A Colombian national has been arrested by the southeast Delhi police for allegedly assaulting an NRI at M-Block market of Greater Kailash I in southeast Delhi on May 22. The accused was arrested following examination of CCTV footage. He had earlier evaded detection by refusing to go for a medical examination following the incident.

External affairs minister S.M. Krishna will visit Uzbekistan next week for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which is likely to endorse the opening up of the membership of the six-member regional grouping to include countries such as India.

Dust laden winds from Rajasthan pulled a thick layer of dust haze over the city and the National Capital Region even as the temperature dipped on Saturday. However, with the humidity levels rising and dust blowing through the day, the residents felt uncomfortable for the better part of the day. The weather may not change much on Sunday.

Karnataka director general of police Ajai Kumar Singh on Saturday confirmed that the bullet fired from a .32 revolver last Sunday, which hit a devotee at the Art of Living (AoL) Ashram, was aimed at stray dogs and came from the gun of a nearby farm owner. The controversy, which had led to a nation-wide hue and cry over the need to

United Nations’s Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief R.K. Pachauri on Saturday suggested that a hike in water and power tariff could help in conserving the scarce and precious resource in the city, which is going to face tremendous pressure on its infrastructure in the future. Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said that she supported the suggestion if that was the only solution to limit consumption.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked the newly-appointed Bihar unit chief Mehboob Ali Kaiser, AICC general secretary in charge for the state Mukul Wasnik and AICC Secretary in charge Sagar Rayaka to aggressively prepare the party to face upcoming Assembly elections.

THE SECOND day of IIFA was filled with “Crickentertainment” with cricket match and fashion shows clubbed with seminars on investments and acting workshops.
Interestingly, stars played cricket and cricketers walked the ramp on the second day of IIFA in Colombo.

The Congress on Saturday said Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is insecure and has a sense of insecurity from the name of Nehru, Gandhi and Congress. The Congress was reacting to Mr Modi’s comments on Jawaharlal Nehru and the relevance of celebrating Children’s Day on Nehru’s birthday, Mr Modi also compared Lal

Philippines thumped India 34-12 in the final of the HSBC Asian 5 Nation second division rugby tournament at the Delhi University grounds here on Saturday to rise to division one.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Saturday delivered the keynote address at the BJP’s national convention on good governance by comparing India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with his successor Lalbahadur Shastri. He advised BJP’s chief ministers and ministers from different states to follow in the footsteps of Shastri in terms of good governance.