250 rare documents chronicle making of Delhi
In 1911, when King George V announced that the national capital would move to Delhi from Kolkata, this city shed its tag of a historical city to become a metropolitan behemoth.
The making of the new
Polling begins for UP third phase
Polling for the third phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered elections in 56 assembly seats began on Wednesday at 7 am.
The total number of candidates in this phase is 1,018, of whom women candidates num
Kremlin gets its own vodka brand
The Kremlin has created its own brand of premium vodka to be served at official events involving the Russian president.
The new beverage, titled Kremlin Award, was presented at the ProdExpo 2012 exhi
Former DMK minister's residence raided in Tamil Nadu
The homes of former DMK minister Thangam Thenarasu and his relatives were raided across several places in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday for allegedly accumulating assets disproportionate to their known sour
V-Day venom: Youngsters flirt with cobra drug
It wasn't just heart-shaped chocolates and bright red roses that saw a spurt in sales this Valentine's Day. A deadly drug prepared from cobra venom gave a new high at parties in the national capital a
Delhi readies for mass drill to test disaster preparedness
How will the capital react in the event of a high intensity earthquake? The test would be on in hundreds of locations across in Delhi on Wednesday with disaster management teams fanning across schools
Phone calls made to Israel, Iran, Lebanon being examined
Investigators on Wednesday started examining records of 115 phone calls made to Iran, Israel and Lebanon from here for clues in the Monday bomb attack on an Israeli embassy vehicle in the heart of the
Antony's visit: India, Saudi Arabia seek stronger ties
India and Saudi Arabia have looked at ways to enhance bilateral ties during the two-day visit of Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony.
Defence Minister Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday met Anton
India eases merger norms in telecom sector
India on Wednesday announced new norms for the telecom industry, making mergers and acquisitions (M&As) easier in the sector that is set to enter a phase of consolidation after the recent Supreme Cour
Ahmadinejad to unveil nuclear achievements Wednesday
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil ‘some nuclear achievements’ on Wednesday, according to an announcement on Iran's presidential website.
"In the presence of the president, some new an