Patna, Sep 17 (IANS) In a major setback to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Thursday won eight s...More

Bangalore, Sep 17 (IANS) More than 24 hours after an 18-month-old boy was washed away in a flooded drain here, his body has not been found and the search operation has shifted to ...More

Bhopal, Sep 17 (IANS) Leaders from various political parties descended on Madhya Pradesh's Dindori town Thursday to protest the police firing Tuesday that killed three tribals. ...More

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The government Thursday extended the term of the 13th Finance Commission by three months to Jan 31 next year. The commission, wh...More

New Delhi/Melbourne, Sep 17 (IANS) Strengthening of student visa checks to stamp out fraud, upgrading interviews and restricting online access to Australia's eVisa system to fewer...More

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Around 13.05 lakh railway employees will get productivity-linked bonus, equivalent to 75 days of their wages, for 2008-09, the government said Thursday. ...More

Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) City-based engineering and construction company Simplex Projects Ltd (SPL) will build multi-level car parking facilities in Guwahati and Noida, a top offici...More

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Woman and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Thursday said she had initiated fresh audits for her ministry and its schemes, with the aim to make th...More

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Gay activists and lawyers Thursday welcomed the government's decision to leave it to the Supreme Court to arrive at a view on decriminalising homosexualit...More

Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 (IANS) The Orissa government Thursday held a meeting to review 14 greenfield projects underway in the state, an official said. 'We re...More

Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) The West Bengal government Thursday invited IT major Wipro and infosys to start new centres at Rajarhat in the northeastern fringes of the city and promised...More

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has filed a complaint against Punjab's directorate of animal husbandry for co...More

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The government Thursday approved a health ministry proposal to amend the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, to curb illegal organ trade and impose...More

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The government Thursday gave its approval to the proposed amendments in the India-Saudi Arabia air service agreement. Both sides...More

Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) The 61st anniversary of Telangana 'Liberation Day' was celebrated Thursday with various political parties paying rich tributes to the freedom fighters who...More