Close encounters

Lucknow, April 14: Rajaram Pandey, the Khadi and Gramodyog minister, has been sacked over his sexist remark against Bollywood actresses such as Hema Malini and Madhuri Dixit.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday, April 13 asked Pandey to ...

Two prominent crafts, on display at the 'Dastkari Mela' reflect the shifting dynamics of the country's ever evolving craft scenario. While the walnut craft of Kashmir, brought to the state by Badshah Zainuddin in the 15th century, shows signs of ...

Eyeing pms post While RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadavs prime ministerial ambitions are no secret, the former Bihar strongman is discreetly less open these days about his ultimate desire. Apart from the muddled nature of the countrys political scenario in the ...

(Pervez Bari): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that suitable spaces will be earmarked for commercial activities of leather crafts-persons in urban bodies. Better training will be imparted to them. Apart from training ...

Picture a scene at a public function of the state government where a minister shamelessly starts narrating about the beauty of the present and the former district magistrates. However much it may sound like a scene straight out of a Bollywood movie ...

Punjab Congress would approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court for legal recourse against the arbitrary delimitation of wards in villages for Panchayat elections and to ensure free and fair poll. Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president ...

The impasse over imposition of property tax in Patiala would be amicably resolved on a priority basis and a solution would soon be found which would be acceptable to the people in general. Amaninder Singh Bajaj, the newly-installed mayor of Patiala, ...

Supreme Court lawyer HS Phoolka on Sunday declared to file a mercy petition for death row prisoner Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar before the President Pranab Mukherjee. Phoolka, during his visit to the Golden Temple, said that SAD leadership approached ...

Terming the ruling SAD's appeal for clemency to Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar a farce and double standards, Punjab Congress on Sunday accused it of shedding crocodile tears for Bhullar. Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Badal should clear their stand on ...