New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) Monday said it has reduced the price of its product used by the white goods and auto industry by ...

Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Monday ordered a probe into the death of seven newborn babies, allegedly due to faulty incubators at a government-run hospital. Health Minister D. Nagender ordered ...

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 ...

Chennai, Nov 14 (IANS) Opposition leader J. Jayalalithaa Saturday demanded the Tamil Nadu government speed up relief efforts in the Nilgiri district and increase the compensation amount to the victims of landslides ...

Saregamapa Mega challenge Telecast date: Friday, 13th Nov at 9:30 pm The group songs of the both the teams this week –Raja Hassan's Rajasthan and Joy's Assam have been mesmerising. Special judges ...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) A week after bus fares went up sharply in the Indian capital, the Delhi Metro Wednesday announced a 36 percent increase in fares fuelling sharp reactions ...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Almost a week after DTC hiked the fares of its bus service, Delhi Metro Wednesday announced a 36 percent increase in its fares. The increase in metro fares, ...

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Under immense public pressure on the hike in bus fares, the Delhi government Tuesday decided to extend journey for the first slab of fare from 3 to ...

Chandigarh, Nov 9 (IANS) A senior IAS officer of Punjab was arrested here Monday on charges of accepting a bribe, officials said. A vigilance team from Ludhiana town arrested V.K. Janjua, the state's ...

Ferozepur (Punjab), Nov 7(ANI): Alert patrolling personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF), deployed along the India-Pakistan border, seized counterfeit currency notes worth Rs. 900,000, said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of BSF ...

Ferozepur (Punjab), Nov 7 (IANS) Sleuths of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered counterfeit currency notes with a nominal value of Rs.900,000 in Punjab's Ferozepur district, officials said Saturday. The fake currency ...

By Shweta Srinivasan Kathmandu/Pokhara, Nov 5 (IANS) "Heading for Nepal? Be sure to hit the casinos." These words of encouragement came from family and friends urging me to chance a game or two ...

By Anil Sharma Jaipur, Nov 4 (IANS) Furious residents around the burning Indian Oil's depot near here filed police complaints against the company as fires raged on Wednesday in two of its tanks ...

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Election Commission of India pulled up Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi for violating the model code of conduct during his visit to Kannur in Kerala ...

Patna, Nov 4 (IANS) A local bank's manager and a security guard of a public sector bank were shot dead by unidentified assailants who looted Rs.5 lakh in two incidents in Bihar ...

Jaipur, Nov 4 (IANS) The fire in the Indian Oil Corp (IOC) depot that has been raging since Oct 29 might finally abate by Wednesday evening, officials here said. The fire at ...

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Whistle blowers who pass on information about illegal drugs will be rewarded up to Rs.25 lakh (Rs.2.5 million), the union health ministry said Tuesday. "The reward of maximum ...

Hyderabad, Nov 1 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Sunday launched the YSR "Abhaya Hastam" (Helping Hand), a co-contributory pension-cum-insurance scheme for poor and low income women. Chief Minister K. Rosaiah launched the scheme, ...

Shimla, Nov 1 (IANS) With the apple season in Himachal Pradesh almost over, 1.2 crore boxes have been despatched to markets across the country. "The season in districts like Shimla, Mandi, Kullu and ...

Jaipur, Oct 31 (IANS) The massive fire at an Indian Oil depot here that has killed five people and injured 150 continued to rage for the third consecutive day Saturday. Officials are ...

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday asked the central government to pay Rs.500,000 in compensation to the family of a man in Assam who died after ...

Amritsar, Oct 30 (IANS) The special narcotics cell of the Punjab police Friday arrested one person and recovered 10 kg of heroin from his possession. Police said the heroin consignment was worth Rs.50 ...

Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) State-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) Friday reported a 17 percent drop in second-quarter profit on account of lower prices. Its net profit declined to Rs.1,660 ...

Jaipur, Oct 30 (IANS) A five-member committee has been set up to investigate the fire at the Indian Oil depot here, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora told reporters Friday. The ...

Chandigarh, Oct 30 (IANS) It is supposed to make waves, that too in the air, but a novel business venture - Dining In The Sky (DITS) - launched here barely a week ...

Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) Lawyer Shivakant Tripathi, who filed a criminal case accusing Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh of financial fraud, Thursday alleged that both the central and state governments were ...

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) State-run gas utility GAIL India has posted a 30 percent fall in net profit for the quarter ended Sep 30 at Rs.713 crore as compared to Rs.1,023 ...

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Election Commission said Wednesday it has issued notice to Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi for violating the moral code of conduct in Kerala's Kannur district ...

Lucknow, October 27 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Uttar Pradesh police will now investigate the case against high profile Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh, accused of a Rs.500 ...

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to give any relief to Congress leader and Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, who had challenged his expulsion from the ...