Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly central jail have come up with a new idea to reform criminals - cow service! Now prison inmates will have to regularly bathe, ...

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Coming down heavily on a building firm which carried out illegal constructions by misleading the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the Delhi High Court Tuesday asked it ...

New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) The National Aviation Co of India Ltd (NACIL) that runs national carrier Air India Tuesday decided to continue with the present performance linked incentives (PLI) as passenger ...

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Shop till you drop and then pamper yourself with a relaxing back massage or a rejuvenating foot massage. Sounds irresistible? Then a visit to the Thai massage ...

New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) The Air India management is expected to take a call Tuesday on the quantum of reduction of performance linked incentives (PLI), which constitutes a major chunk ...

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The decision to earmark the first five days of the India International Trade Fair exclusively for business visitors has left small vendors from many countries disappointed as ...

Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Two men have been arrested with two leopard skins in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday. Kamal Singh and Mahendra Singh, both in their late 30s, were ...

Jaipur, Nov 15 (IANS) Train services have resumed on the Jhir-Jhatwara sector in Rajasthan where a train derailment a day earlier left six people dead and 11 still in hospital Sunday. The railway ...

By Parvez Butt Srinagar, Nov 13 (ANI): Kashmir produces not only high-end varieties of some fruits like apples, peaches, plum and cherries, but also the finest variety of chestnuts. The sweet tasting, aromatic ...

Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Seven fishermen were killed and 17 fishing boats with some 100 men were still missing in the Arabian Sea as Cyclone Phyan left a trail of destruction in ...

Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) In what he said was his contribution to the war against corruption, Namakkal District Magistrate U. Sagayam has done what few civil servants would dare: declare his assets. Much ...

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Acquisition of land for capacity addition to India's road network was not a problem but project financing and certain official requirements were, one of the country's major ...

NATIONAL India not ready for carbon emission targets: Prime Minister - Moved at 1638 Yeddyurappa shunts out senior official, dissidents unimpressed - Moved at 1550 All terrorist camps are intact, India tells Pakistan - Roundup ...

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Smokers beware! Ticket examiners and Railway Protection Force (RPF) assistant sub-inspectors have been authorised to take action against those found smoking in trains and on railway ...

NATIONAL India not ready for carbon emission targets: Prime Minister - Moved at 1638 Yeddyurappa shunts out senior official, dissidents unimpressed - Moved at 1550 Koda associate arrested, three ex-ministers summoned - Moved at ...

Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines Friday increased fuel surcharges, pushing up their domestic fares by up to Rs.200. National carrier Air India and other low-cost carriers haven't taken a ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget, saying more money was needed for security, creating a better environment, sponsorship and television ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget to Rs.1,620 crore (Rs.16.2 billion / $344 million) from Rs.767 crore. The decision was taken at ...

Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) The Haryana government Wednesday gave a cheque of Rs.200,000 to the aggrieved family of the 32-year-old man who died Tuesday at the gate of a hospital here ...

Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) The Haryana government Wednesday gave a cheque of Rs.200,000 to the aggrieved family of the 32-year-old man who died Tuesday at the gate of a hospital here ...

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 ...

New Delhi, Oct 30(ANI): Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram on Friday said that under the Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF) scheme, Rs.201.06 crore was released to the States in October against the total ...

Chennai, Oct 30 (IANS) In order to expand its Rs.200-crore dairy products portfolio, the Bangalore-headquartered Britannia Industries launched a milk-based vitamin fortified drink targeting mainly children here Friday. "This is not a flavoured ...

By Syed Zarir Hussain Guwahati, Oct 30 (IANS) As Assam mourned Friday to remember the victims of the horrific serial bombings Oct 30 last year, many families who lost their dear ...

Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) Shares of the Indian Oil Corp scrip fell over 7.5 percent Friday on the Bombay Stock Exchange as a fire in a major oil products depot on the ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Coming down on media establishments that publish liquor advertisements despite a ban, the Delhi High Court Thursday said violators would have to pay a hiked penalty of ...

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has come to the rescue of a man who was slapped with bills amounting to over Rs.200,000 by BSES after he said he ...

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Delhi High Court has come to the rescue of a man who was slapped with bills amounting to over Rs.200,000 by the BSES after he unearthed corruption ...

Chennai, Oct 22 (IANS) Japanese earthmoving equipment company Kobelco Construction Machinery will invest around Rs.46 crore ($9.85 million) to set up a hydraulic excavator factory in the Sri City industrial estate, 55 ...

Chennai, Oct 22 (IANS) The city-based non-life insurer United India Insurance has logged a 17.55-percent growth in the first half this fiscal. The Rs.4,277-crore company earned a gross premium of Rs.2,463.22 crore in ...