Pakistan on Monday welcomed Indian home minister P Chidambaram`s remarks about sharing the findings of the probe into the Samjhauta Express bombing, claiming that the level of cooperation on interaction on security matters had enhanced between the
An eight-year old boy, who underwent a brain tumor surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), alleges he was sexually abused by a doctor inside the hospital premises three days after his surgery. The boy was admitted t
The supreme court today asked the railways and the Haryana government to assess their financial losses due to the disruption in rail and road traffic following a stir against booking of some upper caste people in the Mirchpur dalit killings case.
Congress won two out of three seats in the electoral battle for municipality chairpersons in the recent general elections held in Rajasthan. BJP won a seat at Malpura in Tonk district, where the party`s candidate Subhash Galav defeated his
Holding vote bank politics responsible for the illegal infiltration from Bangladesh, outgoing Meghalaya director general of police Sibabrata Kakati has said that politicians are reluctant to solve the "serious" issue. "It is
The government on Monday revised the GDP growth rate for the 2009-10 financial year upward to 8 percent from the earlier estimate of 7.4 percent on the back of improved performance of the manufacturing and services sectors. "The growt
Around 80,000 lawyers across Bihar went on a two-day cease work from today to press for abolishing evening courts, affecting the proceedings at Patna high court and civil courts. "Around 80,000 lawyers across the state stayed away fro
Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on Monday met prime minister Manmohan Singh in the city and is understood to have raised the issue of Indian fishermen being killed allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy. Karunanidhi, who arrived here yes
Embattled central vigilance commissioner P J Thomas today side-stepped questions on his continuance in office in the wake of a corruption case against him, saying he was still the CVC. "I am still the CVC. The matter is in court. So n
The one-man panel that went into the procedures for giving 2G licences between 2001 and 2009 on Monday submitted its report and is understood to have held some officials responsible for improper spectrum allotment. The justice Shivraj Pati
The union government is planning to construct 1,000 Mega Volt-Amperes (MVA) gas project at Pathankote to give relief to the people of Jammu and Kashmir from power crises during winters. "Central government is planning to construct 100
Functioning of medical colleges and hospitals across Bihar were badly hit today with junior doctors proceeding on an indefinite strike since midnight even as police took into custody both the bodyguards of RJD MLA Surendra Prasad Yadav. Th
The protests against Dr Binayak Sen`s jailing under charges of sedition seem to be gaining momentum globally. A journal with `letters of hope` from activists around the world calling for Sen`s immediate release was made public on January 30, Marty
Callousness of bureaucracy and our urbanisation policies are responsible for the exclusion of the homeless people in the city and elsewhere, said Miloon Kothari, former UN special rapporteur on the rights to adequate housing here on Thursday.
Doctors and the civil society are committed to the cause of inculcating good eating habits among school children to check the growing rate of obesity, diabetes and other lifestyle related diseases in children. To address the same, experts got toge
Doctors and radiologists should adhere to the laws that prohibit medical practitioners from disclosing the gender of the foetus and stop misusing diagnostic tests for pre-natal gender determination which can lead to female foeticide, said presiden
Services on two Delhi Metro lines will be partially affected tomorrow on the occasion of the Beating Retreat ceremony that brings the curtains down on the Republic Day celebrations. The lines -- Line 2 (Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre) and L
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that two groups are looking into the different aspects of black money, including an amnesty scheme to unearth unaccounted wealth. While an expert group would advise Mukherjee on the feasibility
Government subsidy to Muslims for Haj pilgrimage or similar benefits for other religions is not violative of the constitution, the supreme court today ruled. The apex court rejected the argument that grant of subsidy for Muslims undertakin
Tribals from across Orissa`s Balangir district carrying their traditional weapons took out a rally here today demanding among others action against people in government jobs with the help of fake scheduled tribe certificates. The tribals,
