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  • amritsar records 30 year high at 48 degrees celsius

    Amritsar records 30-year high at 48 degrees Celsius

    May 24, 2013 11:01 IST

    Chandigarh, May 24: The Sikh holy city of Amritsar yesterday recorded its highest temperature in over three decades with the mercury hitting a high of 48 degrees Celsius as severe heat wave conditions prevailed over

  • delhi police arrests driver on rape charge after aap

    Delhi police arrests driver on rape charge after AAP activists protest

    May 24, 2013 9:20 IST

    New Delhi, May 24: Vivek Vihar police in Delhi arrested a driver Arvind on Thursday night on charge of raping a 13-year-old girl, after Aam Aadmi Party supporters staged a protest outside the police station.

  • anti tax agitation called off in maharashtra

    Anti-tax agitation called off in Maharashtra

    May 24, 2013 7:46 IST

    Anti-tax agitation called off in MaharashtraMumbai, May 24: Wholesalers, retailers and manufacturers across Maharashtra called off their month-long agitation against the local body tax (LBT) imposed by civic agencies following talks with Chief Minister Prithviraj

  • shiv sena foots bal thackeray funeral bills

    Shiv Sena foots Bal Thackeray funeral bills

    May 24, 2013 7:34 IST

    Mumbai, May 24: The Shiv Sena yesterday ended the controversy over its late chief Bal Thackeray's funeral expenses by handing over the billed amount to the municipal authorities concerned, an official said.A top Shiv Sena

  • detained man part of chinese espionage tibetan exiles

    Detained man part of Chinese espionage: Tibetan exiles

    May 24, 2013 7:18 IST

    Dharamsala, May 24: A day after the detention of a Tibetan, suspected to be a Chinese spy, from McLeodganj, the Tibetan government-in-exile yesterday said it was part of a "Chinese espionage and terror plot against

  • notice to centre delhi on high security number plates

    Notice to centre, Delhi on high security number plates

    May 24, 2013 9:43 IST

    New Delhi, May 24: The Delhi High Court has issued notice to central and state government on a PIL seking quashing of contract given to a private company to manufacture high security registration plates (HSRP)

  • cop arrested for smuggling drugs in kashmir

    Cop arrested for smuggling drugs in Kashmir

    May 24, 2013 6:59 IST

    Jammu, May 24: Jammu and Kashmir Police yesterday arrested a police constable involved in drug smuggling from mountainous Rajouri district, an officer said.Rajouri's Superintendent of Police (SP) Mubassir Latifi told reporters that the constable was

  • aids programme gets rs.2 550 crore

    AIDS programme gets Rs.2,550 crore

    May 24, 2013 6:53 IST

    New Delhi, May 24: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Thursday approved a proposal for the implementation of National AIDS Control Support Project (NACSP) under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) at an outlay of

  • kerala welcomes classical language status for malayalam

    Kerala welcomes classical language status for Malayalam

    May 24, 2013 6:47 IST

    Thiruvananthapuram, May 24: Kerala yesterday welcomed the central cabinet's decision to approve classical language status for Malayalam, subject to the outcome of a case in the Madras High Court, even as the government and opposition

  • know about chhota shakeel close aide of dawood ibrahim

    Know about Chhota Shakeel, close aide of Dawood Ibrahim

    February 28, 2014 14:14 IST

    New Delhi: Chota Shakeel –one of the close aides of D-Company  boss Dawood Ibrahim has been in the news for a maximum number of times due to his close relations with Bollywood stars like Sanjay

  • income tax officials raid synthetics polyester company

    Income Tax officials raid synthetics, polyester company offices for tax evasion

    May 23, 2013 23:21 IST

    Mumbai, May 23: Income Tax officials this evening conducted searches at the offices of a reputed synthetics and polyester company to detect tax evasion to the tune of nearly Rs 500 crores.Sources said, the searches

  • excise duty exempted on indigenous goods sold at duty free

    Excise duty exempted on indigenous goods sold at duty-free shops in India

    May 23, 2013 21:47 IST

    New Delhi, May 23: In a bid to promote exports, the government Thursday exempted excise duty on indigenously produced goods sold at duty-free shops (DFS) at international airports."Government issued notification today (Thursday) so as to

  • i am pregnant with phaneesh s child igate victim

    I am pregnant with Phaneesh's child: iGate victim

    May 23, 2013 21:18 IST

    Bangalore, May 23:  iGate's American employee Araceli Roiz, 31, who accused the company's former chief executive Phaneesh Murthy of sexual harassment, Thursday claimed that she was pregnant with his child.Three days after the US-based leading

  • odisha cm demands rs 1397 cr from centre for jagannath

    Odisha CM demands Rs 1397 cr from Centre for Jagannath Nabakalebara festival

    May 23, 2013 20:57 IST

    Bhubaneswar, May 23: Keeping in view the massive arrangement required for Lord Jagannath's 'Nabakalebara' festival in 2015, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today sought Special Central Assistance of Rs 1,397 crore from Planning Commission."I seek

  • at 45.7 c today was delhi s hottest may in 10 years

    At 45.7 C, today was Delhi's hottest May in 10 years

    May 23, 2013 20:33 IST

    New Delhi, May 23: The maximum temperature in Delhi touched 45.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest for the month of May in the last 10 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.This is six

  • bomb hoax at iim bangalore

    Bomb hoax at IIM Bangalore

    May 23, 2013 20:18 IST

    Bangalore, May 23 : A telephone call about a bomb being planted in the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) today created panic with the staff and the students being evacuated from the building but

  • mca begins inspection of companies in railway bribery case

    MCA begins inspection of companies in railway bribery case

    May 23, 2013 19:05 IST

    New Delhi, May 23: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has ordered an inquiry into the accounts and regulatory filings of about 100 companies alleged to be linked to family members of former Minister Pawan Kumar

  • bengal govt to acquire two closed saradha tv channels

    Bengal govt to acquire two closed Saradha TV channels

    May 23, 2013 18:01 IST

    Kolkata, May 23: In the wake of the shutting down of media houses owned by the scam-tainted Saradha Group and leaving hundreds of employees jobless, the West Bengal government Thursday announced it would acquire two

  • heat wave continues in up banda hottest at 46.8 deg c

    Heat wave continues in UP, Banda hottest at 46.8 deg C

    May 23, 2013 20:03 IST

    Lucknow, May 23: Heat wave conditions continued in UP with day temperatures rising appreciably in Meerut while changing little in the remaining divisions of the state.  Temperatures were markedly above normal in Meerut division, appreciably

  • solution to naga issue key for peace in arunachal districts

    Solution to Naga issue key for peace in Arunachal districts

    May 23, 2013 16:57 IST

    Itanagar, May 23: The insurgency problem in Eastern Arunachal districts could be resolved only after a permanent solution of the vexed Naga issue was reached, outgoing Governor Gen (Retd) J J Singh said today.“The problem

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