A key hawala operator allegedly involved in the multi-crore illegal investment and money laundering case against former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda was on Thursday detained at the international airport here.

With the civic poll win under its belt, Trinamul Congress on Thursday threw hints of cashing in on its good run by seeking early Assembly elections in West Bengal but the Election Commission said the decision will be taken only by the state.

India on Thursday unveiled its first indigenous vaccine against the dreaded H1N1 which claimed over 18,000 lives globally and more than 1,000 in the country.
The country was earlier importing the vaccine from French company, Sanofi Pasteurs, for only health workers and other high-risk people.

Pretty Woman fame star Julia Roberts and sci-fi Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg would be among chosen few to grace a gala reception in honour of external affairs minister S.M.

Driven by higher prices of pulses, milk and fruits, food inflation rose to 16.55 per cent for the week ended May 22.
Inflation increased by 0.32 percentage point from 16.23 per cent in the previous week, food inflation data released here today showed.
Potatoes and onions became cheaper by 34.09 per cent and 11.55 per cent respectively.
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In more trouble for Indian-American Nikki Haley, who hopes to become South Carolina’s first woman governor, a political lobbyist on Thursday claimed he had a tryst with the Republican candidate, who i

The pan-India bid license for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum touched Rs 8,980 crore on Thursday, the ninth day of the auction, which translates into a revenue of Rs 26,940 crore for the government from the sale of three slots.

An empowered group of ministers (EGoM), headed by finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, will meet on June 7 to consider slashing fuel subsidy by freeing petrol and diesel prices from government control.

Force India driver Adrian Sutil reckons a pit stop fumble cost him a couple of places in Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix but for which it was a perfect race in Istanbul.
The Force India pit crew did a shoddy job when Sutil came to pit and even though the German went on to finish ninth, it could surely have been better.
“The pit stop slowed us down and I lost two positions,” Sutil said, recalling the race.
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Leander Paes and Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy are just a step away from winning back-to-back French Open men’s doubles title after storming into the summit clash with a straight sets victory over Julian Knowle and Andy Ram here on Thursday.