News from India

All 295 people on board a Malaysia Airlines plane were killed on Thursday after the aircraft was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, nearly four months after the mysterious disappearance of MH370 in the Indian Ocean

Lucknow: A one-man judicial panel on Monday submitted its report into the mysterious death of Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Medical Officer YS Sachan in jail on June 22. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow, Rajesh Upadhayay submitted his report to the Sessions Judge Lucknow, District Magistrate and SSP, Lucknow, court sources said. There was no official word […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Odisha Police rescuing a 22-day-old infant allegedly sold by his parents to a couple, the Odisha Assembly today witnessed noisy scenes leading to adjournment of the House for ten minutes. The issue was raised in the Assembly by Congress member Naba Kishore Das during the Zero Hour. “Odisha has in the past […]

New Delhi: The money trail in the 2G telecom spectrum scam has led the Income Tax Department to 19 “non-genuine” companies in Kolkata allegedly used by Kalaignar TV to return Rs. 230 crore, taken as “loan”, to Cineyug, after a probe was initiated into it. During its probe into the spectrum allocation scam, the I-T […]

Ahead of the Lord's Test beginning here on Thursday, an atmosphere of confrontation was building up between the cricket teams of India and England with the hosts filing a counter-charge against Ravindra Jadeja whose complaint has led to English fast bowler James Anderson being accused of violating the ICC Code Of Conduct

Bhubaneswar: It seems the bikers gang is on the prowl as two incidents of loot have been reported on Monday. In full public glare, miscreants looted nearly Rs eight lakh and gold ornaments from a rural bank and an NGO employee in two separate incidents in this capital city and at Haldia near neighbouring Khurda […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will take up tomorrow Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata`s plea on the right to privacy after the leakage of his telephonic conversations with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia tapped by the Income Tax Department. A bench headed by Justices G S Singhvi will examine the issues raised by Tata, including the […]

India will hold the Presidency of the USD 100 billion BRICS development bank for the first six years, it was disclosed on Wednesday, a day after the five emerging economies decided to set up the institution in a major step towards reshaping the international financial system dominated by the West

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday disfavoured the idea of setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for effective monitoring of the probe into 2G spectrum scam saying "CBI and ED were on the right course" and "any interference at this stage may jeopardize" the probe. "CBI and ED are on the right course […]

Pune: The first voice of sympathy within Congress for sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, now behind bars, came on Monday from senior leader Digvijay Singh who said he is "innocent" and that court could consider granting him bail. Addressing party workers in Kalmadi`s home turf here, the AICC general secretary also batted for […]

Getting patients in India quickly evaluated by the right doctors can be just as effective at curbing tuberculosis (TB) as a new, highly accurate screening test, a new study suggests

New Delhi: CBI has sought a Delhi Police probe into allegations of coercion and blackmail levelled by former Aircel chief C Sivasankaran against the then Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his associates to "force" him to sell his stake in the company to a Malayasia-based group. The agency probing alleged irregularities in the spectrum allocation […]

Bollywood actresses Tabu and Shraddha Kapoor will be singing a traditional Kashmiri song in their upcoming film 'Haider'

New Delhi: India is set to become the most populous nation by 2025 and face many new challenges, if population continued to grow at the current rate. These concerns were expressed by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken on Monday at a `National Workshop on Youth for Population Stabilization`, held to […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refrained from passing any order on a Public Interest Litigation filed against Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal accusing him of reducing penalty favouring Anil Ambani-headed RCom, saying persons aggrieved can avail remedy under the law. “No order is required,” a bench comprising justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K. Ganguly said […]