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Ramdev flown to Dehra Dun, goes home to Haridwar

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was flown to Dehra Dun on Sunday from New Delhi by a special plane after the police swooped down on his hunger strike at the Ramleela maidan in a midnight operation.\\nRamdev,......

Army made big gains in J-K under Gen Padmanabhan in 15 Corps

Former Chief of Army Staff General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, affectionately known as 'Paddy' in army circles, passed away in Chennai due to old age, a source close to him said on Monday. Image......

20 killed in bus mishap in Dehra Dun

At least 20 people were killed and 12 injured when a bus carrying over 30 passengers fell into a khud at Suakholi area near Mussoorie town on Sunday afternoon, police said.The mishap occurred when......

The Soldier Who Became A Legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

Ladakh Standoff: The Generals In Charge

The Indian Army's XIV Corps -- better known as the Fire and Fury Corps -- has a unique responsibilty since it guards India's borders with China and Pakistan as well as the Siachen Glacier. Since......

U'khand to set up IT SEZ in Dehra Dun

The Uttarakhand government has decided to set up an IT (Information Technology) special economic zonein Dehra Dun. The SEZ would be set up on Sahasradhara road in Dehra Dun, where the State......

Home prices on the rise despite note ban

As many as 26 of 50 urban hubs across the country have shown a moderate upturn in housing prices between December 2016 and March 2017 Demonetisation did not choke the real estate sector, according......

Now, Indian scientists produce petrol from plastic!

A team of scientists at the Indian Institute of Petroleum in Dehra Dun has developed a new technology to convert environmentally-hazardous plastic into petroleum products. After nearly a......

Reliance Retail faces opposition in Uttarakhand

After Uttar Pradesh, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd is facing the wrath of local vegetable vendors and wholesalers in Uttarakhand for venturing into retail business. Vegetable mandis in......

Is Jairam Ramesh tipped to be next FM?

Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh was taken by surprise on Tuesday when Uttaranchal Chief Minister N D Tiwari complimented him saying he is being tipped to become the next Finance......

'We are telling the story of our tallest hero'

'The moment the Army approved the script, they told us that they will give their full support and asked us for our full dedication.' IMAGE: Meghna Gulzar's Sam Bahadur tells the life story of......

Actor Sammir Dattani weds girlfriend

Actor Sammir Dattani got married to girlfriend Ritika Jolly on March 16 in Dehra Dun. The wedding was reportedly low on celebrity turn-out but the reception party -- held at Mumbai's CCI grounds --......

Sushmita: From teacher to prostitute!

After we seeSushmita Sen as a chemistry teacher in Farah Khan's Main Hoon Na, we will get to see the sensational actress in a contrasting role: as a prostitute.Sen will star in Kalpana Lajmi's new......

Meet Big B's son in Kandahar

Ganesh Venkataraman who made his debut in Tamil with Radhamohan's Abhiyum Naanum and made his presence felt as a commando in Unnaipol Oruvan along with Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal, has bagged a dream......

From Chak De! India to Luck

After the success of Chak De! India, Chitrashi Rawat settled down in her new career in showbiz. She shifted base from the mountains of Dehra Dun to the neon lights of Mumbai. She bagged a......

Afghanistan to play West Indies Test in India

IMAGE: Afghanistan's Rashid Khan celebrates the fall of an Ireland wicket with teammates in the one-off Test in Dehradun in March. Photograph: Afghanistan Cricket Board/Twitter Afghanistan will......

Salifu, Clarke to clash in final

Second seed Peter Clarke of Ireland stayed on course for his third successive title when he defeated Indonesian Prima Simatiaji to enter the final of the ONGC-ITF Satellite Masters tennis......

Tiger Pataudi, a truly heroic cricketer!

Only a fool or cricketing ignoramus, says Haresh Pandya, would judge Tiger on the basis of his figures of 2,793 runs at 34.91 in 83 innings of 46 Tests. The truism 'like father, like son'......

Nat coach will be Indian: Hockey India

Hockey India ruled out the prospect of a foreigner being appointed full-time coach of the national team, insisting an "Indian national" will be at the helm of affairs. Harendra Singh will accompany......

Dhoni-Sakshi to tie knot at Vasundhara's farmhouse

The wedding ceremony of India's star cricketer and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be solemnized Sunday night, with Sakshi Rawat at a private farmhouse belonging to former Rajasthan Chief......

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