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  No change in visa policy on Modi, says US

  World | April 26, 2012 9:25 IST

  Washington, Apr 26: The US has has said there is no change in its visa policy with regard to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.“Our position on the visa issue hasn't changed at all,” State Department

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  India launches all-weather RISAT-1

  India | April 26, 2012 11:36 IST

  Sriharikota (AP), Apr 26: Achieving yet another milestone in its space programme, India today successfully launched its first indigenous all-weather radar imaging satellite RISAT-1 that will boost its remote sensing capabilities and facilitate agriculture and

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  Delhi boy survives 2-hour ordeal after iron rod pierces his knee

  India | April 25, 2012 11:03 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 25: A pointed iron rod on a gate pierced the knee of a 13-year-old boy Iqrar on Tuesday trigerring a major rescue effort by firemen  in Delhi's Sultanpuri. Iqrar, a resident of 

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  11 injured in RTV, mini truck collision in Delhi

  India | April 25, 2012 10:58 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 25: Eleven persons were injured when a  minitruck  Tata 407  rammed into an RTV bus  beneath the flyover in Khichripur  late last night. There were 18 persons inside the RTV bus, out

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  Abducted collector safe, but he needs medicines, say Maoists

  India | April 25, 2012 12:43 IST

  Raipur, Apr 25: Abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon is “safe” but needs medicines, Maoists tonight said and proposed the name of human rights activist and academic Hargopal as another mediator for talks with

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  Lawyers ransack Odisha collector's residential office

  India | April 24, 2012 20:06 IST

  Sambalpur (Odisha), Apr 24: Irate lawyers here today chased the district collector, abused her and ransacked her residential office alleging highhandedness, police said.Collector Mrinalini Darswal and Sambalpur Bar Association president Pramod Kumar Rath lodged FIR

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  Rave Party Raided In Gujarat, 41 Detained

  India | April 23, 2012 12:45 IST

  Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Apr 23: Police on Sunday night raided a rave party going on at a flat in Chinai Bagh Society near CG Road here and seized large quantity of liquor. Nineteen females and 22

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  Hundreds of shops gutted in Kanpur fire

  India | April 23, 2012 12:48 IST

  Kanpur, Apr 23: Around 150 shops were gutted in a fire in the wee hours today at Bakarganj market area in Kanpur.Goods worth lakhs were destroyed after fire engulfed the market. No casualties were reported.Firefighters

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  Another Mamata cartoon, professor files complaint

  India | April 22, 2012 15:51 IST

  Midnapore (West Bengal), Apr 22: Hardly had the controversy over a Mamata Banerjee cartoon settled that an associate professor of Midnapore Medical College has filed a fresh complaint against two persons accusing them of circulating

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  Sukma collector safe, Maoists make demands

  India | April 23, 2012 9:43 IST

  Raipur, Apr 22: Maoists today demanded release of eight of their jailed leaders in Chattisgarh and a halt to “Operation Green Hunt” in exchange for freedom of Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon, who was safe,

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  Anna, Ramdev to launch joint movement

  India | April 20, 2012 14:57 IST

  Gurgaon, April 20: Gandhian Anna Hazare and yoga expert Swami Ramdev today announced they would launch a joint nationwide movement against blackmoney and corruption from May 1 onwards. The two leaders will sit on a

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  J-K Govt To Honour Scientists For Cloning Pashmina Goat

  India | April 20, 2012 8:44 IST

  Jammu, Apr 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Government will felicitate the team of scientists and researchers who had cloned the world's first pashmina goat in the state.The team of scientists headed by Dr Riaz Ahmad

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  PM hails successful test firing of Agni 5

  India | April 20, 2012 16:22 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 19: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hailed the successful test firing of Inter Continental Ballistic Missile Agni V saying that this represented another milestone in India's quest to add to the credibility

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  Mumbai train commuters may get some relief today

  India | April 20, 2012 16:25 IST

  Mumbai, Apr 19: Lakhs of commuters, mostly of the Central Railway (CR) line in Mumbai, are likely to get some relief during the rush hour today with authorities trying to restore disrupted services.“We will run

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  Antony describes Agni-5 launch as a major milestone

  India | April 20, 2012 16:24 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 19: Defence Minister A K Antony today described the maiden test flight of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-5 as an “immaculate success” and a “major milestone”.“The nation stands tall today. We have

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  India In Elite ICBM Club With Agni V

  India | April 19, 2012 16:30 IST

  Dhamara (Odisha), Apr 19: India today made a giant stride when it test-fired nuclear-capable Agni-V Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile that has brought China within its reach with a strike range of over 5000 km.  The surface-to-surface

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  AC explodes in Kanpur, mechanic killed

  India | April 20, 2012 16:27 IST

  Kanpur, Apr 19: A mechanic from Panasonic company was killed and his helper was injured when a Samsung  airconditioner suddenly exploded while it was being opened for maintenance here on Wednesday. The incident took place

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  Lakhs Of Mumbai Commuters Stranded After Railway Signal Cabin Fire

  India | April 18, 2012 18:03 IST

  Mumbai, Apr 18: Lakhs of commuters in Mumbai had a harrowing time today as services on the Central Railway (CR) line were thrown out of gear following a midnight fire in a signal cabin.Besides leaving

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  Delhi Mandate Against Sheila, Pricerise, Says BJP

  India | April 17, 2012 13:59 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 17: As the BJP today appeared heading for a victory in the elections to all the three newly-formed municipal corporations of Delhi, party leaders said this was a clear mandate against Sheila

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  State's Powers Being Abrogated By Centre, Says Jayalalithaa

  India | April 16, 2012 13:09 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 16: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today warned against an “emerging pattern” wherein the state's powers are “abrogated” by the Centre through passage of bills and accused it of showing “scant