CBI case likely over 323 phones at Maran's house
The Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to file a preliminary enquiry against unknown people for installing hundreds of telephone lines at DMK leader and former communications minister Dayanidhi
Statehood protests paralyse transport in Telangana
Transport services remained paralysed in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh today due to a rail blockade by activists and strike by auto rickshaw and state-owned bus employees demanding separate statehood.
Poverty has increased in India: Top Adviser
The current debate over poverty, if Rs.32 a day is enough for a person, is misdirected and the government should answer why the numbers of poor in the country are on the rise, says National Advisory C
Green buildings seen as $30 billion-market in India
A host of companies are showing keen interest for environment-friendly construction in India, pushing analysts to project the market size for "green buildings" to grow three-fold from $10 billion to $
Haqqani row: Pak's Gilani calls back Khar from US
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday called back Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar from the US amid strained ties with Washington following an accusation that Pakistan was supporting the Haqqa
Plane crash victims' kin to travel to Nepal
A small group from Tiruchirappali in Tamil Nadu will on Monday travel to Nepal to bring back the bodies of the Indians killed in Sunday's air crash there.
Eight of the 10 Indians who died when a Budd
2G controversy: Pranab Mukherjee meets Manmohan Singh
The meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the 2G spectrum issue in the wake of a finance ministry note involving Home Minister P. Chidambaram has begun
Politics, new-wave cinema at lit fest today
Politics, Anna Hazare, new wave cinema and changing trends in contemporary writing will be on offer at the day-long ‘The Hindu Lit for Life’ festival here on Sunday.
Police fines 12,900 drunk city drivers in ’11
With 12,900 prosecutions this year, the maximum in the last 10 years, the Delhi Traffic Police is all geared up to crack the whip on the menace of drunken driving in the capital.
All 19 on board killed in Nepal plane crash
A much anticipated trip to Nepal for a glimpse of the majestic Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, up close from air led 10 Indian tourists along with nine others into the jaws of death as the