Doha — South Korea successfully defended the men’s hockey gold medal, while India finished fifth and Pakistan clinched a consolation bronze at the 15th Asian Games here Thursday. South Korea defeated China 3-1 in the final at Al-Rayyan Sports Club to defend the gold they won at the 2002 Busan […]
New Delhi — Air Marshal Fali Homi Major, a helicopter pilot, could be the new Indian Air Force (IAF) chief when the present incumbent retires March 31, with Defence Minister A.K. Antony favouring past precedent in the selection process, reliable sources said. The IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, […]
Live Punjab News Service New Delhi — The condition of three doctors on an indefinite hunger strike here to protest against reservation of seats in educational institutions deteriorated Sunday. Get original file (7KB) The three are under observation of their colleagues. They along with 15 other doctors of the All […]
A team of top-officials from German automobile major Volkswagen is scheduled to reach Chandigarh on Thursday to discuss setting up its car manufacturing plant in Punjab. Punjab has agreed to provide 350 acres of land to Wolfsburg, Germany based Volkswagen at Bela Road on the edge of Ropar, about 45 […]
Mumbai — Renowned painter M.F. Husain is raving about Amrita Rao’s pristine beauty in her last movie “Vivah” and the actress says his admiring comments take her girl next-door image to another level. The painter calls her the youthful face of the ultimate Indian woman. “It is the best compliment […]
Agartala — The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has floated global tenders for its first commercial 750 mw thermal power project to be commissioned in Tripura, officials said here Wednesday. “The process has begun for the global tendering,” an ONGC official said. The Rs.50 billion co-generation waste heat recovery […]
Chennai — After the stupendous success of “Jothe Jotheyalli”, Kannada actor Prem is fast becoming a favourite hero of the producers. His “Jothe Jotheyalli” has completed a 100-day run in many centres in the state and the film’s success has been credited to Prem’s increasing appeal, especially among his female […]
Mumbai — Bollywood’s favourite funny man Arshad Warsi is going to be a father again. “Yup, the baby is due in May. I really want a girl this time. We’ve told our son Zeke it’s his baby. He believes the new baby is going to be his property,” Arshad told […]
Bhopal — Police claim to have busted a prostitution racket With the arrest of 10 persons, including six girls, during raids at two separate places here. According to police, the racket was operating under the garb of beauty parlour-cum-massage centres, which were run by a couple living in the posh […]
Washington — South Asian immigrants in America have a higher risk of heart disease than any other segment of the American population, according to a new study led by an Indian American doctor. The trouble, Medical College of Georgia (MCG) researchers suspect, is that their high-density lipoprotein, or so-called good […]
Shimla — A drunk man dragged his mother outside their house in a Himachal Pradesh village and then allegedly slit her throat with a sickle and fled, leaving behind his wailing father, police said. The incident in Jakhi village of Rohru valley, some 130 km from here, took place late […]
New Delhi — A Sri Lankan Tamil minister is here urging India to play a greater role to help his country resolve the ethnic crisis. “India has to take a more active role to support the Sri Lankan government,” K.N. Douglas Devananda, the minister for social service and social welfare, […]