Nitish, Arun Jaitley meet after ad controversy
The Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, on Sunday met Mr Arun Jaitley and other BJP leaders at party's state unit chief, Mr C.P. Thakur's residence here in a bid to repair the strain in the coaliti
Anderson's extradition documents confidential: CBI
Even 26 years after the Bhopal gas leak killed over 15,000 people, the CBI refuses to reveal the details of its correspondence with external affairs ministry on the extradition of main accused Warren
Pak to soon have first transgender doc
A 23-year-old transgender is about to make history in Pakistan by becoming a doctor.
Sarah Gill, who is enrolled at Jinnah Medical and Dental College in Karachi, told a local daily, "Our community e
Maoists arrested for attack on JMM leader
Two Maoist activists, allegedly involved in an attack on JMM leader Sudama Marandi, were arrested at Suliapada in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district.
The police said the ultras, identified as Arabinda Pat
S. African flower named after World Cup vuvuzela
A newly discovered flower has been named after South Africa's infamous vuvuzela to honour the country's hosting of the first World Cup in Africa. The plant's colourful, flared yellow flowers and their
UK likely to cut foreign aid to 'rich' India
Under pressure to reduce its foreign assistance, the Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron, may scale down the £250 million British aid given to India annually, saying wealthy local people could do more to
Montek Ahluwalia rebuffs Nath on plan panel's "armchair" role
The Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, on Sunday said a government cannot be run only by those who know how to build roads, rebuffing transport minister, Mr Kamal Nath's c
Train derails in Mumbai, no casualties
Local train services on the western railway line were hit this afternoon after the front coach of a train going from Virar to Churchgate got derailed at suburban Mahim station, but no casualties have
Maoists held for setting 2 women afire
Four suspected Maoists were on Sunday arrested for allegedly burning to death the mother and sister of a CPI(M) member at Bagdubi village here, police said. "Jaisingh Baske, Mansingh Baske, Sripati So
Jaiswal blames UP officials for boy's death
Kanpur: Blaming local administration for the death of a boy who could not be taken to a hospital due to security curbs during Prime Minister's visit here, the Union minister, Mr Sriprakash Jaiswal, on