Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) The Nifty, a key index of the Indian National Stock Exchange (NSE), rose smartly towards closing bell Monday to shut shop at a 14-month high. ...More

Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) An MP of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal (United) Monday demanded removal of state Water Resources Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav following a breach in the embankmen...More

Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Monday said he would not go back on his plans to introduce cooperative farming in the state. ...More

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) The prosecution will advocate the noose but the defence will argue for life sentence Tuesday when a special court pronounces the quantum of sentence for the h...More

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government and sought compensation for the family of a man who was kille...More

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The government Monday deferred the introduction of a bill on the declaration of judges' assets after members across the spectrum said in the Rajya Sabha th...More

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Following is the text of a statement by Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Murli Deora on the controversy over gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin that was...More

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday indicated it will hand over further investigation into the staged killings of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kausar Bi and friend Tu...More

Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) Four separatist guerrillas and a soldier have been killed in the three-day north Kashmir gunfight that ended here early Monday. 'F...More

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) India's 81 main water reservoirs were only 35 percent full on July 30, the government's Central Water Commission (CWC) said here Monday. More than halfway ...More

Panaji, Aug 3 (IANS) Fishing trawlers dotting the seas off Mormugao could lead to the port there losing a key global security code, the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has warned. ...More

Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) Buoyed by the successful massive plantation drive last year, Himachal Pradesh is now ready for another community-driven plantation scheme that will not only b...More

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) India's lower house of parliament was adjourned for nearly two hours Monday when some members of the opposition alleged that Uttar Pradesh was not being gi...More

Bhubaneswar, Aug 3 (IANS) US chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp will set up a design technology laboratory on the campus of the Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology (BIT) and tr...More

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets extended its gains Monday afternoon, climbing 119 points up from its previous close. Arou...More