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Poll fever rises at PU, but girls' colleges stay cold

Chandigarh, Aug. 25 -- Election season at Panjab University (PU) is in full swing, with campaign posters splashed across universitycampus and political sloganeering echoing even through its co-ed coll... Read More


Now, Cong, AAP not inclined to join JPC

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Congress on Sunday expressed unwillingness to be part of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) to look into three bills seeking removal of ministers accused of serious crim... Read More


Gurukul scholars seek grant for research at IITs

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Central Sanskrit University (CSU), New Delhi, has received nearly 370 applications for 50 scholarships under the Setubandha Scholar Scheme launched in collaboration with the Indi... Read More


Nepal officially joins India-led International Big Cat Alliance

Kathmandu, Aug. 25 -- Nepal has officially joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), an India-led global initiative to protect seven species of big cats. IBCA is a multi-country, multi-agency ... Read More


Woman stabs relative over remark on weight

Haldwani, Aug. 25 -- A 50-year-old woman was arrested in Haldwani, after she allegedly stabbed her sister-in-law over a taunt on her weight, police said on Sunday. The victim, Pushpa Singh (40), was o... Read More


CII pitches 3-tier tariff rejig to boost exports

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Acknowledging that India has high tariffs, a Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) report has proposed moving from using tariffs as a protection for the domestic industry, to ... Read More


Group insolvency rules to solve complex cases

new delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Centre is laying the groundwork for a new insolvency framework that could see a single administrator and a common bench for resolving bankruptcies of related companies within... Read More


Chandigarh-Manali NH among 482 roads shut as rains batter HP

Shimla, Aug. 25 -- Heavy rainfall in Himachal has resulted in closure of 482 roads with four National Highways (NH), Chandigarh-Manali, NH 154A (Chamba-Pathankot), NH-305, and NH-21, is blocked due to... Read More


190 mm rain in 24 hrs sinks Jammu, admn shuts schools

Jammu/srinagar, Aug. 25 -- Overnight heavy rains that lashed Jammu region, inundated low lying areas, damaged several houses, roads, electricity poles and a vital bridge over Sahar Khad in Kathua on J... Read More


Admn halts construction near temple in Sangrur

Sangrur, Aug. 25 -- The district administration has halted the construction of a boundary wall on land adjacent to Shri Mangala Devi Temple after it was discovered that the plot was designated for com... Read More