Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) State-run National Mining Development Corp (NMDC) plans to produce close to 100,000 carats of diamonds from the Panna diamond mines in Madhya Pradesh by 2010...More

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) High-level corruption should be pursued aggressively, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday while telling the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)...More

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it had no proposal to increase prices of petroleum-based fuels, though it was wary about rising crude oil prices in internat...More

Srinagar, Aug 26 (IANS) Is the bottle finally coming out of the closet in Kashmir? It does seem so as liquor sales are heading north in the valley, notwithstanding a ban by milita...More

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Emphasising that corruption was a canker that was tarnishing India's image, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday urged officers of the country's premie...More

Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) A 65-year-old man has been booked for allegedly raping his physically challenged granddaughter in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district, police said Wednesday. ...More

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Faced with widespread disregard of its ban on plastic bags, the Delhi government reiterated its order Wednesday and warned violators that they faced punis...More

Raipur, Aug 26 (IANS) Sending a strong message to security personnel reluctant to battle Maoist guerrillas, the Chhattisgarh government Wednesday dismissed 13 constables after the...More

Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) A consumer forum in Bihar has ordered a government doctor to pay compensation of Rs.1.5 lakh to a woman who became pregnant after being sterilised by him. ...More

Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) A Dalit cook was replaced with a Brahmin one in a government-run primary school in Uttar Pradesh when students protested and refused to eat the food cooked ...More

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday presented president's medals to 20 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers for their 'distinguished' servic...More

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed the public interest petition challenging the collection of Airport Development Fee (ADF) from passengers departin...More

Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) Worried about the increasing Maoist violence in Bihar, the state police along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will launch a joint operation again...More

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea by Buta Singh, chairperson of the National Commission ...More

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) An Air India flight from Mumbai to Bangalore made an emergency landing safely at 9:59 a.m. Wednesday in Mumbai after the pilot suspected hydraulic failure, o...More