Guwahati, July 30 (IANS) A dawn-to-dusk general strike called by political and rights groups against the acquittal of a surrendered militant in the 1996 murder of a journalist bro...More

Panaji, July 30 (IANS) The Goa government is yet to pay Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra an award of Rs.1 lakh that Chief Minister Digambar Kamat had announced after the ace ...More

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Four people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old schoolboy Ribhu Chawla, police said Thursday. The ...More

Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets pulled back into the green Thursday after starting in the red. The recovery was helped by other Asian bourses whi...More

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Strongly backing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's declaration that there was no dilution of the national consensus on countering terrorism emanating from ...More

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation fell marginally to minus 1.54 percent for the week ending July 18 from minus 1.17 the week before, according to official...More

Lucknow, July 30(IANS) A criminal case was lodged against 10 students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) after they were caught ragging their juniors, officials said Thursday. ...More

Shimla, July 30 (IANS) Scientists are trying to protect a traditional rice variety that is on the verge of extinction in Himachal Pradesh. The red rice is more disease-resistant a...More

Panaji, July 30 (IANS) In a collective response to the 'tough' measures proposed in Goa's additional budget 2009-10, the offshore casino industry has objected to the proposed 10-f...More

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) As the national capital continues to cope with the after-effects of heavy showers with some places still waterlogged, the National Disaster Management Au...More

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Natural Resources moved the Supreme Court Thursday seeking an early settlement of the dispute with Reliance Industries over gas ...More

Bangalore, July 30 (IANS) A visitor taken to colleges across this city will be taken in by the trendy wardrobe of students. A closer look, however, reveals that the fashionable dr...More

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Arundhati Roy's new book 'Listening To Grass Hoppers: Field Notes on Democracy' topped the non-fiction category of the bestseller list this week while 'T...More

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) He says he has worked as a bouncer and freelance writer abroad 'to pay his rent'. And now Congress veteran Arjun Singh's grandson Arunoday is making his ...More

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Many youngsters dream of a sculpted body, especially after watching Bollyoood's romance icon Shah Rukh Khan flaunt six-pack-abs in 'Om Shanti Om' and ver...More