Dehradun, June 17: Over 10 people are feared dead and 50 were washed away as heavy rains continued to lash Uttarakhand Monday, officials said.The rains which began Saturday night have continued for the past two
New Delhi, June 15: Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken resigned Saturday, saying he wanted to work for the Congress party, informed sources said.Maken, who is a Delhi MP and considered
New Delhi, June 15: Union Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken today tendered his resignation from the cabinet and said he would like to work for the Congress party. A reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union
Dibrugarh, Jun 15: Five army jawans have been arrested in Assam for allegedly molesting a teenaged girl in Dibrugarh railway station and remanded to judicial custody. The girl and her brother, hailing from neighbouring Lakhimpur district,
New Delhi, Jun 15: Oil marketing companies have decided to increase petrol prices by up to Rs 2 per litre, excluding VAT, on Saturday as the weakening rupee is making oil imports costlier. Petrol price
Hyderabad, June 15: Apparently frustrated by the delay in the formation of a separate Telangana state, a student of Osmania University in Andhra Pradesh committed suicide early Saturday, police said.The body of Bandaru Srinivas, an
New Delhi, June 15: Rajasthan is set to get various rail projects, including a broad gauge line connecting holy city Nathdwara and a Shatabdi-like train between Jaipur and Udaipur.“Nathdwara city is a holy place where
Ambala (Haryana), Jun 15: A local court on Friday acquitted Baba Piyara Singh Bhaniarawala, a sect leader in a 11-year-old case registered against him for hurting the religious sentiments of a community.Baba Piyara Singh Bhaniarawala
Srinagar, Jun 15: Hardline Hurriyat Conference on Friday set up a blood bank here to provide humanitarian services to the people irrespective of religion, race, nationality or region.The ‘Syed Ali Geelani Blood Bank' was inaugurated
Hyderabad, Jun 15: A day-long bandh began this morning in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh in response to a call given by TRS, which accused the Congress Government of resorting to repressive measures to put
Chandigarh, Jun 15: Most places in Punjab today received moderate to heavy rains while a few places in Haryana also received pre-monsoon showers.Hoshiarpur in Punjab received a heavy downpour (115 mm) followed by Kapurthala (100
Ahmedabad, Jun 15: A court in Gujarat today sentenced Gujarat Water Resources Minister Babubhai Bokhiriya to three years' imprisonment in an illegal mining case dating back to 2006. Bokhiriya's lawyer immediately filed a bail plea
New Delhi, Jun 15: The Moon will come closest to Earth on June 23, and alarmists across the world are already up and about predicting natural disasters in its wake. Some alarmists have moved the
Bangalore, Jun 15: Three passengers were charred to death and 32 others wre rescued when a Volvo luxury bus going from Bangalore to Tirupathi collided with a truck near Kolkar, 90 km from here early
Shimla, Jun 15: The Himachal Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau is expected to submit its report today in the phone tapping case during the previous BJP government."The probe has been completed and final report is being
Shillong, Jun 15: A day after calling for dissolution of the controversial Chandra Mohan Jha University, Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary yesterday recommended to the state government to "transfer" the present investigation into the entire
Jaipur, Jun 15: A distant relative of a slain IRS officer allegedly committed suicide yesterday, leaving behind a note in which he said he was tortured by police during interrogation in connection with the murder.
Jammu, Jun 15: To address concerns of flood-hit areas along Chenab river, Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling to channelise the water body."A comprehensive plan for channelisation of Chenab river is under active consideration of
Kolkata, June 15: Bringing the thousand years old typical Chinese tea delicacies to the city of Cantonese gourmet, Yum Cha will for the first time go outside the boundaries of the land of mandarin."Two typical
Chennai, Jun 15: In further delay, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has postponed the expected date of commissioning of the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to July. With a physical progress completed
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