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  • himachal s keylong freezes at minus 8.5 degrees celsius

    Himachal's Keylong freezes at minus 8.5 degrees Celsius

    December 12, 2012 13:38 IST

    Shimla, Dec 12: A day after snowfall, cold wave conditions gripped Himachal Pradesh Wednesday with temperature in Keylong, district headquarters town of Lahaul and Spiti, dropping to minus 8.5 degrees Celsius.The Met Office here said

  • railways brace for fog woes cross fingers

    Railways brace for fog woes, cross fingers

    December 12, 2012 13:12 IST

    Lucknow, Dec 12: With the onset of winter, railway authorities here - and throughout northern and eastern India - have begun to brace for the biggest and the deadliest challenge they face along with the

  • unfair to withhold student s degree for dues rules consumer

    Unfair to withhold student's degree for dues, rules Consumer court

    December 12, 2012 11:15 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 12: It is unfair for a university or college to withhold a student's degree to recover dues, the apex consumer court has ruled and said it would be preferable for the institution

  • 24 foreign tv channels can t telecast in india for lack of

    24 foreign TV channels can't telecast in India for lack of permission

    December 12, 2012 11:14 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 12: The Indian government Tuesday said 24 foreign TV channels have been denied permission to telecast in India as they have either not sought permission for down-linking or such permission has not

  • ten killed in tripura road accident

    Ten killed in Tripura road accident

    December 12, 2012 11:15 IST

    Agartala, Dec 12: Ten people, including a child and three women, were killed and four critically injured when the jeep in which they were travelling collided with a mini-truck in Tripura, an official said Wednesday.The

  • india successfully tests n capable missile

    India successfully tests n-capable missile

    December 12, 2012 11:14 IST

    Bhubaneswar, Dec 12: India Wednesday carried out a successful test of its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said.The intermediate-range ballistic missile, which can strike a target 700 km

  • mystery of india s skeleton lake roop kund

    Mystery of India's skeleton lake: Roop Kund

    December 12, 2012 6:31 IST

    New Delhi:  Roopkund, better known as “Skeleton Lake,” is a glacial lake in Uttarakhand state, an uninhabited corner of the Himalayan Mountains. The lake is known for the enormous grave of 300-600 skeletons around it.The

  • kingfisher aircraft seized in mumbai over non payment of

    Kingfisher aircraft seized in Mumbai over non-payment of service tax

    December 11, 2012 21:54 IST

    Mumbai, Dec 11 : Kingfisher Airlines today said it is in discussions with several investors for equity partnership, including Gulf-based Etihad Airways, but denied any deal with any of them, even as it lost five

  • supreme court refuses to stay jallikattu bullfighting in tn

    Supreme Court refuses to stay Jallikattu bullfighting in TN

    December 11, 2012 21:28 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 11 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay Tamil Nadu's traditional bull fight Jallikattu for the upcoming festival of Pongal starting next month.A bench comprising justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak

  • poll bonanza centre hikes cap of subsidised lpg cylinders

    Poll bonanza: Centre hikes cap of subsidised LPG cylinders from 6 to 9

    December 11, 2012 21:35 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 11 : The Centre today decided to raise the cap of subsidised LPG cylinders from six to nine per household per year, a decision  which immediately earned the ire of the Election

  • stop hiking number of subsidized lpg cylinders from 6 to 9

    Stop hiking number of subsidized LPG cylinders from 6 to 9 till Gujarat polls are over, EC directs Centre

    December 11, 2012 21:14 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 11: The Election Commission today asked the Petroleum Minister and the Petroleum Secretary to refrain from any move to hike the number of LPG cylinders from six to nine in view of

  • delhi temperature dips with rain

    Delhi temperature dips with rain

    December 11, 2012 19:46 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 11: The temperature dipped in the national capital Tuesday as the city witnessed steady drizzle with chilly winds, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said.The maximum temperature dipped four notches below average, settling

  • family suspects foul play in indian nurse s death in london

    Family suspects 'foul play' in Indian nurse's death in London

    December 11, 2012 19:40 IST

    Bangalore, Dec 11: British authorities will conduct a post-mortem and an inquest into the mysterious death of Indian nurse Jacintha Saldhana in London, but her family in Karnataka suspects "foul play" and wants an independent

  • three killed in faridabad building collapse

    Three killed in Faridabad building collapse

    December 11, 2012 20:39 IST

    Faridabad, Dec 11: At least three people were killed and many others injured when an under-construction school building collapsed here Tuesday. Dozens of labourers were feared to be trapped under the debris, an official said.The

  • lashkar indian mujahideen keen on attacking india

    Lashkar, Indian Mujahideen keen on attacking India

    December 11, 2012 18:45 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 11: The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Indian Mujahideen are interested in carrying out terrorist violence in India but there are no such inputs about the Taliban, the government said Tuesday.Minister of State

  • manali wrapped up in white blanket

    Manali wrapped up in white blanket

    December 11, 2012 20:40 IST

    Shimla, Dec 11: Popular tourist resort Manali Tuesday saw snowfall but Shimla received only snowflakes, and cold in Himachal Pradesh intensified, a weather official said here.Tourist spots near Shimla, like honeymooners' paradise Kufri, Fagu and

  • all three similar numerical dates like 12 12 12 will come

    All three similar numerical dates like 12-12-12 will come after 88 years

    December 11, 2012 20:50 IST

    New Delhi: Wednesday is one of those magical dates that we're not going to see again for a while. Yes, that day is — Say it with us: 12/12/12! Many spiritualists, astrologers, and other people

  • direct cash transfer for lpg not easy to implement oil secy

    Direct cash transfer for LPG not easy to implement: Oil Secy

    December 11, 2012 17:07 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 11: Weeks ahead of rollout of the direct cash subsidy transfer scheme, the Petroleum Ministry today said the plan will not be easy to implement because of the low base of people

  • rains lash punjab haryana

    Rains lash Punjab, Haryana

    December 11, 2012 12:43 IST

    Chandigarh, Dec 11: Rains today lashed many parts of Punjab and Haryana, with minimum temperatures witnessing a rise as overcast conditions prevailed at most places.After basking under bright sun shine during the past few days,

  • kingfisher aircraft impounded over non payment of service

    Kingfisher aircraft impounded over non-payment of service tax

    December 11, 2012 12:33 IST

    Mumbai, Dec 11: The Service Tax Department here has impounded an aircraft of the grounded Kingfisher Airlines for defaulting tax dues amounting to Rs 63 crore, officials said today."We have seized one ATR aircraft of

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