India

  • All shades of opinion should seize opportunity of dialogue: J&K government
    Jammu, February 28 (Agencies): Jammu and Kashmir Government said all shades of opinion in the state should seize the ‘historic opportunity’ thrown up by the ongoing dialogue process initiated by the
  • 2G scam: Key documents ‘untraceable’ in DoT: CBI
    New Delhi, February 28 (Agencies): Several crucial documents of a telecom firm given to the Department of Telecom for the allocation of 2G spectrum to it and which was key evidence in the scam has gone missing
  • ‘India will not offer unsolicited advice to Arab nations’
    ON BOARD SPECIAL AIRCRAFT, February 28 (agencies): Although India wanted peace and stability to return to Arab countries, its “basic proposition” was that it would not offer unsolicited advice. The
  • Honda advances launch, to roll out Brio next month
    NEW Delhi, February 28 (Agencies): Honda will launch its Brio small car in the country next month, six months ahead of schedule and weeks before Japanese rival Toyota rolls out its first small car in India, two
  • Budget 2011: Petrol, diesel prices may rise
    NEW Delhi, February 28 (PTI): Petrol and diesel prices look set to be hiked after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee ignored calls for its reduction in customs and excise duty to contain the impact of spurt in g
  • Earth’s value is £3,000 trillion!
    London, February 28 (Agencies): arth is worth £3,000 trillion, according to an astrophysicist who claims to have created a formula to calculate the value of a planet. In fact, the astrophysicist, Greg Laug
  • Budget expectations for food, commodities
    NEW Delhi, February 27 (Reuters): The government is likely to increase subsidies on food in a Feb. 28 budget, a populist move that hurts public finances but promises political dividends for a ruling coalition t
  • Harrowing tales as Indians return from Libya
    Indian workers who were employed by a construction firm return home after being evacuated from Tripoli, because of the ongoing strife in Libya, at Indira Gandhi International airport, in New Delhi on February 2
  • Telangana leaders mount pressure on Congress
    NEW Delhi, February 27 (PTI): The issue of formation of a separate Telangana state is becoming ticklish for Congress with each passing day as party leaders from the sensitive region in Andhra Pradesh mount pres
  • Mother of 66 fashioning new lives
    JAIPUR, February 27 (Agencies): She has not given birth to them, but she proudly calls herself the mother of 66 children. Manan Chaturvedi, 35, would probably have become a top fashion designer earning fabulous
  • LIC exam paper leaked, 1 arrested
    New Delhi, February 27 (PTI): The question paper of an all-India examination for the post of assistant administrative officer of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) was on Sunday leaked in the city ahead
  • Interlocutors to submit report on Kashmir
    Supporters of Peoples Democratic Party attend a public rally in Srinagar, February 26. Top leaders of a political group in Indian Kashmir Saturday in a public rally urged India to initiate measures for a lastin
  • ‘Many challenges remain for India’s youthful population’
    New Delhi, February 26 (Agencies):  Having more than 243 million adolescents – the highest in the world – the key challenge that India faces is ensuring the nutritional, health and educational
  • ‘Mamata unveils populist railway budget’
    NEW Delhi, February 25 (Agencies): For the third successive year, the Railway Budget for 2011-12 spared the passengers of any increase in fares and proposed no hike in freight rates while introducing 56 new tra
  • 2G scam: Former Telecom minister Shourie quizzed by CBI
    New Delhi, February 25 (PTI): Former telecom minister Arun Shourie today appeared before the CBI in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case and said the real issue involved kickbacks and not the policy
  • Infected IV fluid kills 13 pregnant women in Jodhpur
    Jodhpur, February 25 (NDTV):  In a shocking case of negligence, 13 pregnant women died at Jodhpur’s Umaid Hospital after being administered with infected glucose. The deaths, which occurred in the sp
  • Uncle Pai dies at 81, leaves behind a legacy
    Mumbai, February 25 (Agencies): Founder of popular comic series, ‘Amar Chitra Katha’ and Tinkle Comics, Anant Pai died on Thursday after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 81. Popularly known
  • Captivity made me more sensitive to tribals: Collector
    Malkangiri, February 25 (Agencies): Disctrict Collector R Vineel Krishna, who was back at work within 12 hours of homecoming after eight days in Maoist captivity, said that the incident was, “A life-chang
  • Adhere RTE Act in letter & spirit
    Kiphire | February 24  : The seminar on Right to Education (RTE) was held at the Hopongkyu Memorial hall, Kiphire today with Vipralhou Kesiezier, Director SCERT and Zavise Rume, Lecturer DIET as resource p
  • North East Shuttles offers special fare
    Kohima, February 24 (DIPR): The newly launched North East Shuttles has announced special fare of `3,500/- till March 20. The flight timing is as follows: Departure from Guwahati-9.30 a.m; Arrival at Dimapur-10.