Dipika Pallikal aims for top-5 spot in world squash
byNew Delhi: When she is not sweating it out on court, Dipika Pallikal, the first Indian to break into the top-10 of the world…
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Efforts to reintroduce LSD in Uttarakhand thwarted
byDehradun : An effort to re-introduce LSD, what was popularly known as ‘acid’ in the 1960s in Uttarakhand was thwarted when a special team…
Indo-China trade at Shipki La post touches Rs 1.4 cr
byShimla: Trade on the Indo-China border post through Shipki La pass in Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) for the first time in 18 years touched a…
India’s forex reserves down $471 million
byMumbai: India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves went down up by $471.3 million to $294.50 billion for the week ended Nov 30, according to Reserve Bank…
Media should raise voice against AFSPA
byNew Delhi: The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers to the armed forces, has been in force in India’s northeast for…
Hope, despair, Legal tangles follow Kolkata hospital fire tragedy
byKolkata: The charred remains of the annexe of the AMRI Hospital stands as a ghostly reminder of the fire that snuffed out 94 lives on…
US military eyes meditation for combat training
byWashington: Deep breaths and long periods of silent reflection are something one might associate with yoga or an ashram in India – not combat readiness….
Kerala’s e-toilets, treatment plants to help sanitise Kashmir
byThiruvananthapuram: An e-toilet manufacturer from Kerala will install four sewage treatment plants in Jammu and Kashmir and two customised toilets – one at 4,000 feeet…
Prayers, peaceful marches Monday for Tibet
byDharamsala: From prayers to peaceful marches to appeals to the United Nations (UN), a number of events have been lined up by the Central Tibetan…
Omar Abdullah’s ‘grand alliance’ is vindicated in council poll (Kashmir Newsletter)
bySrinagar: The clean sweep by the ruling National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance, which won the polls for all the four legislative council seats Wednesday, has dispelled…