Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) A teacher in a government-run school here has been dismissed on the charge of putting garlands of shoes around the necks of students, an official said F...More

Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Normal life came to a standstill in West Bengal Friday as commercial vehicle operators went on strike to protest the state government's decision to impleme...More

Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) At Germany's only annual festival celebrating Bollywood cinema in Stuttgart the highest honour went to Santosh Sivan's Hindi film 'Tahaan', but the cinemato...More

Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who had alleged that Chief Minister Mayawati could 'plan attacks on her', has refused to accept the secur...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday suspended a Jammu and Kashmir High Court order that asked two senior police officers of Shopian district to seek bail only from ...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Every morning Major Morgan Andrews of the US Army leaves his suburban Las Vegas home and finds himself deep in battle, killing insurgents on the other si...More

Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) From a glam girl to historical character -- Bollywood screen diva Aishwarya Rai has played a variety of roles. Now for 'Action Replay' she will don the look...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A close aide of Himanshu Sabharwal, son of Ujjain professor H.S. Sabharwal who was beaten and killed in his college in August 2006, was found stabbed to...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) An Indian herbal extract has been found to help people maintain blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Gymnema sylvestre grows in ...More

Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) The Kerala assembly united Friday to condemn ostentatious weddings and the practice of dowry, prompting Social Welfare Minister P.K. Sreemathy t...More

Bhubaneswar, July 24 (IANS) The Orissa assembly, which was forced to suspend its proceedings Thursday after a stray snake was spotted by staff inside the house, resumed business F...More

Patna, July 24 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered state police chief D.N. Gautam to inquire into the alleged assault and stripping of a woman by a group of men h...More

Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) With rainfall in Uttar Pradesh nearly 58 percent below average so far this monsoon, the spectre of drought looms large over parts of the state. According t...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Notwithstanding the political brouhaha raised by the agreement reached on the draft of a pact that allows verification of end-use of military hardware pu...More

Aurangabad (Maharashtra), July 24 (IANS) A white tigress roamed free for three hours in the Aurangabad zoo Friday morning when she escaped from her enclosure after a wall collapse...More