Police seized 19 kg of charas (hashish) Tuesday near the Himachal Pradesh capital.
‘A Bolero jeep was intercepted near Dhalli in Shimla and 19.3 kg charas was seized from it this (Tuesday) noon,’ Deputy Superintendent of Police Brajesh Sood told reporters.
Five people travelling in the jeep were arrested, he said.
Tuesday may have been relatively warmer than the past few days, but fog continued to affect air and rail traffic to and from the national capital, disrupting services of 124 trains and at least 38 domestic and international flights, officials said.
Although the fog had badly affected visibility during the past week, on Tuesday the [...]
The Delhi High Court Tuesday slammed the state government for ’spending blindly’ on the beautification drive with an eye to the Commonwealth Games in October this year, while forgetting about the city’s homeless.
‘It is an astonishing fact that you (government) are beautifying every pavement in every nook and corner of the city as if [...]
The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered the Gujarat government to provide various official documents to a special probe panel to facilitate its ongoing probe into cases of mass-murder during the statewide communal riots following the Godhra train carnage Feb 27, 2002.
A bench of Justice D.K. Jain, Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice Aftab Alam, however, gave [...]
The central government should have a re-look at the ‘black-list’ of Sikhs who had been debarred from entering India for the last many years, Punjab’s minister for public relations and non-resident Indian (NRI) affairs Sewa Singh Sekhwan said here Tuesday.
Addressing a meet-the-press programme, Sekhwan supported the plea of (Jathedar) Gurbachan Singh, chief of the [...]
A restive Rahul Gandhi Tuesday ducked a question on the increasing number of student suicides in Maharashtra during his 59-second press conference at the Goa University.
The Congress general secretary was at the varsity to interact with students as part of his nationwide youth interaction programme which, party officials say, allows him to understand the [...]
The Indian Air Force (IAF) Tuesday appealed to people in and around Delhi to avoid throwing garbage in the open as that can attract birds, posing a threat to its aircraft flying at low level during flypast on Republic Day.
‘Birds pose a serious threat to aircraft flying at low levels. Eatables thrown out in [...]
US President Barack Obama has made digital history as he became the first commander-in-chief to ‘tweet’ a message on the social networking site, though with a little bit of help.
When Obama stopped at the headquarters of the American Red Cross Monday to promote aid to Haiti, a member of the agency’s new media team [...]
The self-immolation by a student over the delay in forming a separate Telangana state has intensified the movement as the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of students called for a shutdown Wednesday, a move backed by all political parties.
The all-party JAC held an emergency meeting and decided to support the 24-hour shutdown call given by [...]
India’s biotech ‘queen’ Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon Tuesday appealed for considering the issue of Bt brinjal cultivation on a scientific basis and not on ‘unfounded fears’.
‘We would really like to ensure that we take this whole issue of Bt brinjal on a scientific basis and not on unfounded fears, creating a fear psychosis,’ Mazumdar-Shaw [...]
Supporters of Samajwadi Party (SP) held protests in different parts of Uttar Pradesh to voice their concern against price rise and corruption on Tuesday. Uttar Pradesh State unit head and party chief’s son Akhilesh Yadav led the protest.
Police baton charged the Samajwadi supporters, who had [...]
A major fire broke out at the District Hospital of Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
The inferno, which reportedly started in the wing housing the pathological laboratory, resulted in extensive damage to the OPD (out patient department). There was no report of any casualty [...]
China on Tuesday said that it wanted to boost trade cooperation with India and there was a need for both the countries to strengthen economic cooperation in order to accelerate recovery from the global economic crisis.
Addressing a news conference, Chinese Commerce Minister [...]
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said that cooperation between Indian and Chinese companies is instrumental in strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.
“India attaches high importance to its participation in the Shanghai World [...]
Indian literature and publishing is set to make a mark in Europe in the summer of 2010, with India being nominated the guest country at the Turin International Book Fair in Italy beginning May 17.
Known as the Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino, the fair is one of the largest showcases dedicated to publishing, [...]
The Delhi Public School (DPS) Society Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it was withdrawing the expulsion notice issued to Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, for conducting ‘anti-DPS activities’.
Advocate Sunil Mittal, appearing on behalf of the DPS Society, told a division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw [...]
Seven people, including four women, were killed Tuesday when their van collided with a passenger train near Gothya railway station in Haryana’s Bhiwani district.
Deputy Commissioner Vikas Gupta said five people were injured in the accident that took place at an unmanned railway crossing about 300 km from here. The victims were headed to a [...]
The huge turnout Tuesday proved that the people of West Bengal really loved their former chief minister Jyoti Basu, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary Biman Bose said Tuesday while handing over his body to the state-run SSKM Hospital here.
‘We have seen that thousands of people thronged the city streets to catch the [...]
Pakistani troops fired for over an hour at an Indian border post in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district Monday night, an army officer in Jammu said. There were no casualties.
On its part, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) accused Indian troops of opening fire across the Line of Control at 1.30 p.m. on [...]
Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran here Tuesday re-opened three textile mills, which were lying shut for three decades and have been revived at a cost of Rs.73 crore.
The mills, owned by the National Textile Corp (NTC), are Tata Mills, Podar Mills and India United Mill No.5, all located in central Mumbai which was once the [...]
The Jharkhand police will constitute an anti-extortion cell in the state to deal with the rising number of extortion cases in the state.
The decision was taken Tuesday at a high-level meeting of police officials, which was attended by Jharkhand police chief Neyaz Ahmad, district police chiefs and other senior police officials.
‘The meeting decided to [...]
Viswanathan Anand was held to his third straight draw in the third round of the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament.
With this third draw against Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez Perez Monday evening, Anand has 1.5 points from three games, and trails in tied fifth place.
Anand, while not exactly in trouble, had to defend a Ruy Lopez [...]
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“Brit Award nomination? What??!!! EEEEEE!!!” TAYLOR SWIFT is excited about her BRIT Award nomination for International Breakthrough Act, which was announced on Monday (18Jan10).
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Rapper WALE has hosted a fundraising concert to benefit WYCLEF JEAN?s Yele Haiti charity in the wake of the massive earthquake which devastated the country last week (12Jan10). The gig, which took place in Washington, D.C. on Monday night (18Jan10), featured local artists including Tabi Bonney, D.C. Don Juan and Phil Ade.
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Australian singer PETER ANDRE is keen to record a duet with AMY WINEHOUSE after discovering she is a fan of his music.
The Mysterious Girl hitmaker has praised the Rehab star’s talent and offered her his support in her ongoing battle against drug and alcohol demons.
He is now eyeing a collaboration with Winehouse after her goddaughter, [...]
A combination of various initiatives such as opening up markets, taking to new farming practices and futuristic policies can help fight hunger and poverty the world is battling today, experts said at a conference here Tuesday.
Discussing the book, ‘Millions fed: Proven successes in agricultural development’, in which 20 case studies have been presented [...]
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KELLY OSBOURNE has decided to go green – she’s pledged to give up drinking bottled water to help the environment.
Ozzy Osbourne’s daughter feels guilty sipping so much spring water because of the landfill mountain created by empty plastic containers.
The rock offspring has decided to have a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle – she’s quitting her habit and [...]
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RONNIE WOOD’s ex-girlfriend EKATERINA IVANOVA was left fearing for her life when news of her relationship with the ROLLING STONE went public – she received death threats from incensed fans.
The 21 year old claims she became a hate figure when Wood left his wife of 23 years, Jo, for her in 2008.
And the former cocktail [...]
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Legendary producer BRIAN ENO is convinced U2 frontman BONO is “hated” in Britain, because the public can’t stand seeing a pop star meddle in international affairs.
The Irish rocker is well known for his humanitarian work and philanthropic efforts over the years, and he has also met with a string of high profile world leaders, including [...]
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NICK JONAS has fuelled rumours he’s revived his romance with fellow Disney star SELENA GOMEZ after the singer/actress was spotted accompanying him on tour.
The Jonas Brothers star, 17, who is currently playing a series of gigs around the U.S. with his new band, Nick Jonas and The Administration, reportedly dated Gomez in secret for nearly [...]
