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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,......

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......

Man held as he tries to hurl shoe at Kejriwal, Bedi

A man has been arrested when he tried to throw a shoe at Team Anna in Dehra Dun on Saturday, police said. The man has been identified as Kishan Lal, 35, who hails from Prem Nagar locality of Dehra......

Shoe hurled towards Rahul in Dehradun

A shoe was hurled towards Rahul Gandhi by a youth while he was addressing an election rally near Dehra Dun on Monday, barely two days after a similar incident with members of Team Anna. The shoe......

Conspiracy to kill my aide Balkrishna, alleges Ramdev

Yoga guru Ramdev on Tuesday alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to kill his close aide Balkrishna, who is currently lodged in a jail in Dehra Dun, and put the blame on him. Soon after his......

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......

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......

Battle-scarred Anil Ambani visits Badrinath temple

Industrialist Anil Ambani, along with his mother Kokilaben, visited holy shrine of Badrinath on Wednesday, ahead of talks between his group company RNRL and Mukesh Ambani group's Reliance......

India poised to become world's healthcare centre

India, with its immense expertise, sophisticated infrastructure and low costs, is poised to become the healthcare destination of the world, Dr Anupam Sibal, medical director, Indraprastha Apollo......

Despite downturn, Doon auto bulb industry thrives

For GBPL Industries, which produces auto bulbs in Dehra Dun, the recession seems good news. GBPL registered a 25 per cent growth this financial year despite the slowdown in economy and auto sector......

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 --......

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......

'Pooja screamed so much!'

"Why is Pooja Bhatt screaming at me so much?" That was Udita Goswami's constant grouse on the sets of her debut film, Paap.The Dehra Dun girl who came to Mumbai to pursue a film career, seems to......

'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......

'I don't want to be Anand Bakshi'

'Anu Malik has great respect for lyrics and lyrics writers. He has worked with big important people through the '80s and the '90s -- everyone from Gulzar and Majrooh Sultanpuri. He treated me with......

MS Dhoni to wed tonight

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will tie the knot with childhood friend Sakshi Singh Rawat in a hush-hush ceremony at a farmhouse about 40km fromDehra Dun on Sunday night. The......

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......

Salifu Mohd. upsets Bopanna

Top seed Rohan Bopanna was knocked out of the ONGC-ITF Masters tennis tournament losing both his singles as well as doubles matches in Dehra Dun on Tuesday.Salifu Mohd. of Ghana caused a major......

Ramaswami-Sipaeya win ITF doubles title

Ajay Ramaswami and Sunil Kumar Sipaeya won their fourth title by lifting the doubles crown in the $10,000 ONGC ITF Futures men's tennis tournament at the Doon School complex in Dehra Dun on......

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......