Teachers sacked for Facebook flirt with pupils
New York: At least three teachers from public high schools in New York have been sacked in the past six months for making indecent remarks while dealing with students on Facebook, a media report said
Coal India IPO subscribed 34%
State-run Coal India's $3.5 billion dollar initial public offering (IPO), the biggest in the history of Corporate India, was subscribed up to 34 percent on opening day Monday, even as the company caut
MQM triumphs in Karachi by-poll
Islamabad: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has won the by-election in Pakistan's financial hub Karachi that saw 27 people being killed and over 60 injured in poll violence, a media report said on M
IED detected in Srinagar, defused
Srinagar: A major tragedy was averted in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital on Monday when an improvised explosive device (IED) was detected outside a police control room and defused, police said.
Curfew in to scuttle Srinagar separatist march
Srinagar: Shops, offices were closed and public transport was off the roads in Srinagar on Monday as authorities re-imposed curfew but only in six areas of the city to scuttle the separatist protest m
RJD paves way for tie-up with Congress in Bihar
Patna: The Rashtriya Janata Dal may join hands with the Congress ahead of the Bihar assembly elections beginning this week to ensure that communal forces don't come to power, senior RJD leader Raghuva
Aditya Thackeray justifies attack on Mistry's book
Mumbai: Aditya Thackeray, Bal Thackeray's grandson who is set to play a larger role in Maharashtra politics, says he is not opposed to Rohinton Mistry's Booker nominated novel, Such a Long Journey, pe
SC extends stay on TN Sterlite plant shutdown
New Delhi/Chennai: The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim stay on the Madras High Court order closing down the Sterlite Industries' copper smelter plant at Tuticorin In Tamil Nadu till the s
Apex court extends stay on Sterlite's shut down
The Supreme Court Monday extended its interim stay order on the Madras High Court's verdict that directed Sterlite Industries to shut down its copper smelter plant in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, court of
Sena in trouble for 'loud' Dussehra rally
Mumbai: A day after the Shiv Sena held its Dussehra rally at the Shivaji Park, the Mumbai police on Monday registered a case against party officials for violating court norms by exceeding the noise le