The festive season could see an upsurge in buying of residential units as property prices in the second quarter of this year have gone down in comparison to the first quarter.

The concept of immersing Ganesh idols in artificial ponds, that seemed alien to Mumbaikars, is now catching up slowly.

Play a cricket team from Pakistan these days, and you are bound to run into Misbah-ul Haq. The 39-year-old underlined his value yet again in the opening game of the Champions League T20 qualifiers against the Otago Volta with an unflustered innings even though the Faislabad Wolves crashed to an eight-wicket defeat at the PCA Stadium here on Tuesday.

He may have been named only recently as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, but on his 63rd birthday on Tuesday, Mr Narendra Modi received some very “presidential” greetings.

The five youth who are accused of gangraping a 19-year-old telephone operator at the defunct Shakti Mills on July 31 and also suspected to have victimised several other girls ended up leaving behind a crucial piece of evidence that the police will now use to nail them in the case.

The body of a 13-year-old girl, working as a domestic help, was found at the residence of UP Power Corporation Limited (UUPCL) executive engineer, R.K. Srivastava in the posh Gomti Nagar locality.

There has been public outcry linked with Singur, Bhatta Parsaul and Tappal as the state governments have been acquiring land under the outdated Land Acquisition Act of 1894 but under the new Land Acquisition Act, only the public interest will be served.

The Army on Tuesday began pulling out of Muzaffarnagar after it was deployed there for almost eight days. Curfew had been completely lifted from Muzaffarnagar on Monday night.

Pro-reservation leaders, including Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav were detained as the Akhilesh government ordered a clamp down on a reservation mahapanchayat in Allahabad on Tuesday.

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday sought details of all the riots that have taken place since the Akhilesh Yadav regime was sworn in on March 15, 2012.