Himachal hills, valleys receive more snow, rains
January 15th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 15 (IANS) The current cold wave continued unabated in the hills of Himachal Pradesh as the higher reaches had another spell of moderate snowfall while the mid and lower ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Take out your ski boots, snow-clad Himachal slopes are here!
January 9th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 9 (IANS) Bored with your weekend bouts of cricket and football? Pack your skiing gear and head to Himachal for some adventure sports as the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
High on spirit and joy, Kerala embraces 2011
January 1st, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) The beaches buzzed with tourists, the hotels made a killing, the clubs went into musical marathons, the night sky was lit with perfect chromosomes, and the god's ... Read more...
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Only JPC can properly look into 2G, claims Sharad Yadav
December 21st, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Ahead of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rally on corruption, alliance convenor and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav Tuesday scoffed at the prime minister's offer ... Read more...
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Media, politics, business and a lobbyist - India’s own WikiLeaks
December 1st, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Where does brokering begin and lobbying end, who draws the line between journalistic ethics and peddling corporate interests, and just how does one separate the overlapping ... Read more...
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Bid for CWG was secretive, hasty: RTI query
November 2nd, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Prathiba Raju
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The decision to bid for the just concluded 19th Commonwealth Games (CWG) was taken secretively and hurriedly before the then youth affairs and sports minister ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
International Roerich Trust mired in controversy
September 29th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 29 (IANS) A member of the International Roerich Memorial Trust, which takes care of Russian painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich's estate in Himachal Pradesh to preserve his art and knowledge, ... Read more...
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Vajpayee undergoes health checkup
August 22nd, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sunday underwent a one-and-a-half-hour routine medical checkup at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.
Vajpayee, 86, who has ... Read more...
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Vajpayee condoles Digvijay Singh’s death
June 25th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Thursday condoled the death of Lok Sabha MP from Bihar and former union minister Digvijay Singh in a hospital in ... Read more...
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BJP reorganizes various wings, Smriti Irani to lead Mahila Morcha
June 15th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday reconstituted its central election committee, discipline committee besides appointing chiefs for various wings.Small screen star Smriti Irani has ... Read more...
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Jethmalani storms out of TV interview
June 13th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Eminent lawyer and the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha candidate Ram Jethmalani walked out of a television interview when he was questioned on his turnaround in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Former central minister’s car stolen from his house
May 30th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Karnal (Haryana), May 29 (IANS) Former union minister of state for home I.D. Swami's car was stolen from his house in this Haryana town Saturday, police said.
According to police, unidentified men ... Read more...
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I am not retiring, says PM (Lead)
May 24th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has ruled India since May 2004, said Monday that there was no question of his retirement -- because he had a ... Read more...
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Shekhawat was a close friend, says Vajpayee
May 15th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Saturday condoled the death of former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, saying he was a "close friend, a tall leader ... Read more...
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Unlike Pakistan, India experiments with fasion: Pakistani designer
April 27th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) He has dressed up the likes of Hamid Karzai, Pervez Musharraf, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was one of the first designers to establish himself ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Vajpayee undergoes routine check-up at AIIMS
March 28th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sunday underwent "routine check-up" at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, doctors said.
"He came to ... Read more...
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Three convicted for whistle blower engineer’s murder
March 22nd, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 22 (IANS) A special court Monday convicted three men in the murder of whistle blower Satyendra Dubey, who had exposed corruption in the Golden Quadrilateral project.
A Special Central ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to give free power connections
March 5th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 5 (IANS) Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Raghubar Das Friday said that installation charges for new electricity connections will be waived off for all families in the state.
The scheme will ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BJP to move adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over price rise
February 21st, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday said it has plans to move adjournment motion against the United Progressive Alliance government on Feb.23 in the Lok Sabha seeking debate ... Read more...
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Skiers back on Himachal’s Solang slopes (With Image)
February 11th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Manali, Feb 11 (IANS) Skiers are back on the slopes in Solang near this Himachal Pradesh tourist town after the region witnessed heavy snowfall early this week, officials said Thursday.
"The National Senior ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
No snow on Manali’s ski slopes
January 12th, 2010 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Manali, Jan 12 (IANS) For those scaling high up the slopes of Manali in search of adventure, the deserted ski resorts without snow cover are a disappointment.For the second ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
PM assures voting rights, social security for NRIs (Roundup)
January 8th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Voting rights by next general elections and social security to tide over economic distress were the highlights of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurances to non-resident Indians ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Himachal saves Rs.1 bn-worth power through CFLs
January 3rd, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 3 (IANS) By distributing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to 16.5 lakh households, Himachal Pradesh conserved about 270 million units of energy worth Rs.1 billion (Rs.100 crore) in a year.Under the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Lucknow sees prayers, feasts for poor on Vajpayee’s birthday
December 25th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 25 (IANS) This Uttar Pradesh capital, once regarded as the political bastion of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Friday saw members of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrating ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Jual Oram elected Orissa BJP chief
December 22nd, 2009 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 22 (IANS) Former union minister Jual Oram was Tuesday elected the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Orissa unit, without any contest.
Oram is currently one of the BJP's ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
China bent on cutting India down to size: Former NSA
December 22nd, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Terming China hegemonistic and very aggressive, former national security advisor (NSA) Brajesh Mishra Tuesday called for the right combination of strategic and diplomatic policies to ... Read more...
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Good governance school to be named after Vajpayee
December 22nd, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 22 (IANS) Bhopal will soon have a school of good governance named after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan late Monday ... Read more...
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Muslim body seeks justice over Babri mosque demolition
December 21st, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Dec 21 (ANI): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has sought action against those responsible for the demolition of Babri mosque.Addressing reporters here on Sunday, Maulana Abdul Rahim Quraishi, ... Read more...
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Nitin Gadkari takes over a BJP low on morale (News Analysis)
December 19th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Anand
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Nitin Gadkari has just been handed a crown of thorns. As he takes charge of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the 52-year-old ... Read more...
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Rajnath Singh hands over BJP baton to Gadkari
December 19th, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh resigned from his post here on Saturday paving way for Nitin Gadkari from Maharashtra to take over ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Jharkhand angry over Nitish idea of merger with Bihar
December 15th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 15 (IANS) Jharkhand's political class has reacted sharply to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's reported statement that Jharkhand should be re-inducted into Bihar.
Reacting to the demand for smaller states, ... Read more...
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BJP trashes Liberhan report, Congress counters (Roundup)
December 9th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed in the Rajya Sabha over the Liberhan Commission report Wednesday, with the opposition calling it a "national ... Read more...
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PM apologises for MP’s comments on Vajpayee (Lead)
December 9th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday apologised for Congress MP Beni Prasad Verma's derogatory remarks against former prime minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
PM apologises for MP’s remarks against Vajpayee
December 9th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday apologised for Congress MP Beni Prasad Verma's derogatory remarks against former prime minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari ... Read more...
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BJP dismisses Liberhan report; Congress blames RSS (Roundup)
December 8th, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday termed the Liberhan Commission report "perverse, baseless and ill-founded", while the Congress blamed its political opponents for playing "divisive politics" ... Read more...
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