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Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Om Prakash Chautala on Friday appeared in a Delhi court in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case and sought exemption from appearance which was opposed by CBI

New Delhi: Encouraged by the marginal decline in rate of price rise to 9.22 per cent in July, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said inflation pressure would ease further on back of good monsoon. "I am quite confident that good monsoon will ensure moderation of inflationary pressure," he told reporters pointing out that the government […]

New Delhi: With the political storm brewing over Anna Hazare`s detention, Congress and government today held a series of meetings to discuss the fallout and chalk out a strategy to counter public perception on the Lokpal issue. After a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi […]

A Texas-based company has developed an Ebola killing robot that can clean a hospital room in five minutes and destroy the virus by fusing its DNA

Infosys, India's second-largest IT firm, on Friday reported a higher-than-expected 28.6 per cent growth in its second quarter net profit on increased sales and said it will issue bonus share and give dividend to shareholders

Ishant Sharma has got another lease of life in the shorter format with the lanky pacer being included in the Indian ODI squad for the ongoing series against West Indies after Mohit Sharma was ruled out from the remaining four matches due to injury

Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan today joined the Indian Super League (ISL) bandwagon as he became a co-owner of FC Pune City, one of the eight franchises that will be competing in the tournament starting Sunday

With the severe cyclonic storm 'Hudhud' 610 km from the state's coast, the Odisha government on Friday deployed rescue teams at vulnerable places and asked district collectors to begin evacuation of people, particularly in tribal dominated Malkangiri district

West Indies put behind an acrimonious pay dispute with their Board to spank number one ranked India by a huge margin of 124 runs in the first one-dayer to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series here Wednesday

In the strongest warning yet over unabated ceasefire violations from across the border, India today asserted that Pakistan will not be able to bear the cost of this "adventurism" if it persists with such "unprovoked" aggression

Cyclone 'Hudhud' has moved closer to the coast of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh and will turn into a severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours, the MeT department on Thursday said

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry today said its office premises are subjected to regular screening for the presence of bugging devices, but no such material has been found so far. "All these premises (in Finance Ministry) have been subjected to regular screening. During these exercises, no devices have been detected," Minister of State for Finance […]

New Delhi: Peeved over the "attitude of the Congress" in Parliament which was paralysed over the detention of Anna Hazare, Opposition leaders would meet today to decide their course of action, including a proposal to boycott proceedings for three days. "I have given a suggestion that we should boycott Parliament for three days. All Opposition […]

In a rare Scandinavian visit by an Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a two-nation six-day visit to Norway and Finland starting October 12

United Nations: India, the current President of the UN Security Council, has asked member states to address the "unsatisfactory situation" of paucity of resources for peacekeeping missions, saying it is a "central entreprise" of the world body. A three-page concept note on peacekeeping circulated at the UNSC by India`s Permanent Representative to the UN Hardeep […]