Himachal records its highest voter turnout at 74 per cent

Himachal Pradesh on Thursday recorded its highest turnout in assembly polls, with 74.45 per cent of voters taking part in an election in which the Bharatiya Janata Party seeks to dislodge the......

OROP: Ex-servicemen dismiss govt's proposal, deadlock on 3 points

The development came after a nearly two-hour long meeting was held between representatives of ex-servicemen and Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag. A final solution to the 'One Rank One Pension' row......

Will continue fast, says veteran after being rushed to hospital

Colonel Pushpender Singh (right) was rushed to the hospital after his ketone levels were high   The ‘One Rank One Pension’ row escalated on Monday with Colonel Pushpender Singh......

As veterans begin fast unto death, ex-service chiefs write to PM on OROP

Ten former Service chiefs wrote an open letter to PM Modi voicing their disappointment over lack of implementing OROP. Photograph: @MissionOROP/Twitter Cranking up pressure on the government to......

Advani beats Pakistan's Qadir to enter quarters

IMAGE: Pankaj Advani scored a comfortable 5-2 win over Pakistan's Zulfiqar Qadir to enter the quarter-finals of the IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images for......

Meet the new DDCA boss

IMAGE: Rajat Sharma and his panel's candidature was backed by a political heavyweight from the ruling party with the IOA president Narinder Batra throwing in all his might. Photograph: PTI......

Asian shooting: India win 2 golds on last day

India won two gold medals, three silver and a bronze on the final day of the Asian Shooting Championship in Kuwait on Wednesday to finish with a tally of 6-11-12 but did not bag a single Olympic......

Rupesh scores fluent victories

Young Rupesh Shah compiled big breaks to score two fluent victories in the Jain Heights 73rd Senior National Billiards Championship in Bangalore on Wednesday. In the morning, the fourth seeded......

Jung fails at World Championship

Samresh Jung, who was named Best Athlete of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, finished a poor 32nd in the men's Free Pistol event at the ISSF World Shooting Championships in Zagreb,......