Custodial death of an overnight prisoner in Shimla lockup
byShimla: One person arrested yesterday on charges of theft is alleged to have hung himself in the lockup, and on rushing him to hospital…
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‘Divine footprints’ on pond attract hundreds of devotees
byKolkata : “Human footprints” on the surface of a pond adjoining a temple in West Bengal’s Howrah district Thursday saw hundreds thronging to see…
Culinary institute to come up at Haryana’s Pinjore
byChandigarh : A National Culinary Institute (NCI), the first of its kind in north India, would soon be set up at Haryana’s Pinjore to…
Amitabh pleads innocence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
byAmritsar : Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has pleaded his innocence in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in various parts of the country in which thousands…
Dalai Lama’s tips for ‘happy married life’
byKolkata : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, himself a bachelor, Thursday had some words of wisdom for a happy married life saying one…
Lokpal panel divided, 10 members give dissenting note
byNew Delhi : A division emerged in the parliamentary panel studying the Lokpal bill Thursday with ten members submitting a note of dissent on…
Food inflation falls to 8 percent; to drop further: Pranab
byNew Delhi : India’s food inflation fell sharply to 8 percent for the week ended Nov 19 as compared to 9.01 percent in the…
Hyundai Motor’s November sales up 28.1 percent
byNew Delhi : Automobile major Hyundai Motor’s November sales, including exports, increased by 28.1 percent at 57,080 units from 44,540 units sold in the…
HIV spreading among Tibetans, says government-in-exile
byDharamsala : HIV is increasingly becoming one of the most dangerous diseases spreading within the Tibetan community, the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Thursday. The…
Some Chinese officials consider me as a demon: Dalai Lama
byKolkata : Amid reported objections raised by the Chinese consulate to top government officials attending his speech, the Dalai Lama Thursday said some Chinese…