Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) A key index of Indian equities markets closed 202 points higher Thursday, recouping most of the losses incurred the previous day. T...More

Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (IANS) Anti-Posco leader Abhaya Sahu, who was arrested in October last year for his alleged involvement in several crimes, was granted bail by the Orissa High ...More

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Thursday said they were extending their talks for a proposed $23-billion financial alliance till Sep 30, with no fina...More

Hyderabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Telugu superstar and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief K. Chiranjeevi Thursday dismissed as 'baseless' media reports that his party was planning to merge wit...More

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS)Home Minister P.Chidambaram will leave for Thimphu Friday on a three-day official visit to Bhutan, his first foreign tour after taking over the portfolio D...More

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) After missing the deadline by over two years, India, one of the few polio infected countries in the world, will spend Rs.32.04 billion to wipe out the dis...More

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The government Thursday approved development of four multipurpose cargo berths at Kandla port on an investment of Rs.755.5 crore. ...More

Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) The 220-bed Apollo Bramwell Hospital in Mauritius - a joint venture between the city-based healthcare major Apollo Hospital and British American Investment ...More

Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (IANS) It is bonanza breeding time at the Bhitarkanika National Park in Orissa this year as 63 of the 79 eggs laid by endangered gharials have hatched. ...More

Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Indian equities markets made a strong start Thursday with a key index soaring 252 points within five minutes of the opening bell. T...More

Navi Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) At least 10 children sustained burn injuries when their schoolbus caught fire in Panvel Town in Maharashtra's Raigad district Thursday morning, police s...More

Shimla, Aug 20 (IANS) A day after being expelled from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jaswant Singh left for New Delhi Thursday morning after a two-day sojourn here. ...More

Pune, Aug 20 (IANS) Two more people have died of swine flu in private hospitals in Pune Wednesday, a top health official said. Vijay Avghade, 52, died at...More

Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK-Congress combine Friday took early leads in all five constituencies where by-elections had been held Aug 18. ...More

Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) The police will approach the court for speedy trial of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader and former MP Vijay Krishna, who is the prime accused along with his so...More