Declaring Congress’ goal to “wipe out hunger and malnutrition,” Sonia Gandhi Monday asked all political parties to set aside differences and support the Food Security Bill so that a “big message” could be sent out about India’s capabilities.

Notwithstanding the gloom in the economy, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit Monday said she was confident that the national capital will continue to achieve double digit growth in the current fiscal.

Rising for the third straight day, the S&P BSE benchmark Sensex Monday closed 39 points up at an over one-week high on buying in power, capital goods and healthcare shares, amid hopes of higher capital inflows.

Gold prices fell by Rs 200 to Rs 31,500 per 10 grams in the national capital Monday on sluggish demand while silver climbed by Rs 470 to Rs 54,000 per kg on increased industrial offtake.

Much to the relief of couples facing threats from their families after eloping, the Ghaziabad police has decided to provide security cover to them in a bid to curb cases of honour killing in the city.

A 22-year-old youth allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a multi-storey building in Janakpuri area of the national capital.

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice on Sunday by firing mortar shells, rockets and automatic weapons on forward Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Indian side.

The CBI was not consulted before calling industrialist Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani as prosecution witnesses in the 2G spectrum case and the decision was taken by special public prosecutor U.U. Lalit, says CBI director Ranjit Sinha.

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest globe of the New World, dating back to the early 1500s, and it is carved onto ostrich eggs.

Nasa is making final preparations to launch a small car-sized robotic Moon probe in September in an attempt to answer prevailing questions about the lunar atmosphere.