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  PM leads nation in mourning Dara Singh's death

  India | July 12, 2012 16:12 IST

  New Delhi/Patna/Mumbai, Jul 12: Describing acclaimed wrestler Dara Singh as a “son of the soil” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed grief at his demise saying he rose to the heights of the entertainment world,

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  Sangma camp not to pursue for now EC rejection of complaint

  National | July 14, 2012 10:36 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 11: The P A Sangma camp today decided not to challenge in the Supreme Court for now Election Commission's rejection of its complaint against the candidature of Pranab Mukherjee for Presidential poll.Sangma's

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  Girl made to drink urine at mother's instance, claims warden

  India | July 11, 2012 23:10 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 11: The hostel warden of Vishva Bharti University who allegedly forced a Class V girl to drink her own urine has claimed that she meted out the punishment at the instance of

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  Enough about Higgs, let's discuss the boson: India

  India | July 10, 2012 23:45 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 10: While much of the world was celebrating the international cooperation that led to last week's breakthrough in identifying the existence of the Higgs boson particle, many in India were smarting over

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  Rahul is a 'very important' leader of Cong: Khurshid

  National | July 10, 2012 23:29 IST

  Bangalore, Jul 10: In the midst of a controversy over his reported comments about Rahul Gandhi and Congress that have raised a political storm, Law Minister Salman Khurshid today said Rahul is a “very important”

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  Adarsh land does not belong to MoD, says ex-army officer

  India | July 11, 2012 17:35 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 10: A retired army officer today told a judicial commission that he became a member of the Adarsh Housing Society after he was informed by his staff that the land on which the

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  CBI files charge sheet against Ramdev's aide Balkrishna

  India | July 10, 2012 17:41 IST

  Dehradun, Jul 10: The CBI has filed a charge sheet in a local court here against yoga guru Ramdev's aide Balkrishna for allegedly using fake documents to get a passport.The agency has alleged that Balkrishna

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  DU colleges come out with fifth cut off list

  India | July 09, 2012 22:43 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 9: With admissions to general category largely closed, Delhi University colleges declared a fifth cut off today but admissions were mostly open for the reserved category OBC category.Though seats for the OBC

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  Narasimha Rao's aides dismiss criticism on Ayodhya demolition

  India | July 08, 2012 23:18 IST

  Hyderabad, Jul 8: Dismissing criticism of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao over the Ayodhya issue, two top officials who worked closely with him today said he tried his best to prevent demolition of

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  Pranab's candidature has lowered dignity of Prez post: Ramdev

  India | July 08, 2012 23:04 IST

  Patna, Jul 8: Yoga guru Ramdev today charged the Congress with “lowering the dignity” of the President's office by making Pranab Mukherjee the UPA's nominee for the top constitutional post.“The Congress and the UPA government

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  Anyone who can deliver justice suitable to be PM: Ramdev

  India | July 08, 2012 22:55 IST

  Patna, Jul 8: Yoga guru Ramdev today said anyone committed to delivering justice to the people and the country was suitable for the post of Prime Minister, no matter which relgion he belonged to.“It does

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  Animal death toll in Kaziranga rises to 560

  India | July 08, 2012 15:28 IST

  Guwahati, Jul 8: At least 560 animals, including 14 one-horned rhinos, have perished in the world-famed Kaziranga National Park during the ongoing floods in Assam.Hog deer have suffered the most with 481 of them killed

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  One of separated Siamese twins Aradhana dies

  India | July 06, 2012 9:17 IST

  Betul(MP), Jul 5: Aradhana, who was separated from her conjoined sister Stuti, died tonight after struggling for life for over two weeks.According to doctors, Aradhana suffered cardiac arrest twice today and died at 9.20 PM.

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  Cong poster modelled on Gangs of Wasseypur targets Modi

  India | July 04, 2012 23:35 IST

  Ahmedabad, Jul 4: The opposition Congress has now entered the ongoing poster campaign against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.Congress workers yesterday took out a procession in the city, carrying posters of Modi, inspired by the

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  Condition of one of separated Siamese twins Aradhana worsens

  India | July 04, 2012 22:11 IST

  Betul (MP), Jul 4: Two days after the separated conjoined twins celebrated their first birthday, condition of one of the two sisters, Aradhana, deteriorated further today, a Missionary Hospital official said.Aradhana was kept on ventilator

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  Karnataka opposes world heritage tag to Western Ghats

  India | July 04, 2012 17:46 IST

  Bangalore, Jul 4: Karnataka today said the state was against UNESCO declaring 10 spots in Western Ghats as world heritage sites as it would affect development work.Minister for Forest C P Yogeshwar told reporters here

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  Pakistan has to do more on the issue of terrorism, says Krishna

  India | July 03, 2012 23:21 IST

  On board Special Aircraft, Jul 3: On the eve of Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks, India today regretted that 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed is moving freely in Pakistan, which needs to do more on tackling terrorism.During

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  India to give dossier on Abu Jundal during Indo-Pak talks

  India | July 03, 2012 18:46 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 3: India will give Pakistan a dossier on LeT terrorist Syed Zabiuddin Ansari, alias Abu Jundal, during Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks here tomorrow including the passport issued by Pakistan indicating the involvement

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  Six on-the-spot registration counters for Amarnath pilgrims

  India | July 01, 2012 13:12 IST

  Srinagar, Jul 1: Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has been forced to open six on-the-spot registration counters as a large number of unregistered pilgrims had turned up at various base camps of the annual yatra

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  FBI will test Abu Jundal voice tapes

  India | July 01, 2012 13:03 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 1: In a big blow to Pakistan, intelligence agencies have taken the samples of key 26/11 handler Abu Jundal to match them with his voice recordings during the attack to nail Pakistan's