An MP belonging to UK’s ruling coalition has moved legislation in the House of Commons to ban the “burqa” or Islamic veil in public places on the ground that it is “against the British way of life”.

Banks will not lend below the minimum or base interest rate from July 1 as directed by RBI, but they may continue to give cheaper credit to some preferred clients as per their discretion under existing agreements.

Mercedes-Benz India managing director and CEO Wilfried Aulbur poses with an E- series car during its launch in Kolkata on Thursday. — PTI

Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister Madhav Kumar on Wednesday announced his resignation in a television address to the nation, in which he sought an end to the political impasse as he succumbed to intens

Only one member of a teenage gang which brutally bashed up an Ind-ian student and blinded him in one eye was on Wedne-sday given a suspended jail term with community work, while others escaped custodial sentences.

State-run MTNL on Wednesday slashed ISD calling rates to six countries, including the United States, Canada and China, for GSM and 3G subscribers to Re 1 a minute.
This is part of a scheme to reduce call rates to 26 countries to mark MTNL’s 25 years of service. These rates will be applicable for three months.

Maoists killed a local Congress leader in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district and injured a jawan of the joint forces in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district as their two-day five-state shutdown began on Wednesday.
Forty-five-year-old Bardhan Kachhu, a well-known local tribal leader of Garhwa, was kidnapped from Barkol village hours before the shutdown began at midnight Tuesday night and shot dead by the Maoists, Garhwa superintendent of police Richard Lakra said.

High on confidence after registering his fifth consecutive finish in the points bracket, Force India driver Adrian Sutil said he is determined to make it six in a row for his team in the home race in Silverstone on July 11.

India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi crashed out in straight sets from the doubles quarter-final of the Wimbledon here on Wednesday.

Indians who travel to Britain for sight-seeing, shopping or on business purpose, please note: from Thursday, the £20 note featuring the image of composer Edward Elgar will be withdrawn from circulatio