New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) In what may be seen as an early sign of economic recovery, use of steel in the country rose 5.2 percent to 12.83 million tonnes in the first quarter of t...More

Ranchi, July 15 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's statement that he would ask the Election Commission to hold elections in Jharkhand soon after the monsoon has been welc...More

Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Imagine being stranded in heavy rain and then getting a lift from Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan. That's what happened to a few women here recently. ...More

Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was so keen to revive the 'Race' magic with Abbas-Mustan that he has convinced the producers to rope them in as directors. He r...More

Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets went past the 14,000-mark Wednesday, the first time this week, as buying interest picked up, especially in realty...More

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, known for his opposition to the use of English, Wednesday asked union minister Jairam Ramesh to reply to his ...More

Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, under treatment at a private hospital here, was recovering well but will be kept under observation for the ne...More

Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Chief Minister Mayawati is out to impress the 13th Finance Commission whose members are here look into Uttar Pradesh's financial demands out of the central...More

Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Kirron Kher lost her mother Diljit Thakar Singh recently. She remembers Singh as a vibrant and spirited woman of many talents and says she has inherited her...More

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Clearing operations continued Wednesday at the Delhi Metro construction site in south Delhi where the collapse of a concrete viaduct killed six people Su...More

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Should the education imparted at madrassas be broad-based to include subjects like English, maths, science and computers to make it employment oriented? ...More

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Writer-editor-translator Ira Pande, a familiar face in the capital's literary circuit, feels Indian readers do not pay much attention to 'translated lite...More

Raipur, July 15 (IANS) Twenty-nine policemen have been suspended in Chhattisgarh for refusing jungle warfare training, just days after Maoists massacred 29 of their colleagues, an...More

Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to batter India's financial capital for the third consecutive day Wednesday, causing waterlogging in many areas, traffic snarls and af...More

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Lok Sabha was adjourned for half-an-hour Wednesday following uproar that followed heated demands by MPs demanding a discussion on the drought situation ...More