Over 8,000 vacancies in IB for want of ‘eligible’ candidates
Country’s premier Intelligence Bureau (IB), entrusted with internal security related matters, is facing shortage of over 8,000 personnel due to unavailability of suitable candidates among others, gove
Cops release sketch of cycles used in blast
The Andhra Pradesh police has released sketches of a bicycle used in the twin bomb blasts in Dilsukhnagar here in February which killed 17 and had injured more than 100 people.
Cong big gainer in K’taka polls
The Opposition Congress in Karnataka put up a sterling performance in the elections to urban local bodies as political heavyweight B.S.
Clarke up the order will provide batting stability: Warner
Australian opener David Warner feels skipper Michael Clarke moving up the batting order will provide a much-needed solidity to his team’s fragile top-order and turn their fortunes in the remaining two Tests.
‘241 ex-militants returned illegaly’
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that 241 ex-militants have returned “illegally” to the state from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the past three years, and not under th
Brad Pitt creates zoo for kids
Superstar Brad Pitt has reportedly built a zoo for his six children.
NCC to become elective subject in schools, colleges
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) would be offered as an elective subject in schools and colleges carrying credit points, HRD minister M.M. Pallam Raju said today.
Retail inflation rises to 10.91% in February
Retail inflation moved up for the fifth consecutive month to 10.91 per cent in February — remaining in the double-digit terrain for third month in a row — on account of higher prices of vegetables, edible oil, cereals and protein-based items.
7 injured in blast near minister’s residence in northwest Pak
Seven persons were injured today when a bomb went off near the residence of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain in northwest Pakistan though he was not in the home at the time,the police said.
Italy’s refusal to send back marines unacceptable: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today termed as “unacceptable” Italy’s refusal to send its two marines back to India where they were facing trial for killing two fishermen and said the issue will be taken up with that country.