Government allows direct jet fuel import, Air India debt plan
An empowered group of ministers (EGoM), led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, on Tuesday allowed domestic airlines to directly import aviation turbine fuel and approved Air India's debt restructur
President Kennedy 'took virginity of intern'
Then US president John F. Kennedy took the virginity of a White House intern in a side room a few feet away from where staffers were drinking at an after-work party, the Daily Mail Sunday quoted a new
Nagpur man aims to unite lonely elders
Advocating the need for companionship in the autumn of life, a Nagpur octogenarian has taken up the task of mooting live-in relationships for senior citizens who are leading a lonely life after outliv
Devas deal cancelled for national security: Minister
The central government cancelled the Antrix Corporation-Devas Multimedia deal for reasons of national security and not for purported loss of revenue in sale of spectrum, Minister of State in the Prime
2G verdict will have no impact on foreign investments: Moily
The Supreme Court judgment regarding cancellation of 2G licences will have no impact on the inflow of foreign investments in the country, Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily said here Monday.
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Russia tests HIV vaccine
Russia has successfully completed the first stage of clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, an official said on Monday.
The State Research Centre for Virology and Biotechnology, Vektor, completed the fir
BCCI softens stand on Sahara pull-out, ready for talks
The Indian cricket board is out to placate the irate Sahara India, who in a knee-jerk reaction decided to end their 11-year-old association as Team India sponsors and also pulled out of the Indian Pre
Irritated by wailing, father kills baby girl
Enraged by the continuous bawling of his infant daughter, a man allegedly flung the two-month-old baby down a drain resulting in her death in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said on Monday.
Four US diplomats to go on 'padyatra' in India
Four American diplomats from the US Consulate in Mumbai will embark on a brisk 100-km-long two-day 'padyatra' to raise funds for the poor in India, an official said here Monday.
The 'padyatra' will s
Crow 'derails' train services for nearly two hours
Lakhs of commuters on their way to work on Monday were inconvenienced when Western Railway services on the suburban section were delayed after a crow hit a high-tension overhead wire, snapping it, an