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  • uttarakhand over 2 000 from up still missing

    Uttarakhand: Over 2,000 from UP still missing

    July 09, 2013 19:17 IST

    Lucknow, July 9: More than 2,000 people from Uttar Pradesh are still missing in Uttrakhand, where flash floods following heavy rains had wreaked havoc last month.  Special Secretary (Home) Rakesh Chandra said here that with

  • bodhgaya blasts four more detained

    Bodhgaya blasts: four more detained

    July 10, 2013 6:08 IST

    Gaya/Patna, Jul 10: Investigators probing the serial blasts in and around Bodh Gaya temple yesterday detained four more people including a woman for suspicious movement and were being questioned while the CCTV footage of the

  • 10 new mumbai vends sell cheap vegetables

    10 new Mumbai vends sell cheap vegetables

    July 09, 2013 18:54 IST

    Mumbai, July 9: In an attempt to provide some relief to people burdened by soaring prices, the Maharashtra government Tuesday opened 10 cheap vegetable vending centres in the city.The centres started functioning in Andheri, Churchgate,

  • vikram seth in contract negotiations over a suitable girl

    Vikram Seth in contract negotiations over 'A Suitable Girl'

    July 09, 2013 20:28 IST

    London, July 9: Award-winning Indian novelist and poet Vikram Seth may be faced with the prospect of having to return his $ 1.7 million advance for the sequel to his 1993 classic ‘A Suitable Boy'.His

  • relief operations resume in uttarakhand as skies clear up

    Relief operations resume in Uttarakhand as skies clear up

    July 09, 2013 20:18 IST

    Dehradun, July 9: Relief operations resumed in disaster-hit Uttarakhand on Tuesday as the weather cleared up after three days even as most of the personnel engaged in clearing debris and cremating bodies at Kedarnath were

  • bodhgaya probe to be handed over to nia

    Bodhgaya probe to be handed over to NIA

    July 09, 2013 17:48 IST

    New Delhi, July 9 : The probe into the multiple blasts in Bodhgaya, Bihar, will be handed over to the National Investigation Agency(NIA).     A formal order entrusting the NIA with the investigation will be issued

  • 15 village council polls in mizoram on july 23

    15 village council polls in Mizoram on July 23

    July 09, 2013 17:33 IST

    Aizawl, July 9 : Mizoram State Election Commission today announced that polling would be held on July 23 for the 15 village councils in the north-eastern part, adjoining Manipur, where the rural body polls could

  • jhumpa lahiri s new novel to be out in september

    Jhumpa Lahiri's new novel to be out in September

    July 09, 2013 17:18 IST

    New Delhi, July 9: Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri's new novel "The Lowland", a story of fate and will, exile and return, of the price of idealism and of a love that can last long

  • ishrat jahan case cbi court rejects bail of accused cop

    Ishrat Jahan case: CBI court rejects bail of accused cop

    July 09, 2013 16:39 IST

    Ahmedabad, July 9: A special CBI court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police N.K. Amin in which he had contented that the charge sheet filed by CBI in the

  • bodh gaya blasts crpf bihar military police take charge of

    Bodh Gaya blasts: CRPF, Bihar Military Police take charge of shrine's security

    July 09, 2013 15:32 IST

    Gaya, Jul 9 : CRPF and Bihar Military Police (BMP) have taken over charge of the security at historic Bodh Gaya temple even as the person detained on the basis of his voter card continues

  • najeeb jung sworn in as lt. governor of delhi

    Najeeb Jung sworn in as Lt. Governor of Delhi

    July 09, 2013 13:49 IST

    New Delhi, July 9: The  outgoing vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Najeeb Jung, was today sworn in as Leiutenant Governor of Delhi by the chief justice of Delhi High Court Justice B D Ahmed.The

  • expelled bjp leader raghavji arrested in sodomy case

    Expelled BJP leader Raghavji arrested in sodomy case

    July 09, 2013 13:48 IST

    Bhopal, Jul 9 : Expelled BJP leader Raghavji was today arrested by Bhopal police from his friend's residence and later brought to Habibganj police station. A court in Bhopal is to hear Raghavji's anticipatory bail

  • ramadan some important facts

    Ramadan: Some important facts

    July 21, 2013 11:34 IST

    New Delhi: The auspicious month of Ramadan is going on  all over India.  Ramadan is an Arabic word which is derived from the root word ramida or ar-ramad, refers to scorching heat or dryness. Here

  • security tightened at buddhist sites in odisha

    Security tightened at Buddhist sites in Odisha

    July 09, 2013 13:43 IST

    Jajpur, Jul 9: Security has been beefed up at all important Buddhist sites and structures in Jajpur district of Odisha after the serial blasts at the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bodh Gaya.Jajpur houses world famous

  • endangered animals give birth in sipahijala zoo

    Endangered animals give birth in Sipahijala Zoo

    July 09, 2013 12:47 IST

    Agartala, July 9: The Sipahijala Wildlife Sanctuary in Tripura is now a proud host to new-borns of three endangered animals - clouded leopard, pig-tailed macaque and spectacle monkey.The Sipahijala Wildlife Sanctuary, one of 42 national

  • shimla to have ropeway to tackle heavy traffic

    Shimla to have ropeway to tackle heavy traffic

    July 09, 2013 12:41 IST

    Shimla, July 9: To overcome Shimla's chronic problem of traffic congestion, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to go for a multi-million ropeway project, an official said here Tuesday.A Rs.250-crore aerial ropeway project connecting Shimla's

  • life returns to normal in bodh gaya

    Life returns to normal in Bodh Gaya

    July 09, 2013 12:36 IST

    Bodh Gaya, July 9: Life Tuesday returned to normal in and around the revered Mahabodhi temple two days after a string of 10 bomb explosions rocked this Bihar town where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment."Large number

  • advise lanka to stop attack on fishermen tn cm

    Advise Lanka to stop attack on fishermen: TN CM

    July 09, 2013 11:21 IST

    Chennai, Jul 9:  Accusing the Centre of maintaining a “stoic and apathetic silence” over the issue of attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has urged it to

  • odisha special unit to counter urban terrorism

    Odisha special unit to counter urban terrorism

    July 09, 2013 11:13 IST

    Bhubaneswar, July 9: A special police unit has been created in Odisha to deal with terrorism in the state's urban areas, police said Tuesday.The Special Tactical Unit (STU) has currently 30 Special Operations Group (SOG)

  • khurshid arrives in kathmandu

    Khurshid arrives in Kathmandu

    July 09, 2013 11:31 IST

    Kathmandu, July 9: India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived here Tuesday on a day-long visit during which he will "extend support" to Nepal's upcoming elections."To extend the support and cooperation to the elections, I

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