Chandigarh, Aug 18 (IANS) Having one of the worst sex ratios in the country does not seem to bother authorities in Punjab. The Punjab State Commission for Women has noted that the...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked police why a journalist, who had carried a sting operation on MPs in the infamous cash-for-query scam, was made party t...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Telling a story so as to captivate the readers is an art and to hone the skill a workshop was organised in the capital Tuesday to give valuable tips to yo...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Tourism in India has grown steadily in the past few years despite rise in world crude oil prices and the global meltdown, but it is yet to see its full po...More

Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (IANS) Orissa Tuesday demanded deployment of central paramilitary forces in the national sanctuaries and parks in the state, in view of the growing Maoist mena...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The foreign trade policy for the next five years will be announced Aug 27, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said here Tuesday. ...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) For the second consecutive day Tuesday, no swine flu death was reported in the country, but 99 fresh influenza A(H1N1) virus cases were detected, taking t...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India's football captain Bhaichung Bhutia said he could do without the off-field problems and tensions ahead of a major international tournament like Nehr...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Ahead of the six-day meet of the participating Commonwealth Games 2010 countries here in October this year, the Delhi government Tuesday approved the firs...More

Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) An average of 41 percent polling was reported in the by-elections to two West Bengal assembly seats in the city Tuesday. While the...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The government Tuesday cleared 10 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals worth Rs.1,123 crore ($230.5 billion), including one by DishTV to raise Rs.750...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) A relative of a senior Delhi Police official was Tuesday robbed of his car by three armed men who also forced him to withdraw cash from an ATM and took it...More

Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) The cream of Indian professionals will battle it out for honours in the Aircel Professional Golf Tour of India's Madras Gymkhana Club Tamil Nadu Open tourna...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) A man convicted for 'brutally' raping a minor in 2008 was Tuesday awarded an imprisonment for 10 years. A city court also asked ...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The government Tuesday deferred foreign investment proposals of two telecom companies - Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) and ByCell Telecommunication - citin...More