2012 saw birth of new IT companies and sustained growth (2012 in Retrospect)
byBangalore: India’s $100-billion IT industry in 2012 saw the emergence of new companies to serve global and local markets and sustained growth, despite tough business…
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Two injured in chopper emergency landing
byJammu: The pilot and a woman passenger of a Pawan Hans helicopter were injured when the chopper, carrying five Vaishno Devi pilgrims, made an emergency…
‘Worst Communicators of the Year’ award should go to government
byBillionaire Warren Buffet once said that reputation is built through a set of consistent actions and behaviour over decades and it is destroyed within…
Gang-rape victim cremated in Delhi
byNew Delhi: The body of the Delhi gang-rape victim was cremated here today morning soon after it was flown in from Singapore, officials said. Prime…
Supreme Court continued its judicial activism (2012 in Retrospect)
byNew Delhi: From ruling that sleep was a fundamental right to urging the government to phase out the Haj subsidy in 10 years, to nixing…
Srinagar – Jammu highway closed due to snowfall
bySrinagar: Fresh snowfall today forced closure of the Srinagar-Jammu highway. Around two feet of fresh snow fell in the Jawahar Tunnel area in the…
No fog, no snow; sunshine on offer for New Year eve in Himachal
byShimla: Don’t let the weather fog your New Year celebrations. Catch the sun, which is giving northern India’s plains a miss these days, in the…
Himachal High Court strikes at pricing policy of life saving drugs
byShimla: Astounded with the prevailing prices of essential drugs, including life saving ones, the Himachal High Court in a public interest litigation took the…
Top-10 Indian sportspersons (2012 in Retrospect)
byNew Delhi: The following is the list of top-10 Indian sportspersons who made news during 2012. Sachin Tendulkar: Ending days of speculation, the legendary cricketer…
Muslim quota proposal triggers political storm
byLucknow: The promise by the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) to move a resolution in the Uttar Pradesh assembly during the budget session in February 2013…