White House petition on 1984 anti-Sikh violence gains support
byWashington: A White House petition seeking recognition of the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as “genocide” has crossed the threshold of 25,000 signatures for…
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Focus on Indian-American Governor after US senator quits
byWashington: The surprise decision of a Republican senator to quit and become the next head of conservative think tank Heritage Foundation has focused attention on…
Ajit Pawar returns as Maharashtra deputy CM
byMumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar was today reinducted as Maharashtra deputy chief minister, barely 10 week after he quit over alleged links…
Computer Mughals mull newer models for transport, health, education, e-governance
byWaknaghat (Himachal Pradesh): Fast paced developments unfolding in the computing world that have wide applications for human health, mass transport systems, education, data collection,…
ITBP moving out of Chamba, State Police incapable of guarding borders
byChamba: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), that incurs huge expenditure every year to safeguard the 226 kilometer long border between Jammu and Himachal in…
Kerala Tourism bags Conde Nast travel award
byThiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tourism has won the Conde Nast Traveller award for putting India on the global travel map. The new award category introduced by the…
Kashmir sectarian unrest diverts year ender footfalls to Himachal
byShimla: Fallout of recent sectarian clashes in Srinagar has spiked year-ender booking at hotels across the state, even as the tourism department has planned…
India to become second fastest growing aviation market by 2016: IATA
byNew Delhi: Air transport body International Air Transport Association (IATA) Thursday said India will become the second fastest growing aviation market in the world by…
Four adults killed, 2 children survive car accident in Himachal
byShimla: Four adults were killed in a car accident late on Wednesday and two children, a boy and girl sustained grievous injuries and were…
Odisha villagers, tribals hold anti-Vedanta meet
byBhubaneswar: Hundreds of villagers, including tribal men and women Thursday held a meeting in Odisha’s Kalahandi district to reiterate their strong opposition to Vedanta’s alumina…