News from India

New Delhi: Gold advanced further on Monday by Rs. 75 to Rs. 22,645 per 10 grams on sustained buying, amid an improving global trend, but silver fell by Rs. 130 to Rs. 54,570 per kg on reduced offtake at prevailing high levels. Traders said sustained buying in gold by stockists and reports of better trend […]

Researchers have developed an inexpensive, portable, microchip-based test to diagnose type-1 diabetes

New Delhi: BJP on Monday held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who also holds the Railways portfolio, for the Fatehpur train mishap that left scores of people dead and alleged that lack of political will on the part of UPA had rendered the ministry an "orphan". "BJP expresses concern over the state of affairs in the […]

Admitting that a case of illegal kidney transplantation has been detected in the state, the Odisha government on Tuesday said it was taking appropriate steps to stop monetary deals behind such alleged activities

Hyderabad: Having failed to get any concrete response from the Centre following their en masse resignations in support of a separate State, Congress leaders from the Telangana region on Monday decided to undertake a 48-hour fast to highlight their cause. “We have decided to observe a 48-hour fast on July 13 and 14 to draw […]

Chandigarh: All India Women`s Congress, a front organisation of the Congress party, on Monday said it would press for passage of the women`s reservation bill in Parliament. "We will press for passage of the bill in the upcoming session of Parliament," All India Women`s Congress chief Anita Verma told reporters here. She said the organisation […]

Young sprinter Dutee Chand's last minute exclusion from the Indian athletics team for the upcoming Glasgow Commonwealth Games led to speculation over the outcome of the gender test she reportedly underwent recently in Bangalore

Shillong: Facing charges in Sukna land scam, Lt Gen P K Rath on Monday challenged revision of findings of general court martial, alleging the authorities were forcing the court to take a decision in the manner they like. Rath`s counsel Major SS Pandey told GCM which reassembled here to review the charges against Rath, said, […]

BRICS nations, including India, today expressed commitment to refrain from taking any protectionist ...............

New Delhi: India on Monday welcomed the United States’ decision to suspend $ 800 million military aid to Pakistan, saying a heavy presence of arms would have disturbed the equilibrium in the region. “With reference to the special circumstances between India and Pakistan and how India has consistently taken the view that it is not […]

Israel today accepted an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire plan to halt its deadly offensive on the Hamas-ruled Gaza..................

New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev on Monday alleged in the Supreme Court that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram was behind the midnight crackdown on him and his followers during the protests on the issue of black money at the Ramlila Maidan last month. Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani appearing for Baba Ramdev sought a direction that […]

Parliament was rocked for the second day today over the meeting of a journalist with terror mastermind Hafiz................

New Delhi: The much-talked about reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers will take place on Tuesday evening, sources said. This follows a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday morning in which finishing touches were understood to have been given to the proposed changes. This was the fourth […]

Beijing: Taking strong exception to US navy`s proactive presence in the oil rich South China Sea, China which is grappling to resolve maritime disputes with several ASEAN countries on Monday asked it to stay out of the region. "It`s not a proper time for the US to conduct military drills in the region with the […]