1913-14 Shimla Convention – McMohan Line and the disputed India-China border
byShimla: Stalemate over the India-China border settlement persists, much like it did so almost a hundred years ago when British rulers were drawing up…
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Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha countdown: If you can’t convince voters – befool them
byDehra Dun : If you cannot convince them, confuse them, is an old saying. Uttarakhand chief minister, B C Khanduri toeing the line has…
No work, no pay: MPs divided on issue
byNew Delhi : Nearly half of parliament’s winter session is over with no work done. Should MPs get paid for the days parliament is…
The brothers Anand: Tracking the Navketan story
byChicago : The death of Dev Anand just days before he was set to launch the first book about his pioneering movie production house…
Movies now just a product: Shekhar Kapur
byNew Delhi : Acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur hasn’t directed a Hindi film since “Bandit Queen” in 1994, and he blames the increased focus on…
FDI on hold, Pranab tells Sushma, Yechury
byNew Delhi : Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday spoke to Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj and Left leader Sitaram Yechury…
Global carbon emissions up 50 percent
byLondon : Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have gone up by 49 percent over the last two decades to reach a…
Maoists block highway, damage rail track in Chhattisgarh
byRaipur : Maoists Monday blocked a key national highway in Chhattisgarh and damaged a rail track on the second day of their 48-hour shutdown…
Loved or loathed, late Sheikh still relevant
bySrinagar : Even as the state government organised many functions to remember legendary leader Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on his 106th birth anniversary Monday, the…
Homeopathy fast becoming preferred mode of treatment in India’
byNew Delhi : Homeopathy is not a placebo but is effective in treating many serious diseases, including certain kinds of cancer, and costs just…