New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her landlord in the national capital, police said Friday. The woman, who was staying ...More

Lucknow, Aug 21 (IANS) A leader of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has been booked for allegedly beating a 45-year-old Dalit labourer and making objectionable remarks about h...More

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Thailand is wooing the Indian business tourist, with incentive packages for what is known as MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) touri...More

Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) will buy three dredgers of 5,000 cubic metre capacity each at a total cost of Rs.1,722 crore. ...More

Panaji, Aug 21 (IANS) Farmers here who have been peacefully opposing the sports ministry's move to acquire fertile land for the construction of a 'sports city' for the 2011 Nation...More

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The government is likely to issue a statement later Friday spelling out its position on the supply of natural gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin awarded ...More

Lucknow, Aug 21 (IANS) Trying to pacify two young men involved in a street brawl proved dangerous for a police constable as he was shot point blank in Allahabad, officials said Fr...More

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A rare piece of work by Tyeb Mehta, M.F. Husain's 'Bewildered Brown' and a range of miniature Jataka paintings sourced from a private Indian collector wil...More

Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) The bed and breakfast (B&B) scheme started with much fanfare here last September to give a boost to tourism has run into rough weather. Authorities say l...More

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) London-based novelist Jaishree Misra, who had stirred a hornet's nest with her last bestseller 'Rani', a fictionalized account of the warrior queen of Jha...More

Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Indian equities markets made a poor start Friday with a key index dipping 126 points within five minutes of the opening bell. The s...More

Ahmedabad, Aug 20 (IANS) A 35-year-old man died of swine flu in the civil hospital here Thursday, taking the toll due to the viral disease to four in Gujarat, an official said. ...More

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The government will speak in one voice on the Krishna-Godavari gas row, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said after the ministerial panel set up to coordina...More

Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) Three mere people tested positive for swine flu in West Bengal Thursday, taking the total number of affected cases in the state to 64, health officials said...More

Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday evening gave away awards to eminent writers and artists of the city, including those who supported her in the anti...More