Jaipur fest flags off with pitch for equitable world
byJaipur: The DSC Jaipur Literature Festival 2013, possibly the most high profile gathering of litterateurs in Asia, kicked off Thursday with rights campaigner and Bengali…
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Murder accused Ram Kumar takes oath as Himachal MLA
byShimla: Elected to the Himachal assembly on a Congress ticket for the first time, murder accused Ram Kumar was sworn in as a legislator,…
Life term for rapists, no death penalty, says Verma panel (Roundup)
byNew Delhi: Life imprisonment for gang-rape, but no death penalty even if the victim dies or is reduced to a vegetative state, were among the…
In Himachal pay 1 percent extra to foot power bills online
byShimla: Not interested in diluting the long queues before cash billing collection centers, HP state electricity board has started levying a percent extra for…
Mumbai chawl girl tops CA exams
byMumbai: Daughter of a migrant Tamilian, an autorickshaw driver here and living in a small tenement, Prema Jayakumar is now on top of the world,…
BJP dumps Gadhkari, Rajnath Singh new president
byNew Delh: Rajnath Singh was today unanimously elected the new president of Bharatiya Janata Party, succeeding Nitin Gadkari who decided against a second term till…
Karnataka BJP government crisis simmers, 2 cabinet ministers resign
byBangalore; Public Works Minister C.M. Udasi and Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje, loyalists of former BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa, quit the Karnataka cabinet today as part…
Sack Home Minister Shinde: BJP
byNew Delhi: The BJP Tuesday demanded the removal of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde saying his statement on “Hindu terrorism” has favoured Pakistan and terrorists. “The…
Issues with Pakistan should be settled bilaterally: India
byNew Delhi: India Tuesday said all issues with Pakistan should be settled bilaterally without the involvement of the UN or any third party. Speaking to…
Chautala, son get 10 years in jail
byNew Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday awarded 10 years in jail to former Haryana chief minister and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Om Prakash…