Cyclone ‘Helen’ to hit Andhra coast Friday
Hyderabad – The cyclonic storm ‘Helen’ in Bay of Bengal is set to hit south coastal Andhra Pradesh Friday and people are being evacuated from low-lying areas, officials said. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the severe cyclonic storm will cross th! e coast... read more »
K.P.S. Gill: Larger than life
By Rahul Dass Book: “KPS Gill: The Paramount Cop”; Author: Rahul Chandan; Publisher: Maple Press; Pages:244; Price: Rs.295. K.P.S. Gill, the supercop who crushed terrorism in! Punjab, gives a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial... read more »
Jhumpa Lahiri loses out on US National Book Award
By Arun Kumar Washington – Pulitzer Prize winning Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri’s new novel, “The Lowland” failed to win the 2013 US National Book Award in fiction losing out to author James McBride. McBride’s “The Good Lord Bird”, about the journey... read more »
Prachanda loses in Nepal Constituent Assembly election
The leader of Nepal’s Maoist party, who appears to have lost in this week’s national election, demanded on Thursday that the vote counting be stopped because of what he called massive irregularities. The irregularities occurred during transporting of ballot boxes and also during the counting,... read more »
I owe everything to Potter: Daniel Radcliffe
London – Actor Daniel Radcliffe says he owes everything to “Harry Potte! r”, but adds that after working in a franchise for a long time one is eager to try many different... read more »
Farooq Abdullah also demands Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee
New Delhi – National Conference chief and union Minister Farooq Abdullah Monday supported the demand for giving the country’s highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, to former... read more »
Filmdom going through a strange phase: Sunny Deol
Mumbai – Bollywood veteran Sunny Deol, who has been in the industry for three decades, says filmdom is going through a strange phase as content has taken a backseat and marketing has... read more »
‘India can’t treat Saurabh Kalia’s torture as war crime’
By Vishal Gulati Shimla – The Indian government has clarified its stand that it will not treat Indian Army Capt. Saurabh Kalia’s torture by the Pakistan Army in 1999 during the... read more »
Agra’s homeless get new night shelters
By Brij Khandelwal Agra – Good Samaritans in the Taj city have got together to open night shelters free of cost for the poor and the homeless, as the mercury dropped and Agra became enveloped... read more »
