Himachal bans manufacture of addictive drug
byShimla: Pain killer drug Dextroproposyphene (DPPP) after having been in use for 40 years being banned by the union government has pushed the Himachal…
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Caribbean League matches stay at Sabina Park
byBridgetown (Barbados), June 12 (IANS/CMC) Matches scheduled for Jamaica’s Sabina Park in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will still be played there despite…
V.C. Shukla cremated with state honours
byRaipur: Former union minister and Congress leader V.C. Shukla, who died of wounds he suffered during the May 25 Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, was…
Warner dropped from tie against Kiwis
byLondon, June 12 (IANS) Australia’s opening batsman David Warner Wednesday stood down from Champions Trophy match against New Zealand over an alcohol related problem….
Five terrorist suspects arrested in Spain
byMadrid, June 12 (IANS) Police in Barcelona arrested five people of Tunisian origin on suspicion of terrorist activities Wednesday, reported Xinhua. Spain’s Interior Minister…
Facebook page launched to demand justice for late Jiah Khan
byMumbai, June 12 (IANS) A Facebook page has been created to fight for justice for Bollywood actress Nafisa alias Jiah Khan, who committed suicide…
ITF Tennis: Hung knocks out Sood
byCoimbatore, June 12 (IANS) Taipei’s Jui-Chen Hung ousted eighth seeded Chandril Sood 6-3, 6-4, while the other top ranked players advanced smoothly into the…
Malaysia panel to probe 2 ethnic Indians’ custodial deaths
bySingapore, June 12 (IANS) Malaysia’s Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has named an eight-member panel, including two independent consultants, to investigate the death in…
Advani’s era is over, says JD-U
byNew Delhi: L.K. Advani’s era is over and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) would soon take a decision on its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata…
Nitish and Navin positive on federal front: Mamata
byKolkata, June 12 (IANS) Two days after urging all non-Congress and non-BJP regional parties to form a federal front for next year’s Lok Sabha…