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  Devout Ansari asks for prayer mat, worries about wife and kid in Pak

  India | July 01, 2012 22:38 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 1: It's been more than a week that 26/11 “handler” Syed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal has spent in the headquarters of Delhi Police's Special Cell, but according to the sources he

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  Mild tremor in Assam

  India | July 01, 2012 11:26 IST

  Guwahati, Jul 1: Tremors of mild intensity were today felt in parts of Assam but there was no report of any casualty or damage.The epicentre of the quake was located at Majuli island in upper

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  Believe it or not, 15-cm live worm pulled out of 75-year-old's eye

  India | June 29, 2012 14:46 IST

  Mumbai, Jun 29: For two weeks, Mulund resident P K Krishnamurthy, 75, felt his right eye twitching and even hurting at times. On Wednesday, doctors pulled out a 15-cm live worm from his eye, in

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  Flood situation improves in Arunachal

  India | July 01, 2012 13:40 IST

  Itanagar, Jul1: With improvement in weather conditions, the flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh is limping back to normalcy as majority of the rivers in this land-locked state showing a receding trend in the past two

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  Sarabjit fine in Pak jail, says Surjeet Singh

  India | June 28, 2012 20:53 IST

  Wagah, Jun 28: Surjeet Singh, who was released from a Pakistani jail after 31 years, today said Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh is fine and hoped that he is freed soon.69-year-old Surjeet Singh, who

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  Strike over shrine fire disrupts normal life in Kashmir

  India | June 28, 2012 12:07 IST

  Srinagar, Jun 28: Normal life across Kashmir remained disrupted for the fourth day today due to a strike called by the Grand Mufti of the state over the gutting of the 200-year-old Dastageer Sahib shrine

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  Abundant patience needed in dealing with Pak, says Krishna

  India | June 27, 2012 13:38 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 27: Ahead of the Foreign Secretary- level talks, India today said abundant patience and perseverence were required in dealing with Pakistan where many elements are using terror as an instrument of achieving

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  Change in decision could be under pressure, says Sarabjit's lawyer

  India | June 27, 2012 10:47 IST

  Amritsar, Jun 27: Disappointed over the U-turn on the fate of his client Sarabjit Singh, advocate Awais Sheikh said that Pakistan government had committed a blunder which could affect Indo-Pak relations.While talking to TOI on

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  Medical team recommends immediate surgery for Maderna

  India | June 27, 2012 10:50 IST

  Jodhpur, Jun 27: A medical team constituted by the MDM hospital yesterday recommended immediate surgery for sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, the prime accused in Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case.A report recommending immediate surgery

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  Shinde deposes before Adarsh panel

  India | June 25, 2012 14:16 IST

  Mumbai, Jun 25: Union Power Minister and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde deposed before the Adarsh Commission here today in connection with the Adarsh housing society scam.Shinde was the chief minister of Maharashtra

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  15 killed as bus rams into tree

  India | June 25, 2012 11:24 IST

  Amroha (UP), Jun 25: At least 15 people were killed and 24 others injured, two of them critically, when a bus rammed into a tree on Amroha-Joya road in the wee hours today.The incident took

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  Abu Jundal admits role in 26/11 attack, links with ISI

  India | June 25, 2012 20:09 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 25: LeT terrorist Syed Zabiuddin alias Abu Jundal, who was arrested by Delhi Police, has admitted his active role in the 26/11 attack saying he had worked in close tandem with terror

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  200-year-old Dastageer Sahib shrine gutted

  India | June 25, 2012 18:08 IST

  Srinagar, Jun 25: The over 200-year-old shrine of Dastageer Sahib was today gutted in a fire at Khanyar in old city, triggering protests by locals.An official of the Disaster Management Cell said the fire broke

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  Babas like Ramdev, Sri Sri, Asaram emerging as big consumer product manufacturers

  June 06, 2012 14:35 IST

  New Delhi, June 6: Patanjali Ayurved of Baba Ramdev, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living,  Pujya Bapuji Sant Shri Asaramji Ashram, Aurobindo Ashram, Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) are not merely organisations

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  Planning Commission spent Rs 35 lakhs on hi-tech toilets, issued 60 smart cards to selective users

  India | June 06, 2012 16:06 IST

  New Delhi, June 6: At a time when the Planning Commission has redefined poverty level as one where a man can spend less than Rs 32 a day, the Commission itself has spent Rs 35

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  Sensex up 434 pts, investors richer by Rs 1.3 lakh crore

  June 06, 2012 18:05 IST

  Mumbai, Jun 6: In sync with global sentiment and the government trying to speed up investment decisions, Sensex today went up by 434 points, the highest single-day gain in 2012, making investors richer by over

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  Air Force version of 'Akash' missile successfully test fired

  India | June 06, 2012 9:29 IST

  Balasore (Odisha), June 6: India today successfully test fired its indigenously developed surface-to-air ‘Akash' missile of Air Force version from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here, the fifth trial of the anti-aircraft system

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  Two airconditioners catch fire in Meerut, 2 injured

  India | June 05, 2012 13:50 IST

  Meerut, June 5: In two separate fire incidents in Meerut on Monday, a garments showroom was gutted after an air-conditioner caught fire, while another AC exploded inside a telecom service provider's office.In one incident, an

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  Herd of wild elephants go on rampage in Assam village, kill woman

  India | June 05, 2012 13:49 IST

  Goalpara (Assam), June 5: A herd of wild elephants on Sunday destroyed most of the homes in Kalyanpur village at the foothills of Pancharatna and Ajgar hills, and trampled an 80-year-old woman to death, villagers

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  Narendra Modi lashes out at PM, Congress again

  National | June 05, 2012 13:48 IST

  Mumbai, June 5: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Monday lashed out at the Prime Minister and the ruling Congress party for ignoring the aspirations of people of North-eastern states.Felicitating North-East social worker Naban Atum