperative space exploration…