New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The railways ministry Wednesday said it would not resort to forceful acquisition of land for railway projects, and that it would review its land acquisiti...More

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Riding high on the success of its recently launched adventure reality show 'Khatron Ke Khiladi - Level 2', Colors is leading the general entertainment cha...More

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) was Wednesday probing the 'technological malfunction' that led to a Mirage-2000 fighter jet dropping a bomb in Pokharan, Rajast...More

Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) Virender Sehwag will lead Rest of India against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai in the Irani Trophy match at Nagpur from Oct 1-5. Se...More

Bhopal, Sep 16 (IANS) More than three weeks have passed since a Dalit family was ostracised and forced to leave their village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district. But, according to...More

Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 17 percent in the first six months of 2009, according to a report by Hotels.com. ...More

Ranchi, Sep 16 (IANS) A student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) committed suicide by hanging himself at his college hostel in Jharkhand, police said Wednesday. But t...More

Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) City-based oil drilling services company Aban Offshore plans to pay off part of its $3-billion debt after its shareholders Wednesday gave it the go-ahead to...More

Ranchi, Sep 16 (IANS) In two separate incidents, a Maoist rebel and two extortionists were lynched by villagers in Jharkhand Wednesday, police said. Acco...More

Chandigarh, Sep 16 (IANS) Despite the deficient rains in parts of Punjab that has led to a marginal decrease in paddy production in the state this year, Food Corp of India (FCI) o...More

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Tamiflu, the drug used in the treatment of swine flu, will be available in the open market within a week, a health ministry official said Wednesday. ...More

Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) A key index of Indian equities markets, which opened higher Wednesday, zoomed 222 points to close around the day's high, thanks to strong demand for metal, a...More

Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Encouraged by a substantial increase in the state's rhino population, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to carve out a new Rhino reserve in the Dudhw...More

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's remarks that he would travel in 'cattle class out of solidarity with a...More

Bhopal, Sep 16 (IANS) A strike was observed Wednesday in Dindori town of Madhya Pradesh where three people were killed in police firing after a mob blocked traffic and pelted ston...More