Certain central educational institutions will now be able to give reservation to more ST and SC students than what is stipulated under law. With the Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan
Like in HSC exams, Maharashtra girls students have again fared better than boys at the SSC exam, results of which were declared on Thursday. The passing percentage of girls is 85, compared to boys' 82.44.
A local court on Thursday directed the police to lodge a First Information Report (FIR) against some Rajasthan BJP MLAs for allegedly organising the screening of a pirated version of Prakash Jha's political saga "Raajneeti".
Swami Nityananda's penance in a ring of fire has fuelled a huge smoke of controversy. Blue coloured kerosene was used to keep the fire burning around Nityananda. The religions text says that cow ghee should
Latino sensation Shakira who rocked the world with her Waka Waka at the FIFA World Cup concert is going to record a cabaret song for aamchi Bollywood to a bump-and-grind sequence to be mounted by
The government may have decided not to draft it for the anti-Maoist offensive, but the Indian Army has started preparing for the possibility of being called upon to tackle what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls
Heavy rains coupled with strong winds claimed 46 lives in Maharashtra even as hot conditions prevailed in North India on Wednesday. Incessant rains triggered by the south-west monsoon threw normal life out of gear in
India had assured the US that the then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson would not be subjected to "any actions" during his visit to Bhopal after the deadly 1984 gas leakage incident, a former top
With the Church and alumni of La Martinere School for Boys coming out in support of him, principal Sunirmal Chakravarty on Wednesday said he will not resign in connection with the caning of a student,
Five cases of corruption in the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council in Assam have been registered by CBI, which claimed to have recovered over Rs 13 crore allegedly siphoned off from Council's fund. "Two persons
Karimnagar (AP) : A local court on Wednesday granted bail to Maoist leader Kobad Gandhy, as police failed to file a chargesheet against him even after six months of his arrest in a conspiracy case.
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Nityananda Swami has courted fresh trouble for allegedly using kerosene meant for poor families during his meditation for 'penance' and may face a seven-year jail term if convicted. Nityananda, out on bail
New Delhi : After moving all its 105 nationals out of trouble-torn southern Kyrgyzstan to capital Bishkek, India is arranging chartered planes within coming days to bring home those wanting to do so and is
A local court in Yamunagar on Wednesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former Haryana Inspector General of Police M S Ahlawat, who is facing charges of molesting a woman lawyer eight years back. District
Passengers onboard an Air India plane had a close shave for the second consecutive day as it suffered a bird-hit while landing at the Indore airport on Wednesday.Two tyres of the same aircraft, with 106
Kolkata: In a clear case of an incident reminiscent of a sequence in the Aamir Khan-starrer 3idiots, Sunirmal Chakraborty, the principal of La Martiniere School for Boys told Rouvanjit Rawla on February 12: “You have
Comments by key players in the aftermath of the Bhopal gas tragedy give an indication about the exit of former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson from India with then Chief Minister Arjun Singh quoted as
Heavy rains in Mumbai and adjoining areas on Wednesday claimed nine lives and disrupted normal life in the city where road, air and rail traffic was disrupted. With incessant rains continuing to lash the city
In the face of stiff opposition from Bharatiya Janata Party and Left, the government on Tuesday retracted on its move to dilute a key provision in the Nuclear Liability Bill after tough questioning by members
In a major success for security forces, 12 Maoists, including three women, were shot dead and many more injured in an encounter on Wednesday in a forest in West Midnapore, almost a year after anti-Naxal
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