India may soon see a national policy on combatting alcohol use, the draft for which is ready and sent to the social justice and empowerment ministry, the health ministry and the health ministry’s body which looks after HIV/AIDS, National AID
The BJP core group will meet at senior leader L K Advani`s residence this evening following the Ayodhya title suit judgement, immediately after the arrival of party President Nitin Gadkari from Mumbai. The meeting will be attended b
Barring Pulwama and Shopian district towns in south Kashmir, curfew was reimposed in all major towns of the Valley including Srinagar today. Although no reason was given for the reimposition of curfew in the Valley, sources said the
Sunni Wakf Board today said it will move the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order dividing the disputed land in Ayodhya among three parties and said they were not going to surrender it. "We will appeal against t
After crores of rupees being spent and thousands of students being affected, there is no taker for hostel rooms in the Delhi University. The rooms, vacated in May this year, were meant to accommodate tourists for the Commonwealth Games. There had
Much before the clock struck 3.30 pm, offices in Delhi and NCR region wore a deserted look. Crowded markets and busy streets appeared deserted. Such is the terror of scaremongering by the state on the Ayodhya verdict. This is the real story of Ind
Suresh Kalmadi has not lost hope and appetite for getting India to host big sporting event. Despite criticisms from all nook and cranny on the shoddy preparations for the Commonwealth Games, Kalmadi the chairman, organising committee-CWG 2010 Delh
(PTI) The Allahabad High Court today ruled by a majority verdict that the disputed land in Ayodhya be divided equally into three parts among Hindus and Muslims and that the place where the makeshift temple of Lord Ram exists belongs to Hindus.
Next time you use a porter`s services at any of the Delhi stations, Northern Railways will make sure that you are not over-charged for having your luggage shifted. Licensed porters at New Delhi, Old Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Delhi Sarai
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair a meetin of the Cabinet Committee on Security at 5.30 pm, two hours after the judgement on Ayodhya, to review and articulate a strategy for further legal process. If the situation warrants, after th
Satyaprakash Tiwari, 41, is a witness of Noida`s transition from endless stretches of farmlands and wilderness to Delhi`s satellite city. Originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, he has been living in the national capital region for the past t
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, comprising Justices D V Sharma, Sudhir Agarwal and S U Khan, is slated to pronounce the verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit at 3:30 PM. The High Court here has been turned i
Delhites, despite the pains and harassment the authorities have subjected them to in the name of CWG preparation, are backing the Games - or so a report says. “Delhiites seem to be now wishing to see a successful Commonwealth Games t
Aniket Mishra, a final year student of Delhi University, is a sports enthusiast. He will be happy to see more of CWG`s ilk choosing India as the host, he says, but not at the cost of his hostel room. Aniket, like thousands of other students in the
With the trial in 2002 Godhra train burning coming to an end, the Special Investigation Team was planning to approach the Supreme Court which had in May last restrained trail courts from pronouncing judgement in the cases probed afresh by the agen
Information Commissioner A N Tiwari is tipped to be the new Chief Information Commissioner succeeding Wajahat Habibullah, ending uncertainty over the new chief of the transparency panel. Official sources said the name of Tiwari, a 1
About 12,000 permanent employees of Neyveli Lignite Corporation will go on an indefinite strike from this week in support of 13,000 agitating contract workmen, a top union leader of NLC authorised DMK trade union wing said in Nevyeli on Wednesday.
The four policemen, abducted by the Maoists in Bijapur district, are safe and their release is expected soon, a senior police officer said today. "All four are safe and they are likely to be released soon," DIG Vivekanand Sinha t
The Delhi zoo’s problems seem far from over. After reports of death of ten blackbucks due to consumption of dirty water, it was today revealed that the number of blackbuck deaths is actually 32. Two rhinoceros’ in the zoo also fa
US has reiterated its commitment to investment in India, stating that it remains undeterred despite the bad press over the Commonwealth Games fiasco. Visiting US under secretary of commerce for international trade Francisco Sanchez said that the C
