IOC depot blaze subdued, no casualties
Mumbai: A huge fire broke out in an oil storage depot of the public sector Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) in Navi Mumbai early on Tuesday. The fire was brought under control after nearly eight
Lavasa's Pune project stopped
New Delhi: The Lavasa Lake City project near Pune has violated the green laws and no construction activity can be carried out at the project site, the environment ministry on Tuesday said in its repor
Hastings in Oz's World Cup squad, Siddle dropped
Sydney: Fast bowler Peter Siddle was excluded while inexperienced all-rounder John Hastings found a berth in Australia's 15-man World Cup squad that was annunced here on Tuesday.
Skipper Ricky Pontin
Indian law to try tainted diplomat
New Delhi: With Britain pressing for the waiving of diplomatic immunity for Anil Verma, who faces allegations of wife-beating, India on Tuesday made it clear that the charges will be probed after he r
US commends Dhaka's fight against terror
Dhaka: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has commended Bangladesh's fight against terrorism and religious extremism during a telephone call to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Praise for the governm
ICICI customers can now get cash at shops
Mumbai: ICICI, on Tuesday, said its customers would be able to withdraw cash using debit cards at approved merchant establishments even if they choose not to make purchases from the particular shop.
SAARC to get first woman sec general
Dhaka: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is set to get its first woman secretary general - a 36-year-old Maldivian lawyer.
The SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu has confirmed
Court defends runaway girl
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed an 18-year-old girl to live with a married man with whom she eloped.
Justice S.N. Dhingra said: "She is above 18 years of age. She has chosen a path
India has fifth largest illegal outflows in Asia: study
Washington: India with a total illegal capital flight of $104 billion during 2000-08 ranked fifth in Asia with the largest portion of global outflows at almost a half-trillion dollars in 2008 alone, r
Kanishka kin ask PM for Delhi memorial
Toronto/New Delhi: With India yet to raise a memorial to the Air India bombing victims, families of the perished crew have urged the government to commemorate the 1985 tragedy.
In a letter to the Ind