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  • hot sunday ahead for delhi

    Hot Sunday ahead for Delhi

    April 07, 2013 9:14 IST

    New Delhi, April 7: Delhi saw a warm day Saturday, with maximum temperature being recorded at 34.9 degrees Celsius, a notch above average for the season. The met department forecast a clear and hot day

  • srinagar leh highway re opened after five months

    Srinagar-Leh highway re-opened after five months

    April 07, 2013 8:53 IST

    Srinagar, April 7: The over 400-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway was re-opened - ahead of schedule for vehicular traffic after five months yesterday, officials said.The 434-km-long highway passing through the Zojilla Pass remains snowbound during the winter

  • trinamool councillor sent to police custody till april 17

    Trinamool councillor sent to police custody till April 17

    April 07, 2013 8:49 IST

    Kolkata, April 7: Trinamool Congress councillor Sambhunath Kow, the prime accused in the murder of party leader Adhir Maity in March, was yesterday remanded to police custody till April 17 by a court after being

  • india hands over 17 pak prisoners at wagah crossing

    India hands over 17 Pak prisoners at Wagah crossing

    April 07, 2013 8:16 IST

    Lahore, Apr 7: Indian authorities on Saturday  handed over 17 Pakistani prisoners, including fishermen, to the Pakistan Rangers at the Wagah land border crossing.Pakistan Rangers officials said 14 fishermen and three other prisoners had been

  • uk nri sent to police remand for asi s murder

    UK NRI sent to police remand for ASI's murder

    April 07, 2013 7:14 IST

    Phagwara, Punjab, Apr 7 : UK-based NRI Tarvinder Singh alias Tally, who was arrested in connection with the murder of Punjab Police ASI Gurdev Singh, was on Saturday  remanded to a six-day police remand by

  • chidambaram promises action against indians stashing money

    Chidambaram promises action against Indians stashing money in offshore tax havens

    April 06, 2013 19:48 IST

    New Delhi, Apr 6 : Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said an inquiry has been initiated against the individuals whose names appeared in a global report on the monies stashed in tax heaven."Yes. We have

  • annamalai varsity vc suspended for financial irregularities

    Annamalai varsity VC suspended for financial irregularities

    April 06, 2013 19:05 IST

    Chennai, Apr 6: Tamil Nadu Governor and Annamalai University Chancellor K. Rosaiah Saturday suspended vice chancellor M. Ramanathan with immediate effect for the smooth conduct of investigations into the financial irregularities and maladministration of the

  • katju urges andhra to free constable jailed for killing acp

    Katju urges Andhra to free constable jailed for killing ACP

    April 06, 2013 18:54 IST

    Hyderabad, Apr 6: Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju Saturday appealed to Andhra Pradesh government to release Abdul Qadeer, a former police constable who is in jail for last 22 years for gunning down

  • ten month old baby rescued 29 hours after thane building

    Ten-month-old baby rescued 29 hours after Thane building collapse, family members missing

    April 07, 2013 7:08 IST

    Thane, Apr  6: Cheers greeted rescuers after they safely pulled out a 10-month-old baby alive from the rubbles, 29 hours after a seven-storey building collapsed on Thursday.Sadly, none of her family members were there to

  • sanjay dutt to surrender on april 18 goes to devi peeth

    Sanjay Dutt to surrender on April 18, goes to Devi Peeth temple in Datia

    April 07, 2013 6:42 IST

    Mumbai:  Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt will surrender to Mumbai Police on April 18, sources close to the actor said. On April 18, the four-week time limit given to the actor will be over.The Supreme Court

  • corruption a threat to democracy says pranab

    Corruption a threat to democracy, says Pranab

    April 06, 2013 17:02 IST

    New Delhi, Apr 6: Corruption is a threat to the democratic fabric of the country and frustrates efforts to bring equity, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Saturday, delivering the 14th D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture organised

  • up wins most improved state award under health insurance

    UP wins 'most improved state' award under health insurance scheme

    April 06, 2013 16:24 IST

    Lucknow, Apr 6: In a first, Uttar Pradesh has been selected as the "most improved state" under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The award would be handed over to Alok Kumar, the scheme's CEO

  • kerala guzzles alcohol worth rs.8 841 crore

    Kerala guzzles alcohol worth Rs.8,841 crore

    April 06, 2013 12:54 IST

    Thiruvananthapuram, April 6: Liquor sales touched an all-time high in Kerala at Rs.8,841 crore for fiscal 2012-13, show figures.Figures provided by the sole wholesaler of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer, the state-owned Kerala

  • trout farming becoming popular in kashmir

    Trout farming becoming popular in Kashmir

    April 06, 2013 12:45 IST

    Srinagar, Apri 6 : Trout farming is gaining popularity in Kashmir valley as farmers aim to increase overall production in the state. Kashmir Valley, which is famous for trout, is also known as an angler's paradise

  • china keen on investing 3 billion in mumbai metro project

    China keen on investing $ 3 billion in Mumbai Metro project

    April 06, 2013 9:45 IST

    Mumbai, Apr 6 : The Chinese Government is ready to pump in up to USD 3 billion into the proposed metro project connecting Colaba in south Mumbai to Santacruz in the northern fringe of the

  • direct benefits transfer scheme has run into difficulties pm

    Direct Benefits Transfer scheme has run into difficulties; PM

    April 06, 2013 9:41 IST

    New Delhi, April 6 : The Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) subsidy scheme is being extended to 78 more districts in July even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday acknowledged that it has "run into

  • india starts visa on arrival facility for senior pakistani

    India starts visa on arrival facility for senior Pakistani citizens

    April 09, 2013 9:14 IST

    New Delhi, Apr 6 : Giving a new fillip to its relations with Pakistan, India has started visa on arrival facility for senior citizens of that country.The facility, which was supposed to start on January

  • nia files murder case against italian marines

    NIA files murder case against Italian marines

    April 06, 2013 8:55 IST

    New Delhi, Apr 6 :  National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a murder case against two Italian Marines for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast last year.The Home Ministry had handed over the

  • british woman murdered in srinagar houseboat dutchman held

    British woman murdered in Srinagar houseboat, Dutchman held

    April 06, 2013 16:41 IST

    Srinagar, Apr  6:  A 24-year-old British woman was found murdered Saturday in a houseboat on Dal Lake in Srinagar. A Dutch national who had also been living in the same houseboat has been arrested, police

  • mother daughter killed as fridge compressor explodes in

    Mother, daughter killed as fridge compressor explodes in Aligarh

    April 06, 2013 8:37 IST

    Aligarh, April 6 : The compressor of a refrigerator suddenly exploded on Friday night inside a house in Saroj Nagar near Kwarsi, Aligarh, killing a housewife Neetu and her six month old daughter Gudia. The

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