Remove liquor vends from religious towns: Haryana khaps
byRohtak (Haryana): Having strongly raised their voices for amending the Hindu Marriage Act to ban marriages within the same gotra and same village, Haryana’s khap…
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Kejriwal accuses Modi of favouring companies
byNew Delhi: Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal today accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of giving undue favours to some corporate companies and…
Congress charges Modi government over oil basin stake (Video)
byNew Delhi: Lashing out at the ruling BJP in the pole bound Gujarat, the Congress has questioned the state government over Tehelka magazine’s expose…
Kashmir militancy due to infiltration, says police chief
byJammu: Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is due to infiltration from Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC), Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police…
Slip, slidin’ away: it’s skating season in Shimla
byShimla: A red balloon was today tethered to the roof of the British-era municipal corporation building for the first time this season, signalling as it…
Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar World No.2
byNew Delhi: London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar climbed up a place to be ranked World No.2 in the men’s 25-metre rapid fire pistol category…
US has made a strategic bet on India, says US official
byWashington: Calling India a dynamic link that “fuses” the Greater Middle East and East Asia, a top US diplomat has said the Obama Administration’s strategic re-balancing to…
Five Bollywood stars feature at Madame Tussauds Washington
byWashington: Incredibly life-like wax figures of five Hindi cinema legends, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan, will be on display at Madame…
Will Bobby Jindal make a White House run in 2016?
byWashington: Louisiana’s Indian American governor Bobby Jindal may well be making a bid for the White House in 2016, a leading US news site suggested…
Goa government afraid of ‘unrest’ due to mining ban
byPanaji: Goa can’t afford the social and political unrest that may arise due to the Supreme Court imposed ban on mining, the state’s chief secretary…