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  • montek for infrastructure development in northeast

    Montek for infrastructure development in northeast

    May 30, 2013 10:54 IST

    New Delhi/Agartala, May 30: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has asked the northeastern states to encourage private participation to accelerate infrastructure development, officials said Wednesday.The plan panel emphasised on health and education."Private participation

  • class 8 student gunned down in lucknow

    Class 8 student gunned down in Lucknow

    May 30, 2013 9:00 IST

    Lucknow, May 30: In a shocking incident, a student of Class 8 was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen late Wednesday, police said. The gunmen barged into a house in Indiranagar and shot Maaz Ahmad

  • khalid mujahid s family refuses to accept rs 6 lakh cheque

    Khalid Mujahid's family refuses to accept Rs 6 lakh cheque from UP govt

    May 30, 2013 8:30 IST

    Jaunpur, UP, May 29: The family of terror suspect Khalid Mujahid, who died in police custody on May 18, today refused to accept the Rs 6 lakh compensation offered by Uttar Pradesh government.On May 26,

  • naxals may carry out targeted killings in cities reports

    Naxals may carry out targeted killings in cities: Reports

    May 29, 2013 22:49 IST

    New Delhi, May 29: Major urban centres, including the national capital, may witness targeted killings by Maoists in coming months as the ultras are looking for opportunities to carry out violence, intelligence reports have warned.After

  • petrol diesel prices may be hiked from june 1

    Petrol, diesel prices may be hiked from June 1

    May 29, 2013 22:22 IST

    New Delhi, May 29: Prices of petrol and diesel are going to be hiked from June 1 by state-owned oil companies, sources said today. The price of petrol will be hiked by Re 1 per

  • mystery surrounds 9 luxury cars seized from leena maria

    Mystery surrounds 9 luxury cars seized from Leena Maria Paul, actress sent to Chennai on transit remand

    May 29, 2013 22:14 IST

    New Delhi, May 29: Delhi Police is trying to solve the mystery of the nine luxury cars found from the rented farmhouse in Asola, from where South Indian actress Leena Maria Paul was arrested in

  • nothing has changed since dec 16 bus gangrape sheila dikshit

    Nothing has changed since Dec 16 bus gangrape: Sheila Dikshit

    May 29, 2013 21:29 IST

    New Delhi, May 29: Launching a fresh attack on Delhi Police, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today rued that things have not changed since the brutal December 16 gangrape incident in the city and women are

  • mullanpur to be renamed as new chandigarh

    Mullanpur to be renamed as New Chandigarh

    May 29, 2013 21:23 IST

    Chandigarh, May 29: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today approved renaming of Mullanpur as New Chandigarh and asked the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to develop it as a world class planned city. 

  • maoist attack iaf to provide chopper support for anti naxal

    Maoist attack: IAF to provide chopper support for anti-Naxal operations

    May 29, 2013 20:15 IST

    New Delhi, May 29: The anti-Naxal operations in Maoist hotbed of Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh are set to get a boost with IAF deciding to provide helicopter support from Nagpur where a new unit is being

  • japan to invest heavily in bullet trains in india

    Japan to invest heavily in bullet trains in India

    May 29, 2013 19:47 IST

    Tokyo, May 29: India is set to benefit from the famed Japanese bullet train technology, with Tokyo today pledging to invest heavily in building high speed railway systems in the country.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and

  • mahendra karma had only six guards with him when maoists

    Mahendra Karma had only six guards with him when Maoists attacked

    May 29, 2013 19:35 IST

    New Delhi, May 29: Mahendra Karma, former Chhattisgarh home minister, slain by Maoists along with 26 others, had Z-plus security with 16 armed guards but was accompanied by only six guards when he was attacked.Sources

  • lpg subsidy directly in bank accounts from june 1 in 18

    LPG subsidy directly in bank accounts from June 1 in 18 districts

    May 29, 2013 19:00 IST

    New Delhi, May 29: Starting June 1 cooking gas (LPG) consumers in 18 districts will get Rs 435 in their bank accounts when they book an LPG cylinder as the government rolls out its ambitious

  • japan gives 71 bn yen loan for mumbai metro

    Japan gives 71 bn yen loan for Mumbai Metro

    May 29, 2013 18:38 IST

    Tokyo, May 29: Japan has given a loan of 71 billion yen (around $700 million) for the Mumbai Metro Line-III project. The exchange of notes was signed in this regard here Wednesday in the presence

  • probe ordered into student s suicide in bengal

    Probe ordered into student's suicide in Bengal

    May 29, 2013 17:55 IST

    Kolkata, May 29: Human rights panels Wednesday ordered a probe into the suicide of a Class 9 student after allegedly being tortured and humiliated by his teacher.The state Human Rights Commission and the National Commission

  • bengal agrees to seek central forces for panchayat poll

    Bengal agrees to seek central forces for panchayat poll

    May 29, 2013 17:20 IST

    Kolkata, May 29: The West Bengal government has decided to seek central forces for the panchayat poll in a bid to break the impasse over deployment of security forces, climbing down from its earlier stand

  • hyderabad police to rope in vvs laxman for road safety

    Hyderabad police to rope in VVS Laxman for road safety awareness

    May 29, 2013 17:12 IST

    Hyderabad, May 29: Hyderabad Traffic Police is all set to rope in the services of former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman for creating awareness on traffic rules and road safety aspects among vehicle users in the

  • girls outshine boys in odisha higher secondary exam

    Girls outshine boys in Odisha Higher Secondary Exam

    May 30, 2013 10:38 IST

    Bhubaneswar, May 29: Girls outshone boys in the Higher Secondary Examination, 2013 (plus II), results of which were published here today by State Higher Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra.Girls performed better than their male counterparts

  • sacrificed my love for principles says karunanidhi

    'Sacrificed my love for principles', says Karunanidhi

    May 29, 2013 16:24 IST

    Chennai, May 29: Batting for self-respect marriages, DMK president M Karunanidhi today went nostalgic, recalling that he had chosen principles over his ladylove when he was asked to marry her under usual rituals.Speaking at a

  • cbse results son tops xiith exam as father takes on naxals

    CBSE Results: Son tops XIIth exam as father takes on Naxals in Chhattisgarh

    May 29, 2013 16:14 IST

    Raipur, May 29: As his father takes on the Naxals in Chhattisgarh, Sopan Khosla has scored his own victory here.  Son of a senior paramilitary official undertaking anti-Naxal operations in the state, Khosla has topped

  • no corruption in delhi government sheila dikshit

    No corruption in Delhi government: Sheila Dikshit

    May 29, 2013 16:07 IST

    New Delhi, May 29: There is no corruption in the Delhi government and its administrative processes is transparent, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Wednesday.Speaking to women journalists, she dismissed charges by the Delhi Lokayukta that

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