New Delhi | 5 days ago
Five killed in two accidents on Delhi roads
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Five people, including three school students, were killed and 17 suffered multiple injuries in two road accidents in the capital Wednesday. While a mini-bus overturned in the first accident, a bus ran over two siblings going on a motorbike in the second.Three people, including a 17-year-old student, died and 17 were hurt when the speeding mini-bus they were riding in overturned ... read more

New Delhi | 11 days ago
Wrestling training venue for Commonwealth Games inaugurated
New Delhi, Jan 29 - Days after the first venue for the Commonwealth Games - was inaugurated, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday inaugurated the Ludlow Castle wrestling training centre - the first built by the state government.'The inauguration marks the completion of first Commonwealth Games venue being constructed by the Delhi government. The wrestlers of the national capital now have a g ... read more

15 days ago
'On Dream One Theme...' album pledges to unite India
Mumbai, Jan 24 - 'One Dream One Theme, Give Us Peace', a patriotic music album launched here Sunday, pledges to unite people against all odds, according to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. 'It is not a small thing. It's really nice that people of Bombay take such initiative and pledge to unite people through such songs,' Tytler told IANS after launching the album at La Kebabia, ahead of the 61st ... read more

6 months ago
15 new bus depots in Delhi before 2010 Commonwealth Games
New Delhi, July 16 - Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely Thursday said that 15 new Delhi Transport Corporation - bus depots would come up before 2010 Commonwealth Games -. 'CCTV cameras would also be installed in all DTC bus depots to ensure security during the 2010 CWG,' he said after a review meeting regarding DTC's preparation for the 2010 Games. 'With 15 new depots, the total nu ... read more

6 months ago
Dwarka sub-city to have shuttle service
New Delhi, July 15 - Come September, the about one million residents of Dwarka here will have a shuttle service of low-floor air-conditioned buses within the sub-city. 'The decision has been taken to improve local transportation in Dwarka sub-city, which is home to about a million people. The service would also provide better connectivity from Dwarka to the Indira Gandhi International Airport,' ... read more

7 months ago
An endearing look at Sikhs everywhere
Book: 'Sikhs Unlimited'; Author: Khushwant Singh; Price: Rs.495; Publisher: Rupa Did Chandigarh lose out to Bangalore as the e-capital of India due to then prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's insistence that since Punjab had the benefit of the Green Revolution the next revolution should go to a southern state? According to Gurujot Singh Khalsa, one of the pioneers of the off-shoring and back of ... read more

8 months ago
Arjuna awardee wrestler arrested with narcotics
Mumbai, June 9 - A Punjab police official, who has won the Arjuna Award as wrestler, was arrested with three accomplices for allegedly carrying banned party drugs worth nearly Rs.20 crore -, an official said Tuesday. The Narcotics Control Bureau - carried out an operation yielding 25 kg of methamphetamine, worth around Rs.20 crore in the international market, the official said. The main accused ... read more

8 months ago
Arjuna awardee wrestler arrested with narcotics
Mumbai, June 9 - A Punjab police official, who has won the Arjuna Award as wrestler, was arrested with three accomplices for allegedly carrying banned party drugs worth nearly Rs.20 crore -, an official said Tuesday. The Narcotics Control Bureau - carried out an operation yielding 25 kg of methamphetamine, worth around Rs.20 crore in the international market, the official said. The main accused ... read more

8 months ago
Arjuna awardee wrestler arrested with narcotics
Mumbai, June 9 - A Punjab police official, who has won the Arjuna Award as wrestler, was arrested with three accomplices for allegedly carrying banned party drugs worth nearly Rs.20 crore -, an official said Tuesday. The Narcotics Control Bureau - carried out an operation yielding 25 kg of methamphetamine, worth around Rs.20 crore in the international market, the official said. The main accused ... read more

8 months ago
Arjuna awardee wrestler arrested with narcotics
Mumbai, June 9 - A Punjab police official, who has won the Arjuna Award as wrestler, was arrested with three accomplices for allegedly carrying banned party drugs worth nearly Rs.20 crore -, an official said Tuesday. The Narcotics Control Bureau - carried out an operation yielding 25 kg of methamphetamine, worth around Rs.20 crore in the international market, the official said. The main accused ... read more