Himachal vote count gets underway
byShimla: Counting of votes for all 68 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh started at 8 a.m. today, Election Commission officials said here. The fate of…
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Gujarat, Himachal poll dust to settle many scores
byNew Delhi: It is a set of elections featuring a multiplicity of contests – Narendra Modi versus the Congress, Virbhadra Singh versus the BJP, and…
Virbhadra eyes another term as Himachal CM
byNew Delhi: Exuding confidence of victory, a day ahead of counting of votes cast in the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, Congress leader Virbhadra Singh today…
PM ‘deeply disturbed,’ but rapes happened everyday in the capital
byNew Delhi: Calling the Delhi gang-rape a very “disturbing incident”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday directed Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to ensure such cases do…
New assault rifles to replace INSAS, says Antony
byNew Delhi: India is in the process of procuring new assault rifles to replace the indigenously-designed ‘INSAS’ (Indian Small Arms System) rifles, Defence Minister A.K….
SP member snatches quota bill from Narayanasamy
byNew Delhi: Samajawadi Party (SP) leader Yashvir Singh today snatched a copy of the bill on quota in promotions from Minister of State in the…
Opposition finally remembers Lokpal bill, Government moves on
byNew Delhi: A day before the winter session of parliament is scheduled to end, members in the upper house today questioned the government over tabling…
Nobody safe in Delhi, says anguished court
byNew Delhi: “Nobody is safe here,” the Delhi High Court remarked today as it took suo moto notice of a woman’s gang-rape in a bus…
In Himachal, BJP and Congress are hopeful (Curtain Raiser)
byShimla: With counting of votes in Himachal Pradesh set for tomorrow, both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress say they will easily…
Resolve grievances of Tibetans, Britain tells China
byDharamsala: After the US, Canada and the European Union (EU), it’s now Britain which has urged China to address policy issues that are pushing Tibetans…