The UPA's second great nuclear folly

The nuclear liability bill is fatally flawed. It's designed to shield the nuclear industry from discharging its public responsibility. It must be scrapped, writes Praful Bidwai. Every government......

Families wanting to cross LoC to fill forms

Members of divided families in Jammu and Kashmir, interested in meeting their quake-affected relatives in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, have been told to fill the requisite forms to facilitate their......

First Look: LoC crossing permit

More than two years after it was first proposed by India,New Delhi and Islamabad agreed to start the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service from April 7.The blurring of the LoCAs Kashmiris on both sides......

Kalam reviews J&K situation

President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday reviewed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with army commanders.Army chief General N C Vij was among those who attended the meeting at the Northern Command......

'India a tax-free country? Not even in distant future!'

Budget 2014, as an eminent columnist said, was not a bang but not a whimper either. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stressed on growth while he presented the Budget in the Lok Sabha this year. What......

Ricky Martin: I have accepted my homosexuality

Putting an end to years of speculation over his sexuality, pop star Ricky Martin has admitted that he is gay. Martin, who fathered two children with a surrogate mother two years ago, stated on his......

Troubled boxing champion Tapia dies at age 45

Five-time world boxing champion Johnny Tapia was found dead in his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home at the age of 45, officials said on Monday. Tapia, who was as renowned for his cocaine use and......