ECI team to visit Tripura to review poll readiness
byAgartala: The full Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath will visit Tripura next week to review preparations for assembly elections in the…
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Record fish catch in Bhakra back waters, trout farm high and dry
byShimla: A better than expected catch in Bhakra Dam back waters has boosted the fishery departments’ hopes of meeting the year’s targets in warm…
Nepal to ease visa regime for Chinese nationals
byKathmandu: The government of Nepal plans to ease visas for Nepal-bound Chinese tourists, officials said today. The ministry of tourism has submitted a report to…
Woman gang-raped, dumped on road in Delhi
byNew Delhi: A 42-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by three people and dumped in a south Delhi locality late Wednesday, police said today. One of…
Ratan Tata’s legacy, Cyrus Mistry’s challenge
byNew Delhi: As Ratan Tata steps down as chairman of India’s largest industrial house Friday, he leaves behind for his successor at Bombay House, Cyrus…
30 dead as cold wave sweeps Uttar Pradesh
byLucknow: The cold wave sweeping through Uttar Pradesh has claimed more than 30 lives in a 24-hour span, officials here said today. The maximum number…
Delhi schoolgirls to get self-defence training
byNew Delhi: Anger and outrage in the city against the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman has caused the civic agency-run primary schools here to announce…
Gang-rape victim moved out of Safdarjung Hospital
byNew Delhi: The Delhi gang-rape victim, battling for her life, was late tonight shifted out of Safdarjung Hospital in an ambulance, whose destination was not…
Panchkula court denies murder accused Himachal MLA elect anticipatory bail
byShimla: Fugitive member elect of the Himachal Pradesh state assembly Ram Kumar Chaudhary was denied anticipatory bail in murder case by a court in…
Another World Bank funded road contract to Chinese Company faces termination
byShimla: Troubled contract obligations with a Chinese government backed infrastructure company for a World Bank funded another road project is headed for termination, (the…