Kochi, July 23 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Thursday said that he has not received any apology from Continental Airlines for frisking him at the Indira Gandhi intern...More

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Signalling a recovery for Indian industry, the output of six core infrastructure sectors expanded 6.5 percent in June against 2.8 percent in the previous...More

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Nandan Nilekani took charge as the chairman of the Unique Identification Database Authority of India Thursday and started work on the government's ambiti...More

Bhubaneswar, July 23 (IANS) The Orissa assembly was forced to delay its session Thursday after a snake was spotted inside the house. The snake, believed ...More

Ranchi, July 23 (IANS) Beautiful invitation cards, a feast for nearly 500 guests, a car for the groom and chanting of Sanskrit verses -- although all the usual customs were observ...More

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Lok Sabha began proceedings on a chaotic note Thursday with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MPs noisily protesting against the government's reported move t...More

Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Beating forecasts by analysts, telecom major Bharti Airtel posted a 22.2 percent increase in net profit for the first quarter of 2009-10 at Rs.2,647.95 cror...More

Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets rallied in the morning session Thursday, rising more than 324 points from its last closing figure, about 45 minut...More

Book: 'Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy'; Author: Arundhati Roy; Publisher: Penguin-Books India; Price: Rs 499 By Madhusree Chatterjee...More

Narwana (Haryana), July 23 (IANS) In a case of so-called honour killing in a village in Haryana, a 21-year-old man who had married against the wishes of the community has been bea...More

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Do you know a person affected with leprosy is not eligible to get a driving license? Or stand in local elections in some states? Or even travel in a trai...More

Leh, July 23 (IANS) Breathtaking Leh, this predominantly Buddhist region bordering China, is not just a pilgrimage place for many, a trekking idyll but also, strangely, a shoppers...More

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Truth always prevails. And it certainly does on Indian television, as the ratings of two newly launched reality shows indicate. 'Sach Ka Saamna', which t...More

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) From two flowers bobbing together to lip-locking, Hindi films have surely come of age. Actors are shedding inhibitions to spice up the silver screen and...More

Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Is director Satish Kaushik's 'Teree Sang' a copy of Hollywood film 'Juno'? It may seem so going by the subject, but the filmmaker and his lead actors insis...More