The 12-hour hartal call, given by BJP to protest the death a 14-year-old girl who was molested by two youths and later set ablaze, threw normal life out of gear in Orissa.

While the Union government going ahead with its process on state bifurcation Seemandhra ministers and MLAs decided to stage dharna at Delhi on 13 August in front of AICC office demanding to reconsider CWC’s decision on state division.

Senior leaders of the Orissa Congress on Saturday met governor S.C. Jamir and submitted a memorandum seeking dismissal of the Naveen Patnaik government for deterioration of law and order in the state.

The sermons by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and the warnings by AICC general secretary in charge of UP affairs Madhusudan Mistry have not had the desired impact on Congressmen in Uttar Pradesh as factionalism continues to rule the roost in the state.

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses have replaced the Blueline buses in terms of accidents too, it seems. A fresh case of rash driving by a DTC driver has been reported in Shakarpur area of east Delhi where a 50-year-old women lost her life and three other persons were injured.

In a bid to counter the anti-incumbency factor and the offensive of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP, the Sheila Dikshit government is planning to flaunt its achievements during 15 years of its regime in the capital.

A day before its rally against power tariff hike, the Delhi BJP on Saturday announced that it would reveal a 10-point formula to reduce power tariff by at least 30 per cent at the Ramlila Grounds on Sunday.

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) will invite diplomats from foreign missions to apprise them of the importance of turban in the Sikh religion.

A man stabbed multiple times in Trilokpuri, east Delhi, on Friday is battling for his life. The victim Sujit is undergoing treatment at the Safdarjung Hospital.

A particular drug can have different effects and side-effects on people of different ethnicity. A study done by a team of doctors at a city hospital has revealed that genetic differences do exist between North Indians and South Indians, which may effect drug response/side-effects in various diseases.