Uttarakhand polls: BJP's Bisht, Cong's Kapri emerge as giant-killers

Not much was known about Mohan Singh Bisht, a humble Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Halduchaur area in Nainital district, until he defeated Congress campaign head and former chief minister......

BJP names 59 candidates for Uttarakhand polls, drops 10 MLAs

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its first list of 59 candidates for the polls to the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest from his......

I-Day gallantry awards: Abhinandan gets Vir Chakra

The IAF received a total of 13 awards including five Yudh Seva Medals and seven Vayu Sena Medal.The Army also got eight Shaurya Chakras and 98 Sena Medals. The Navy got one Shaurya Chakra. Wing......

Rifleman Aurangzeb, Maj Aditya among those awarded Shaurya Chakra

Major Aditya Kumar, who was embroiled in a controversy after his unit fired on a stone-pelting mob in South Kashmir's Shopian in January leading to death of three persons, is among 20 armed forces......

Uttarakhand's ban on Maggi to continue for some time

Even as the Karnataka and Gujarat governments have lifted the ban on sale of Maggi noodles, the Uttarakhand government is not in a hurry to lift the ban on production and sale of Maggi noodles.......