Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 18 (IANS) From power to penury, Prema Devi has seen it all in her 80 years. The widow of a two-time legislator, considered close to former prime ministe...More

Chandigarh, Aug 18 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has sought help from the central government for better policing to improve the law and order situation in th...More

Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) An indefinite shutdown called by Maoists to protest police excesses began in the three tribal-dominated West Bengal districts of Bankura, Purulia and West M...More

Patna, Aug 18 (IANS) A group of students set two coaches of the Delhi-Patna Shramjivi Express train on fire Tuesday following an altercation with men of the Railway Protection For...More

Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 18 (IANS) Through the nightmare of militancy when his brother was shot down by security forces, a barely-literate mason here laid the foundation...More

Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) The oval-shaped Manimahesh lake in Himachal Pradesh, which attracts thousands of pilgrims every year, is now just a helicopter ride away -- for those who wan...More

Patna, Aug 18 (IANS) Over 20 people, including six women, have been killed by lightning in different parts of Bihar in the last couple of days, officials said Tuesday. ...More

Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Despite a boycott call by major political parties, polling got off to a brisk start in the five Tamil Nadu assembly constituencies where by-elections were b...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it had already placed orders for 80,000 MW of fresh electricity generation capacity, against the target of 78,700 MW during th...More

Chandigarh, Aug 18 (IANS) Five fresh suspected cases of swine flu were reported here Tuesday, health officials said, while pointing out that they are still awaiting 35 swine flu t...More

Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) An entire hotel has been booked, tight security is in place and there are issues galore to be discussed -- this Himachal Pradesh capital is all set to host t...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The 'multiple environmental crises that confront our country have created an alarming situation', Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Tuesday, while a...More

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) After a manic Monday, it was a traumatic Tuesday for commuters in the capital as over 55,000 auto-rickshaws remained off the roads for the second consecut...More

Patna, Aug 18 (IANS) Bihar has reported its first swine flu case with a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official testing positive for the viral disease, officials said ...More

Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets rose into green terrain Tuesday after opening weak, but slipped to rule a meagre 19 points above its previous clos...More