Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) The Indian Navy's solo round-the-world sailing mission kicks off Aug 19 with the state-of-the-art Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Mhadei attempting to mak...More

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea asking for DNA profiling of politicians to know their 'criminality' before allowing them to contest elections. ...More

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The opening of Delhi Metro's Noida Line that links east Delhi to the suburban Noida has been pushed back by a month due to the non-availability of trains,...More

Pune/Chennai/New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The H1N1 contagion continued its spread through India Monday as two more people died, taking the toll to six, and concern acquired a panicky ...More

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In order to support the export sector, the foreign trade policy to be announced later this month is likely to contain stimulus packages, Commerce Minister...More

Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) A court here Monday jailed for life a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, caught with weapons on the outskirts of the Uttar Pradesh capital in 2004. ...More

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Indian armed forces have taken steps to check the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) into its ranks and identified 50 hospitals around the country for perso...More

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) There was good news for India's ubiquitous urban street vendor Monday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked all states to give them a better deal and ens...More

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India's net direct tax collection rose 3.27 percent to Rs.73,990 crore ($16.7 billion) in the April-July period this fiscal as compared to Rs.71,648 crore...More

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) With 125,000 people becoming disabled annually due to traumatic brain injuries suffered in road accidents, experts Monday emphasised that India needs to t...More

Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) The rehabilitation of Tamils displaced by fighting in Sri Lanka should be speeded up, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said Monday. ...More

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) An ambitious blueprint to produce 20 gigawatt (20,000 MW) of solar power will be ready by the end of this year to augment India's energy security in a sus...More

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India saw a slight improvement in its foreign tourist arrivals in the month of July, according to the tourism ministry. Accordin...More

Karachi, Aug 10 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday announced that its anti-corruption officials have found no evidence of Pakistani cricketers being approached ...More

Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) The Maharashtra government, battling to curb the fast-spreading swine flu, faces an unusual challenge -- a string of major religious festivals and the Indep...More