Gulmarg snowfall raises adrenaline level of holidayers
By Sheikh Qayoom Gulmarg – This world-famous ski resort and tourist destination came alive Monday with scores of domestic and foreign tourists enjoying the snowfall that gave the Himalayan meadow at 8,820 feet a Christmas-card am! bience. As thick and heavy flakes of snow fell on tall Pine... read more »
Anushka Shetty waiting to be part of ‘Gabbar Singh 2’
Chennai – Having worked with stars such as Akkineni Nagarjuna, Nandamuri Balakrishna and Mahesh Babu, southern actress Anushka Shetty has expressed interest in working with Pawan Kalyan in “Gabbar Singh 2”. “I would love to share screen space with Pawan Kalyan. If I get an... read more »
A Christmas Tree that is India’s tallest – and growing
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai – Gaily decorated with twinkling fairy lights, angels, reindeers and cotton snow, this is one Christmas tree that stands out – and stands tall – in the country. At an awesome 56 feet or a five-storeyed building, the Pine Conifer has entered the record books... read more »
Transition year for Indian telecom’s growth story
By Aparajita Gupta New Delhi – With over 900 million telephone connections, India remained the world’s second largest telecommunications market in 2013, recovering from the bumpy ride the year before, but made little progress to jump to the next generation of services. The year under... read more »
Italy supports Iran’s presence in Geneva talks
Tehran – Italian government has said that it supports Iran’s positive presence in Geneva II conference on Syria. “We want positive presence of Iran in the international... read more »
Ban Ki-moon calls for end to hostilities in South Sudan
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon demanded an end to growing civil conflict in South Sudan and called on all parties Sunday to negotiate a political solution to the crisis. “I... read more »
Party in need of people, Natarajan a part of that need: Rawat
New Delhi – Rubbishing the rumors surrounding the former Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan’s resignation from the post, Congress leader Harish Rawat on Sunday said... read more »
Will not form Govt. to praise BJP or Congress: AAP
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Sunday said that his party will not form the government to praise the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) or the Congress and added... read more »
Devyani Khobragade row: India talking to US to resolve standoff, ...
New Delhi – India is in talks with the US to resolve the standoff over the treatment of an Indian woman diplomat as they do not want ties to be affected, External Affairs Minister Salman... read more »