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Kullu Dussehra to be low-key, no foreign troupes this year

Shimla, Sept. 28 -- The International Kullu Dussehra Festival, to be held in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu from October 2 to 8, will be a subdued affair this year dedicated to the state's disaster-affected... Read More


'Rahul, Lalu trying to secure voting rights for infiltrators'

ARARIA, Sept. 28 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited Samastipur and Araria districts and charged that the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his allies like RJD president Lalu Prasad wa... Read More


Seat formula faces hurdle as RJD eyes 140

PATNA, Sept. 28 -- Though the seat-sharing arrangement in the Opposition INDIA bloc in Bihar or Grand Alliance (GA) has progressed in last few days, there are indications a final deal may take some ti... Read More


Cong, RJD want voting rights for infiltrators, NDA to expel them: Shah

Araria, Sept. 28 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD chief Lalu Prasad were trying to protect infiltrators in Bihar by getting voting rights for... Read More


'Cong left no chance to loot country, people'

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 28 -- The Congress had left no opportunity to loot the people of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led gove... Read More


42% stubble burning alerts turn out to be false

Patiala, Sept. 28 -- Of the 82 farm fire alerts recorded in Punjab between September 15 and 27, 42% cases (35) have been found to be false alarms with no actual stubble burning. The Ludhiana-based Pun... Read More


HC sword 'assault': Court questions UT Police probe

Chandigarh, Sept. 28 -- A chief judicial magistrate (CJM) court has raised questions about the UT Police move to invoke attempt to murder section in a case where advocate Simranjit Singh Blassi was bo... Read More


NHAI: Dumping site causing traffic snarls on Y'nagar-P'kula highway

Panchkula, Sept. 28 -- The Jhuriwala dumping site has raised the hackles of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) which blamed it for the traffic chaos on the Panchkula-Yamunanagar highway. ... Read More


Punjabi singer Rajvir Jawanda suffers head injuries in bike accident; critical

Mohali, Sept. 28 -- Punjabi singer and actor Rajvir Jawanda, 35, was critically injured in a road accident near Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, on Saturday. According to police, the singer's motorcycle colli... Read More


From stage to spotlight: Ramlila, an arena for young artistes to turn into theatre pros

Chandigarh, Sept. 28 -- With youngsters crowding Ramlila grounds each evening, some watching closely enough to memorise every line, others waiting for their turn backstage, the performances have becom... Read More