New Shatabdi Express to connect Chandigarh and New Delhi
Having taken over as the railways minister, Chandigarh MP Pawan Kumar Bansal is all set to gift a new train to Chandigarh, connecting it to New Delhi.
View ArticlePrince William and Kate Middletons royal baby (not twins) due in July
The prince's office said that the Duchess's condition has improved since her stay in hospital last month and also refuted speculation that Kate could be carrying twins.
View ArticleArmy chief against any dilution of AFSPA
Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh opposed any dilution of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir, saying any decision to revoke it from any part should be taken only after getting...
View ArticleODI series: Gautam Gambhir backs under-fire Indian bowlers
The opener said that the bowlers alone cannot be blamed for defeats and the responsibility of a result lies with all the 11 players of the side.
View ArticleLakhs take holy dip as 'Maha Kumbh' begins
Upwards of a million elated Hindu holy men and pilgrims took a bracing plunge in India's sacred Ganges river to wash away lifetimes of sins on Monday, in a raucous start to an ever-growing religious...
View ArticlePakistan should be pressurised to return Hemraj's head: Army chief
Gen Bikram Singh said the Pakistan Army should be pressurised to return the head of Lance Naik Hemraj, who was beheaded by its troops in Poonch sector in Jammu.
View ArticlePlaying Shakespeare in 97 minutes
Were not kidding! This brand new play, The Compleat Wrks of Willm Shkspr (Abridged), promises to give you a whirlwind and extremely hilarious journey through all 37 of the bards much-loved plays...
View Article'Matru Ki Bijlee ka Mandola collects Rs22.4 crore in first weekend
Vishal Bhardwaj's Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola made Rs22.4 crore during its opening weekend. The filmmaker is content with the response to his new project, which is satirical in nature.
View ArticleApple cuts orders for iPhone 5 parts on weak demand: Nikkei
Apple Inc has cut orders for LCD screens and other parts for the iPhone 5 this quarter due to weak demand, the Nikkei reported on Monday, in a further sign the US firm is losing ground to Asian...
View ArticleAlastair Cook wary of 'world class' India in 2nd ODI
England captain Alastair Cook said even though they have made a "great start" to the series, he is no mood to take a "world-class" India lightly in the second ODI in Kochi on Tuesday.
View ArticleRussian police say gunman killed after shooting at kindergarten
Russian police stormed an apartment on Monday and killed a man after he fired shots at a kindergarten, shattering a window of a gym where children were playing and lightly wounding a teacher who was...
View Article18% fall in residential plan approvals in Ahmedabad in 2012
The residential segment in Ahmedabad seems to be reeling under pressure from slowdown which has affected the number of new schemes launched last year (2012).
View ArticleRed wine wards off cholesterol
Harmful compounds from red meat form in the bloodstream, creating "bad" cholesterol that damages blood vessels and heightens cardiac risks.
View ArticleMy husband should be hanged, demands rapist's wife
The wife of a serial offender, who allegedly raped and murdered a minor girl following release from jail after serving sentence in similar offences, says her husband should be "hanged for the heinous...
View ArticleLOC firing: Congress steps up attack on Pakistan
Congress stepped up attack on Pakistan expressing concern over its army joining hands with terrorists and asserted India was "ready to face any eventuality".
View ArticleIOC proposes meeting with VK Malhotra-led IOA, govt nominee
The International Olympics Committee maintained that it would consider lifting of the ban on India only if the IOA holds elections solely under the Olympic Charter.
View ArticlePoK-Srinagar bus returns without Pakistani passengers
With the growing skirmish between India and Pakistan along the border, the bus, which runs between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad of Pakistan occupied Kashmir on weekly basis, today returned without a...
View ArticleInternational kite festival: Festive spirit soars high on riverfront
Around 300 kitists from 40 countries and 10 Indian states gathered at Sabarmati riverfront on Sunday morning for the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad.
View ArticleHoly bathing, prayers, kite-flying mark Makar Sankranti
Braving early morning winter chill, devotees in North India bathed in sacred rivers and ponds and made a beeline to temples to offer prayers.
View ArticleDelhi gang-rape case: Accused tortured by police, alleges lawyer
Manohar Lal Sharma, the lawyer of one of the accused charged with the Delhi gang rape case, on Monday alleged that his client was being tortured in police custody.
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