Murder accused Ram Kumar takes oath as Himachal MLA
byShimla: Elected to the Himachal assembly on a Congress ticket for the first time, murder accused Ram Kumar was sworn in as a legislator,…
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New technology makes driving on ice safer
byHelsinki: An automatic detection system helps motorists avoid personal injuries and damage to vehicles on slippery roads caused by the presence of snow. Developed by…
Headley may dodge life sentence for Mumbai attack
byChicago: Pakistani-American David Headley, a key plotter in the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack staged by Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), may avoid life…
Life term for rapists, no death penalty, says Verma panel (Roundup)
byNew Delhi: Life imprisonment for gang-rape, but no death penalty even if the victim dies or is reduced to a vegetative state, were among the…
In Himachal pay 1 percent extra to foot power bills online
byShimla: Not interested in diluting the long queues before cash billing collection centers, HP state electricity board has started levying a percent extra for…
Himachal plans Rs 4100 Cr outlay for 2013-14
byShimla: Settling for a proposed annual plan of Rs 4100 crore for 2013-14 that is 11 percent more than the current one, the government…
Mumbai chawl girl tops CA exams
byMumbai: Daughter of a migrant Tamilian, an autorickshaw driver here and living in a small tenement, Prema Jayakumar is now on top of the world,…
BJP dumps Gadhkari, Rajnath Singh new president
byNew Delh: Rajnath Singh was today unanimously elected the new president of Bharatiya Janata Party, succeeding Nitin Gadkari who decided against a second term till…
Rajat Gupta seeks reversal of insider trading conviction
byNew York: Rajat Gupta, a former Indian-American director of Goldman Sachs Group, has asked a US court to reverse his insider trading conviction, objecting to…
Karnataka BJP government crisis simmers, 2 cabinet ministers resign
byBangalore; Public Works Minister C.M. Udasi and Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje, loyalists of former BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa, quit the Karnataka cabinet today as part…