By Prem P. Batra The massive oil depot fire that raged for days in Jaipur has dramatically but tragically illuminated the woefully inadequate fire service infrastructure in India. While conceding that the Indian ...

London, Oct.20 (ANI): A "Black Day Conference" arranged by the Kashmir National Party in Watford, England, has said the tribal invasion of Jammu and Kashmir from October 22, 1947 onward was unprovoked ...

London, Oct.20 (ANI): A "Black Day Conference" arranged by the Kashmir National Party in Watford, England, has said the tribal invasion of Jammu and Kashmir from October 22, 1947 onward was unprovoked ...

Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) The US Congress has acknowledged Mahatma Gandhi's unique role in the establishment of India and described him as a "man of all times and places". A resolution unanimously passed ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) The US Congress has passed a resolution congratulating the visionary leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, which enhanced the rapidly deepening friendship between the United States and India. Unanimously ...

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Kanuru Sujatha Rao, who was heading the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), took charge as the new health secretary Thursday. A 1974 batch officer of the Indian Administrative ...

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The government Thursday refrained from taking a view on the Delhi High Court's ruling decriminalising gay sex, and said it was for the Supreme Court to ...

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The government Thursday refrained from taking a view on the Delhi High Court's ruling decriminalising gay sex, and said it was for the Supreme Court to ...

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The government is yet to formulate its view on how to react to a Delhi High Court judgment legalising consensual homosexuality, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika ...

Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) The Peterhoff Hotel here, which will host senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders during their three-day 'Chintan Baithak' or introspection meet starting Wednesday, is not just another ...

By Dipankar De Sarkar London, Aug 16 (IANS) An Indian-origin writer has made the startling claim that Queen Victoria forbade the wife of the only married grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh from having ...

New Delhi, Aug 02(ANI): Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has said on Sunday that the law should not become an instrument of exploitation by authorities, and the government will take action to ...

Bangalore, July 31 (ANI): After more than two centuries of Tipu Sultan's defeat at the hands of British forces in Srirangapatna, his descendants will regain the respect that most Indians believe they ...

Bangalore, July 31 (ANI): After more than two centuries of Tipu Sultan's defeat at the hands of British forces in Srirangapatna, his descendants will regain the respect that most Indians believe they ...

By Asit Srivastava Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), July 19 (IANS) A temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva in a village here counts many Muslims among its devotees. Not only do they take part in ...

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday sought the respective stands of the union and the Delhi governments on a lawsuit challenging a Delhi High Court verdict legalizing consensual homosexuality ...

By Ritu Sharma New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India's armed forces have received the Delhi High Court's judgement decriminalising homosexuality with a resounding "no", with armed forces acts saying such behaviour is deemed ...

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday issued notices to the union government, the Delhi government and the NGO Naz Foundation seeking their stand on a lawsuit challenging the July ...

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday said the Delhi High Court had done a "very dangerous thing" by decriminalising gay sex, though Janata Dal-United ...

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday called for a nationwide debate on the Delhi High Court's landmark ruling that decriminalised gay sex in the country. "It ...

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday said the Delhi High Court had done a "very dangerous thing" by de-criminalising homosexuality and he would raise ...

The Delhi high court judgment of making homosexuality legal on July 2 must have as sigh of relief for many homosexuals out there. However, post judgment one person who could withhold ...

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court ruled Thursday that gay sex among consenting adults was no crime, a landmark event that triggered celebrations by gay activists but which ...

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Health experts and activists Thursday said the Delhi High Court ruling decriminalising homosexuality will be a new tool in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS as ...

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) For once India's religious heads stood united, with denominational leaders speaking in one voice against the ruling of the Delhi High Court legalising gay sex as ...

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) For the members of the gay community, the Delhi High Court verdict Thursday that decriminalises homosexuality means one simple thing - now on living a life of ...

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Political parties, including the ruling Congress, reacted with caution to the landmark Delhi High Court judgement Thursday de-criminalising gay sex in India. Except for the Samajwadi Party ...

Bangalore, July 2 (IANS) Bangalore's sexual minorities rights activists, who have been spearheading the campaign against the law that criminalises homosexuality, Thursday welcomed the Delhi High Court judgement legalising gay sex. "Now, this ...

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Even as gay rights activists celebrated the Delhi High Court verdict Thursday that gay sex was not a crime, religious leaders criticised the rulling as an ...

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) Thursday hailed the Delhi High Court judgment that decriminalises gay sex, saying it would help reach out to the community and ...