Indian teen, in Australia for sporting event, drowns to death.
NewDelhi: A teenaged female footballer from Delhi drowned to death on Sunday while she went to Australia to attend the Pacific School Games Tournament. Nitisha Negi, 15, was […]
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Jailed Mexican ex-governor fails on appeal against extradition.
Panama: Roberto Borge, a former Mexican state governor wanted for corruption and detained in Panama, has failed in a bid to halt extradition proceedings, Panama`s Supreme […]
Avalanche hits Army post at LoC; three jawans missing, search on.
Srinagar: In a tragic incident, the soldiers belonging to the Army went missing after an avalanche hit their post on the Line of Control (LoC) in […]
North India gets colder after overnight rain, several trains cancelled.
NewDelhi: Heavy rainfall across parts of north India has brought down the mercury, further intensifying the cold weather conditions. According to the Met department, Western disturbances […]
Jail term, fine for selling mineral water above MRP: Report.
NewDelhi: Restaurants, hotels, multiplexes etc will have to pay fine or even face jail terms for selling mineral water bottle above maximum retail price (MRP), […]
Teen actress molestation case: ‘My husband was sleeping, he’s innocent’
NEWDELHI: The wife of the passenger, who allegedly tried to molest a Bollywood actress on board a Delhi-Mumbai Vistara flight, on Monday claimed that her husband […]
Sushma Swaraj holds talks Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
NewDelhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj ion Monday held talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on key bilateral issues. According to sources, all issues of mutual interest […]
Unhappy over SC outburst, senior lawyer Dhawan says ‘will quit practice’
NewDelhi: Unhappy with Supreme Court’s outburst, senior lawyer Rajeev Dhawan on Monday said he has decided to quit court practice. Dhawan has shot off a letter to Chief […]
Three Pakistani terrorists killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
SRINAGAR: Three terrorists were on Sunday late night gunned down in an encounter between the security forces and terrorists in Unisoo of Jammu and Kashmir’s […]
Pranab Mukherjee turns 82: A look at his journey to the top office of India.
NewDelhi: Former president Pranab Mukherjee, who served India as the 13th president, turns 82 today. Starting from President Ram Nath Kovind to West Bengal Chief Minister […]
Maruti Suzuki recalls over 21,000 units of new Dzire.
NewDelhi: Country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is undertaking a service campaign for its compact sedan Dzire to check a possible fault in […]
Kissing competition held in Jharkhand in presence of legislator.
Jharkhand: In a bizarre event, a kissing competition was held in a fair organised for members of tribal community in Jharkhand. And the competition was held […]
17 trains cancelled, 10 rescheduled due to heavy fog in Delhi.
NewDelhi: The national capital on Monday witnessed a foggy morning, leading to the cancellation of at least 10 trains and rescheduling of two others. As many as 17 […]
How a group of 7 climbed the Tiger hill: Soldier who took 12 bullets in Kargil war recalls.
Chandigarh: Even when death is certain while facing enemy, personal safety is the last on a soldier’s mind and security of the nation and its […]
Heavy snowfall, rains to freeze Himachal Pradesh in coming days.
SHIMLA: The high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh is all set to receive another round of heavy snowfall, rains in coming days, the Meteorological Department predicted […]
Mumbai wakes up to blanket of dense fog, local trains suffer delays.
Mumbai: At a time when fog is quite common in several north Indian cities, Mumbai basks under bright sunshine. Saturday was a grim tale however […]
Max Hospital license cancelled for falsely declaring a newborn dead in Delhi.
NEWDELHI: The license of Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh has been cancelled after it falsely declared a newborn dead and gave it away to the parents in a packet. […]
Will find out why the ‘sacred’ Brahmaputra is turning black: Kiren Rijiju.
NEWDELHI: Assuring the people a detailed probe into the Brahmaputra river allegedly turning “muddy and black”, MoS Home Kiren Rijiju said on Friday that he […]
If not the mother, would you salute Afzal Guru? Asks Venkaiah Naidu.
NEWDELHI: Reacting to the objections raised by some quarters on singing ‘Vande Mataram’, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has asked, “If not your mother, who would […]
India becomes 42nd member of Wassenaar Arrangement – group controlling global trade of conventional weapons.
NewDelhi: India on Thursday became a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement, that controls the global trade of conventional weapons and dual-use goods and technologies. India […]
Woman’s religion does not merge with husband’s faith after marriage: Supreme Court.
NEWDELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the law does not sanction the concept of a woman’s religion getting merged with her husband’s faith after […]
‘Rat Eaters’ of Bihar: 2.5 million Musahars among India’s poorest people.
Bihar: The rat kept crawling over Phekan Manjhi’s arm as he battled to pin it to the ground before he eventually managed to kill it […]