US Hindu lawmaker takes oath on Gita
byWashington: Five and a half years after a Hindu prayer opened a US Senate session, Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu to be elected to the…
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Kinnaur tribals in Himachal for scrapping hydro project
byShimla: Fearing loss of a livelihood made out of farming in the difficult terrain of Kinnaur because of construction of a hydropower project, a…
Helicopter services for snow cut off Lahaul valley in Himachal started
byTandi (Lahaul-Spiti Himachal Pradesh): Heavy snow having cut off Lahaul & Spiti valley across Rohtang Pass, helicopter services for meeting emergency and movement needs…
South Korea: setting standards for the developing world
bySouth Korea is a beautiful country with a small population of hardworking and tremendously honest people. The country turns a visitor into its admirer…
Agriculture’s transformation top policy priority: PM
byKolkata: The transformation of agriculture must be top priority of public policies, including those on science and technology, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Thursday….
Ronaldo stays mum on his future at Real Madrid
byMadrid: Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo said he was happy at Bernabeu but was not willing to comment on whether he would extend his current…
‘Women can use knives, pepper spray in self-defence’
byPune (IANS) Pune Commissioner of Police Gulabrao Pol has asked women to carry knives, chilli powder and pepper spray and be prepared to use them…
Book MIM leader for hate speech: Court
byHyderabad (IANS) A city court today directed the police to book a case against Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi for his alleged hate speech….
Cold wave hits Kashmir Valley, Ladakh
bySrinagar: (IANS) The free fall of mercury continued today as the night temperatures dipped further below the freezing point throughout the Valley and the Ladakh…
Another Bihar panchayat bans cell phones for girls
byPatna (IANS) A panchayat in Bihar has banned the use of mobile phones by girls and ordered them not to wear short, tight and “provocative”…