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  Postal stamps on Narendra Modi issued in Bihar

  India | May 28, 2014 16:24 IST

  Patna: A set of four postal stamps and a special cover on Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceptualised by a philatelist from Bihar has been issued by the Department of Posts (DoP)."I conceptualised the stamps and

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  Modi takes up Mumbai housing society's issue with Maharashtra CM

  India | May 24, 2014 11:01 IST

  Mumbai: After running from pillar to post to get their local issues resolved, members of a suburban housing society are now feeling hopeful about 'governance' after BJP leader Narendra Modi responded to their plea in

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  DoT to issue demand notice to quashed telecom licences in May

  April 27, 2014 20:42 IST

  New Delhi: The Department of Telecom (DoT) is in the final stages of issuing demand notice to telecom companies, whose licences were quashed by the Supreme Court in February, 2012 but were allowed to operate

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  Madras HC extends time limit for issue, submission of school forms

  India | April 17, 2014 6:24 IST

  Chennai: Madras High Court yesterday directed the State School Education Department to extend the time limit upto 15 days, instead of seven days, for issuance and submission of application forms for admission of children in

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  Sony warns of Battery issue in some Vaio laptops

  April 12, 2014 23:23 IST

  New York: Sony is advising consumers to quit using some of its VAIO laptop computers and unplug them, saying that it's possible that its non-removable battery pack could overheat.The company says it's in the process

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  Issue BC certificates to converted Muslims: Madras HC

  India | April 10, 2014 7:45 IST

  Chennai : Holding that a person belonging to Hindu backward class on conversion to Islam would continueto get the benefit of BC status, the Madras High Court yesterday asked the state government to direct authorities

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  Madras HC refuses to issue direction to university on re-evaluation

  India | April 08, 2014 8:25 IST

  Madurai: The Madras High court has ruled that it is not possible to issue a direction on re-evaluating the examination papers of a person if there is no provision for it in the university rules.Justice

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  Economy major issue ahead of election in India: Gallup poll

  April 05, 2014 19:50 IST

  Washington: With a record 35 percent Indians saying the national economy was getting worse, India's sputtering economy will undoubtedly be a major issue in the country's month-long election starting Monday, according to a US poll.Suggesting

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  Tax dispute: High Court issues notice to Tamil Nadu govt on Nokia petition

  March 29, 2014 16:09 IST

  New Delhi: The Madras High Court today issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a petition filed by handset major Nokia, challenging the state government's notice slapping Rs 2400 crore tax dues on

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  India should issue stamp of WW II heroine Noor Inayat Khan says campaigners

  World | March 25, 2014 16:38 IST

  London: As Britain's Royal Mail today issued a stamp of Indian-origin World War II heroine Noor Inayat Khan, campaigners called for India to bestow a similar honour on the famous spy in her centenary year.

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  Amarinder Singh lashes out at Jaitley for raising Sonia Gandhi's origin issue

  National | March 23, 2014 20:12 IST

  Chandigarh: Congress leader Amarinder Singh today lashed out at BJP leader Arun Jaitley for raking up the issue of Sonia Gandhi's origin and reminded him of Indian tradition where daughter-in-law is the "real inheritor" of

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  Top tech executives meet Obama to discuss surveillance issue

  March 22, 2014 21:12 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama has met six technology executives to discuss government surveillance and privacy concerns, amid fears that NSA spying is undermining one of the country's most vital industries.During the meeting, Obama reiterated

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  Lanka to issue absence certificates for disappeared persons

  World | March 05, 2014 16:33 IST

  Colombo: As many as 16,000 Sri Lankans - who disappeared during the war against the LTTE - will be issued certificates of absence instead of death certificates, head of a probe panel said today.“We have

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  Karat meets Akhilesh to raise issue of riot-hit victims

  India | December 24, 2013 17:14 IST

  Lucknow: CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat today met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to discuss the problems being faced by Muzaffarnagar riot victims in relief camps.“I had come to discuss the problems of Muzaffarnagar

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  Janlokpal Bill issue: Anna Hazare to sit on fast from tomorrow

  India | December 09, 2013 13:16 IST

  Ralegan Sidhi: Anna Hazare today accused the Centre of “betrayal” and going back on its promise on Janlokpal Bill and said he will sit on an indefinite hunger strike here from tomorrow for passage of

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  Bihar court issues warrant against Raj Thackray

  India | October 01, 2013 19:02 IST

  Muzaffarpur (Bihar): A local court issued body warrant today against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) chief Raj Thackeray to be present before it before November 12 in connection with a complaint case against him for allegedly calling

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  SC issues contempt notice to former Army Chief V K Singh

  India | October 01, 2013 15:44 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued contempt notice to former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, saying his remarks against its order on his age row prima facie amounts to “scandalising” and undermining the

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  Manmohan Singh meets Sharif, raises terrorism issue

  World | September 29, 2013 23:06 IST

  New York: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif today met here for the first time and discussed ways to normalise bilateral ties, in the grim backdrop of India's concerns over continued

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  Interpol issues alert for British terror widow

  World | September 26, 2013 20:42 IST

  London: Interpol on Thursday issued an arrest notice on behalf of Kenyan authorities for Samantha Lewthwaite, the fugitive Briton whom news media have dubbed the “white widow.”Lewthwaite—a 29-year-old Muslim convert whose first husband was one

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  Indo-Pak talks on water sharing issue: no major headway

  India | September 25, 2013 21:58 IST

  New Delhi: No major headway was made between India and Pakistan on the water sharing issue during talks which concluded today, barely three days ahead of a meeting between their Prime Ministers in New York.During