Rain, heat keep summer death toll mounting

In West Bengal, where five people had died of suspectedsun stroke last month, heavy summer rains accompanied bystrong wind claimed seven lives in Malda district. People of the national capital got some respite fromscorching heat as dust haze brought down… बाँकी अंश »

Shanti Swarup Awards announced

New Delhi, Sept 26: Ten leading scientists from across the country were on Friday chosen for the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2008. Ravinder Goswami of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi and Jaikumar Radhakrishnan of Tata Institute of… बाँकी अंश »

History created as Abhinav Bindra win first gold medal for india

Beijing Abhinav Bindra won India’s first-ever individual Olympic gold medal when he claimed the men’s 10m Air Rifle shooting title here on Monday. Athens Games champion Zhu Qinan of China won the silver and Henri Hakkinen of Finland took the… बाँकी अंश »

Badal writes to PM for probe into Ishmeet`s death

Chandigarh, Aug 06: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order an inquiry into the mysterious death of Ludhiana-based budding singer Ishmeet Singh.Ishmeet, 19, who won the “Voice of India” reality TV show featuring… बाँकी अंश »

Breaking news from India Ahmedabad on serial blast

Ahmedabad, July 26: A day after a series of explosions rocked the IT city of Bangalore, seventeen blasts went off in Ahmedabad Saturday evening. The areas targeted are Maninagar, Isanpur, Narol circle, Bapunagar, Hatkeshwar, Sarangpur bridge, Sarkhej, Odhav, Sardar Patel… बाँकी अंश »

Euphoric Punjab sends SMSes saying Singh is King

Chandigarh: "Congratulations India… Singh is King!" This is the text message that was doing the rounds in Punjab and elsewhere minutes after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pulled off a decisive win in the trust vote in Lok Sabha on Tuesday… बाँकी अंश »

Human trafficking involving Indians busted in Britain, New Zealand

London/Auckland/Chandigarh/Two human trafficking scams involving Indians, especially from Punjab, unearthed in two far-flung countries – New Zealand and Britain – showed the massive scale of the illegal operations and the criminal network that faked documents and identities with impunity.The British… बाँकी अंश »