Sukh Ram set to surrender Saturday
Former telecom minister Sukh Ram was set to surrender in a Delhi court on Saturday after the court directed him to do so as soon as possible. The 84-year-old is involved in a 1996 equipment purchase s
Avalanche warning issued in Kashmir
An avalanche warning has been issued in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and people have been told not to leave their homes, an official said on Saturday.
The divisional disaster management ce
Hazare may be discharged from hospital on Sunday
Social activist Anna Hazare is expected to be discharged from a hospital here on Sunday after eight days of treatment, an aide said.
Hazare, 74, who was suffering from a chest infection, was rushed t
CBI arrests ex-official in health scheme scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a former government official on Saturday in Lucknow in connection with a multi-crore-rupee scam related to the implementation of the National Rural H
RBI cautions investors against illegal finance companies
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday asked people not to deposit their hard earned money in unauthorised non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and institutions in the hope of getting hefty re
Toyota launches third generation Prius with new features
Toyota on Saturday launched its third generation hybrid hatchback Pruis priced between Rs.27.38 lakh and Rs.29.40 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) at the Auto Expo here.
"We aim to increase awareness on hybr
Cover all statues of Mayawati, BSP symbol: Quraishi
Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi on Saturday ordered that all statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party poll symbol, the elephant, in the state should be covered till ass
Best Western to set up 66 hotels in India
US hotel chain Best Western International is planning to invest Rs.1,600 crore ($301 million) to open 66 new hotels, including 20 five-star ones, spread across India in the next five years.
"Best Wes
Bhanwari Devi case: Ashes sent to Delhi for DNA test
A team of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) on Friday sent ashes collected from a site in Jodhpur to New Delhi for a DNA test to ascertain if they were the remains of Rajasthan nurse Bhan
Mother drowns baby in Norway as boyfriend watches on Skype
A Norwegian woman, separated from her Pakistani husband, drowned her one-year-old baby in a bucket while her boyfriend watched it live on Skype, a media report said.
Yasmin Chaudhry, 26, killed her b