Keeping in view the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and the promise made by AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the government is likely to clear a proposal to set up a Central Agriculture University in Jhansi of Bundelkhand region of the state.

The government is all set to clear a proposal to allow 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail. The issue is high on the agenda of the Union Cabinet at its meeting here on Thursday. If this is cleared, and subsequently secures parliamentary

Sunday, November 27, will not be a usual day in Lucknow. The police is all set to issue an advisory asking people not to step out of their houses unless absolutely necessary.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to five top corporate executives accused in the 2G case, who were jailed seven months, but set stringent conditions to protect witnesses being “influenced”. The CBI was also given full liberty to seek cancellation of the bail if any of these conditions was violated.

The BSP on Wednesday denied that UP chief minister Mayawati had ever criticised the NREGS programme but had merely offered suggestions to improve the scheme.

Ratan Tata hit a sixer Wednesday announcing that Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, 43, would succeed him as the sixth chairman of the `379,675-crore Tata Group. Mr Mistry, Shapoorji Pallonji group managing director, will become deputy chairman

After turning heat on the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government, Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has brought to the notice of the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) instances of various state governments flouting norms of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and

The Delhi high court on Wednesday upheld the life sentence given to a man who had gouged out an eye of a nurse at a private hospital to rape her.

Delhi is one lucky place. Not because it is centrally-located but due to the cross-cultural activity and exposure the city gets through the world-class festivals held here. Be it Jazz-Yatra, theatre festivals and other dance festivals organised by the ICCR.

A 28-year-old man was abducted by unknown persons in a car from Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg on Monday evening. The abductors have demanded `50 lakhs in ransom from his family for his safe release.