Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco was released by the Maoists on Thursday, 29 days after he was abducted along with his countryman Claudio Colangelo by the Naxals in Odisha`s Kandhamal district. Bosusco (54) was handed over by the Maoists to t
The supreme court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act, 2009, which mandates 25 percent free seats to the poor in government and private unaided schools uniformly across the country. All government, local an
Despite describing her husband Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda as her "friend, philosopher and guide", wife Subhasree Das alias Mili on Thursday denounced the act of taking a foreign national hostage and showed willingness to become a med
Human resource development minister Kapil Sibal had a discussion with IIT directors, chairpersons and faculty members on Wednesday on a proposal to change the examination pattern of the IIT-JEE. But they could not arrive on a final decision
India on Wednesday issued a tsunami warning for Nicobar islands and alerted the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh after an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude hit waters off western coast of northern Sumatra. "We have is
The Delhi government has decided to reimburse a maximum of Rs 1,190 to private schools for children admitted under the economically weaker section. Under the Right to Education Act (RTE), the private schools must reserve 25 percent of its
In the backdrop of the recent storm over alleged corruption in defence procurements, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said the country`s interests were paramount and there will be "no cover up and no vendetta". &qu
A day after Supreme Court-appointed SIT gave a clean chit to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in the post-Godhra Gulberg massacre case, BJP on Wednesday said "unsuccessful attempts" were made to drag in political leaders in the case by "con
A special CBI court here on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrant against dentist Nupur Talwar in connection with Aarushi-Hemraj murder case as she failed to appear before it. Special Judge Preeti Singh fixed April 18 as the next date of h
The pilots’ body of the national carrier refers to the Maharajah as a ‘white elephant’ in its letter to civil aviation minister Ajit Singh. In a letter written to the minister on Tuesday the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (
Three-month-old baby Afreen died due to cardiac arrest in a Bangalore hospital on Wednesday, according to media reports. The condition of Afreen, allegedly battered by her father for being born a girl, had deteriorated slightly in the morning and
Arunachal Pradesh has huge potential in developing many hydro-power projects which will completely change the economic face of the state, its Industry Minister Tapang Taloh said. "If all the hydro-power potentials of the state were ta
The Maoists holding Italian Paolo Bosusco hostage on Wednesday welcomed `certain` steps taken by the Odisha government to meet their demands while the fate of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka held by another Naxal group was still unknown as the deadline set b
The condition of three-month-old baby Afreen, allegedly battered by her father for being born a girl, deteriorated slightly on Wednesday with the child slipping into a semi-comatose state, hospital sources said. "The baby`s condition
Swami Gyan Swarup Sanand has once again gone on fast-unto-death to press for his demand of conservation of Ganga river. This time, however, he has chosen an undisclosed location in a forest in the state to prevent any disturbance by police
With a view to redress grievances of farmers, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to constitute a special commission for them. The announcement in this regard was made by Agriculture Minister Anand Singh on Tuesday while direct
In a fresh letter to prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday, social activist Anna Hazare raised issue of corruption in defence procurement and situation arising out of the recently published Indian Express story about coup like situation in the
Cautioning that modernisation of the force cannot be done in "fits and starts", government on Tuesday said it will provide all assistance to the Indian Air Force to meet its growth plans and decrease its dependence on foreign companies f
Terming as a "big relief" the SIT clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gulbarga Society case, BJP on Tuesday said 10 years of vilification against its leader should stop now. "No evidence against Na
Coal India Ltd (CIL) may have been given a government direction to commit a minimum fuel supply to the power producers, but the government has put on hold its plan to end CIL monopoly in the wake of stiff opposition from the trade unions and polit
