Savita Halappanavar’s death a wake-up call says Irish senator
byLondon: It’s time for us to “stop talking and legislate”, said an opinion piece by an Irish senator who described the agonising death of…
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Manali Sarchu road closed for winters
byShimla: Border Road Organization (BRO) declared early closure of the alternate road to Leh that passes over Rohtang Pass because of early snowfall in…
Srinagar records coldest day of season
bySrinagar: With the minimum temperature dropping to minus 0.6 degrees Celsius Thursday, summer capital Srinagar witnessed the coldest day of the season so far. An…
Indian doctors to do polio surgeries in Nigeria
byChandigarh: A team of Indian doctors will undertake a 10-day medical mission to conduct polio corrective surgeries in Nigeria, a Rotary International functionary said here…
Second edition of Aung San Suu Kyi’s book released
byDelhi: Second edition of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s book ‘Burma and India: Some Aspects of Intellectual Life under Colonialism’ published by Indian Institute of Advanced…
Spartak dangerous opponents: Pedro
byBarcelona: Barcelona forward Pedro has called Spartak Moscow dangerous opponents for Tuesday’s Champions League clash in the Russian capital. Unai Emery’s team are bottom of…
Kashmir panchayat members may boycott council elections
bySrinagar: The elected Panchayat (village council) members may call for boycott by the fellow panches and sarpanches of the forthcoming elections to state legislative council…
Skype fixes security flaw
byMoscow: Skype has resolved a security bug that made it possible for hackers to steal accounts, the popular internet phone service said. “We… have made…
World callous to Tibetan self-immolations
byIt says something about the world that we live in that six people set themselves on fire in just about as many days to…
Uttarakhand : A dream gone sour
byDehradun : Myopic vision, zero governance, faulty planning and rampant corruption are perhaps the reasons why even in the 12 years that Uttarakhand got…