AMRITSAR: Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of Sikhs, has summoned former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Paramjit Singh Sarna for creating hurdles in the construction of a memorial to the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots of New Delhi. The decision to summ...

By Harcharan Bains-It’s the funny nature of history that the more we try to force a manufactured closure on its traumatic aspects, the more forcefu...

By K S Chawla-CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal may be the next convener of the NDA after Sharad Yadav, President, Janata Dal (Un...

By K S Chawla-CHANDIGARH: The Congress President Sonia Gandhi has rightfully recognized the political potential of Amarinder Singh former Chief Minister of Punjab and inducted him as permanent invitee to the highest policy making body of the congress working committee and thus accorded ...

By K S Chawla-LUDHIANA: The sudden transfer of Ishwar Singh, Commissioner of Police Ludhiana has sent shockwave among the Ludhianvis. Ishwar Singh ha...

GURDASPUR: With monsoons making it early to Punjab this year, once again foodgrains are set to rot because of lack of proper and adequate stora...

NEW DELHI: The joke doing the rounds in Delhi Police circles is that they are investigating the betting and spot fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL) more to keep their chief in the news till his retirement early next month. Jokes apart, the police are aware that no...

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday questioned "yet another" cabinet reshuffle of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governm...

PATNA: It is difficult to work with Bharatiya Janata Party's new era leaders, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Monday, a day after his Ja...

KOLKATA: Accusing the ruling Trinamool Congress of mobilising criminals to attack opposition party activists ahead of the panchayat polls, the Left Front sought West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan's intervention for deployment of security forces. In a memorandum, the Left Front drew ...

KOLKATA: Accusing the ruling Trinamool Congress of mobilising criminals to attack opposition party activists ahead of the panchayat polls, the Left ...

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's belated bid to soothe the family of a murdered gang-rape victim in North 24 Parganas Monday turn...

AGRA: Ending years of uncertainty, union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has cleared a civil aviation terminal at the Kheria Air Force Base in this Taj city, raising hopes of increased tourist traffic, a senior tourism industry official said. Once it is functional, passengers will n...

NEW DELHI: Lathi-charge, the familiar term for mob managment by police forces in India, is set to become history. Delhi Police will be doing aw...

LUCKNOW: Policemen in Uttar Pradesh are under attack. Literally! Amid spiralling crime, policemen now face threats of assault. More than a dozen ...

RANCHI: Former Bihar police chief Aanand Shankar will replace Vijay Kumar as Jharkhand governor's advisor, said an official Tuesday. "The union home ministry Monday issued a notification regarding appointment of Shankar as advisor of the governor," said an official Tuesday. V...

WASHINGTON: Siding with the Obama administration, the US Supreme Court has tossed out a provision in an Arizona state law requiring proof of citizen...

TEHRAN: Iran's president-elect Hassan Rouhani has said his country would try to be more " transparent" in its nuclear issue to "build confiden...

NEVADA: Hindus are upset with British actor Henry Cavill, who plays Superman  in currently running superhero film “Man of Steel”, for reportedly comparing ‘Superman’ with Hindu gods. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) on Tuesday, said that comparin...

CHENNAI/COLOMBO: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that India was working towards finding the rightful place for all communities in Sri Lanka. ...

DUBAI: Indian man, who had fled the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after allegedly killing his wife, has handed himself over to police in Dubai. The ...

LONDON: Indian-born Amol Rajan has been appointed editor of the London morning daily The Independent, making him Fleet Street's first non-white editor, the newspaper reported Monday. Rajan, 29, was previously the daily's comment editor. Oliver Duff, who was executive editor and new...

WASHINGTON: India must make employment a key driver of its growth strategy as higher economic growth by itself does not create more jobs, accor...

BRAMPTON (ON): Brampton Member of Parliament Parm Gill issued a statement applauding the decision by the Fédération Internationale de Football Ass...

MUMBAI:Locked away with hardened criminals, Suraj Pancholi seems to be coping well with his condition, according to his sister who met him at the Arthur Road Jail here. Suraj's sister Sana visited Suraj in prison Saturday. To the family's relief the boy seemed to be in a good mental ...

NEW DELHI:Actress Manisha Koirala, who has successfully battled ovarian cancer, maintained a vibrant and cheerful demeanour as she stepped out for a...

MUMBAI:TV actor Ashish Sharma, seen as Ranveer in "Rab Se Sona Ishq", says nervousness is the key to a good performance. "Whenever you give a shot...

MUMBAI:Watching fun-filled youth-based film "Fukrey" took superstar Shah Rukh Khan down memory lane. He has heaped praises on the movie's cast and director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba. "Mrigh, way to go. Transported me back to Delhi days. Varun (Sharma), Pulkit (Samrat), Manjot (Singh), Al...

LOS ANGELES:Socialite Kim Kardashian gave birth to her first child with rapper Kanye West Saturday and the her family says that the baby girl is a "...

MUMBAI:Southern star Dhanush makes his Bollywood debut with "Raanjhanaa" and says his family members, including his father-in-law Rajinikanth, are w...