Heads I Win, Tails you Lose
byHeard that before, haven’t you? Hobson’s choice! A week from now we cross the Autumnal Equinox yet again; then as winter slowly sets in,…
India
Delhi gang-rape case: All four convicts awarded death sentence
byNew Delhi: Four men were sentenced to death today for the Dec 16, 2012, gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern here. The…
Prayers resume at Kedarnath after 86 days
byDehradun : The bells chimed yet again and shouts of ‘har har Mahadev’ reverberated in the heights of the valley, as token prayers were…
Jaypee Group out to sell Himachal hydropower plants
byShimla: Jaiprakash Associates, one of the largest investors in Himachal Pradesh, is all set to exit from the hydropower sector in the hill state…
Young MPs score high on attendance
byNew Delhi: At a time when MPs are not seen to take their legislative business seriously – the last session was an exception – the…
Narender Modi a national embarrassment – Anand Sharma
byShimla: Denouncing Gujarat chief minister Narender Modi as a ‘national embarrassment’ union minister Anand Sharma hit out at the BJP prime ministerial aspirant saying…
No excise duty exemption; Anand Sharma hands new projects bouquet to Himachal
byIndian Institute of Foreign Trade regional office to be setup in Shimla Capital investment subsidy for HP and Uttarakhand extended to 2017 Open ended…
US to gather World War II remains from Tripura
byAgartala: A US team from the Joint Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Accounting Command (JPAC) would excavate in Tripura to collect remains of…
Daredevils tighten seat belts for 2013 Raid de Himalaya
byShimla: Having weathered snowstorms and an earthquake, the 15th edition of Raid-de-Himalaya is all geared to push its way into deep mountain country for…
Court rejects Asaram’s bail plea
byJodhpur: A court here in Rajasthan today rejected the bail plea of spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl, a…