Chandigarh, Aug 1 (IANS) With his victory in an assembly by-election almost a foregone conclusion, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal could be heading to re-claim the high pr...More

Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed and another injured as separatist guerrillas opened fire at the high-security Regal Chowk area here...More

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday searched former union minister Buta Singh's son Sarabjot alias Sweety Singh's house here and found three...More

Raipur, Aug 1 (IANS) Maoist militants have killed a tribal man for not attending a public meeting organised by them in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district, police said Saturday. ...More

Lucknow, Aug 1 (IANS) After raising hopes of widespread rainfall in parts of Uttar Pradesh, the monsoon has once again disappointed the people of the state where 47 out of 71 dist...More

Bhopal, Aug 1 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh opposing the setting up of a separate Bundelkhand Development...More

Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Former union minister Buta Singh will also be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million) corrup...More

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Urging journalists to 'rise above jingoism', Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has said that sharp and clear reporting of various issues by the media is essent...More

Kannur (Kerala) Aug 1 (IANS) The family of Catholic priest James Mukalel, who was found dead on the roadside in Karnataka's Dakshin Kannada district earlier this week, have decide...More

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Nirupama Rao took charge as India's foreign secretary Saturday and stressed that she will focus on upgrading the foreign service to enable New Delhi to pla...More

Bhopal, Aug 1 (IANS) Two years after introducing 'surya namaskar' in schools, the Madhya Pradesh government has now directed that students in state-run schools have to recite a 'b...More

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Nirupama Rao took charge as India's foreign secretary Saturday morning, the second woman to head India's foreign service. Rao suc...More

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Nagesh Kukunoor plans to make a biopic on legendary singer-actor-director Kishore Kumar and is considering Shreyas Talpade for the lead role. The young act...More

Considering the ease with which anti-Pakistani feelings can be ratcheted up in India by the opposition parties and sections of the media, it takes a great deal of courage to try t...More

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Director Tarun Mansukhani made his debut with the hit 'Dostana' under Karan Johar's banner and he has no plans to shift to any other production house despi...More