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Landslides, heavy rains kill 5 in Himachal; 1200 roads closed

Five people, including a 35-year-old man and his daughter, were killed in the past 24 hours in separate incidents of landslides in Himachal Pradesh as heavy rain pounded several places in the......

'Red' alert for downpour in Himachal, rail line shut

The meteorological centre in Shimla issued a 'red' alert on Sunday for very heavy downpour in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh, while services on the Shimla-Kalka rail line were suspended for hours......

Red alert in many states as monsoon covers India; 2 killed U'khand

A cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district early Sunday left two construction workers dead and seven missing as monsoon covered the entire country almost a week early than usual, bringing......

Jharkhand Ka Rahul Gandhi

IMAGE: Ranchi's 'Rahul Gandhi'. Photograph: ANI A nimbu-mirchi for a BMW. The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Also see: Riding with Nature in the Kalka-Shimla......

BJP sweeps Haryana civic polls, big setback for Cong

Less than six months after scoring a hat-trick of wins in Haryana assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party swept the civic polls in the state on Wednesday, bagging nine of the ten......

Indian Railways' heritage routes likely to be monetised

The railways heritage lines that are part of the UNESCO-accorded sites list include Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and Kalka Shimla Railway. As part of its plan to monetise......

DLF gets SC vacating stay on complex project

With the Supreme Court vacating its stay on the Pinjore-Kalka Urban Complex, real estate major DLF is gearing up to proceed with construction of its 227-acre township called 'DLF Valley'."We......

Watch live TV on trains!

Come next year, Indian Railways will redefine the travelling experience of passengers on premium trains by offering live television services on-board.The country's largest Direct-to-Home service......

Trip from Shimla became a learning experience

If there's one thing I've often prayed for, it's for the good lord to deliver me from garrulous drivers. But instead of deliverance, I found myself stuck in a traffic jam en route from Shimla to......

In Centre's fire sale: land, factories, apartments, office space

Processes are at an advanced stage for a number of assets of the Centre and central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) to be monetised. The assets include office space, apartments, factories, land,......

Why was the Soorma stars' rail ride memorable?

What a Wednesday was like in Bollywood. Hectic movie promotions, an awards function, a restaurant launch, memorable train travel and an attention-grabbing trip to the Taj. Bollywood packs it all in......

Hockey player Sandeep Singh shot at inside train

Indian hockey player Sandeep Singh was on Tuesday injured after being shot accidentally by a Railway Protection Force jawan near Kurukshetra inside the Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi Express.Railway minister......

Sandeep ruled out of World Cup after bullet injury

Indian hockey ace Sandeep Singh, who sustained an accidental bullet injury, has been ruled out of India's upcoming World Cup campaign in Germany. Sandeep, who was travelling with teammate Rajpal......

Soorma: The magic and miracle of Sandeep Singh

He was blessed with celestial ability, a once-in-a-generation player destined to pull India out of its hockey inertia and lay down for it a new, exciting, path of greatness.Then he was shot and......