Income tax department goes slow on refunds over Rs 1 lakh
New Delhi: The income tax department is going slow on several refunds of over Rs 1 lakh for 2011-12, amid slowing revenue growth due to the faltering […]
GSAT-7 to boost India’s military capabilities
CHENNAI: The Indian military got another shot in the arm on Friday when the Ariane-5 launch vehicle of Arianespace, French Guiana put in orbit India’s […]
8,000 Indians queue up for one-way trip to Mars
CHENNAI: As the deadline for registration nears, over 8,000 Indians have so far signed up for the one-way trip to Mars and settle down on the red […]
Obama set for limited strike on Syria as British vote no
WASHINGTON: President Obama is prepared to move ahead with a limited military strike on Syria, administration officials said on Thursday, despite a stinging rejection of […]
Yasin’s arrest brings about sense of relief to his family at Bhatkal
MANGALORE: The capture of India’s most-wanted terrorist, Indian Mujahideen operative Yasin Bhatkal, has surprisingly brought about a sense relief to his beleaguered parents, Rehana and Zarar Siddibapa, […]
No reversal of economic reforms, will reverse rupee slide: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday ruled out reversal of reforms or resorting to capital controls to rescue the sliding rupee, which he said fell […]
‘Robber’ critical after Madhya Pradesh cops ram baton into rectum
JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh police are indulging in a brutal crackdown to curb spiralling crime just months before the assembly polls. And horror tales are emerging from police’s […]
Daughter gang-raped, wife killed; man moves SC seeking protection
NEW DELHI: The gruesome gang-rape of Nirbhaya and a Mumbai photographer shook the nation’s conscience but equally disturbing is the suffering of a dalit family residing in […]
Land Acquisition Bill tabled in Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI: The Land Acquisition Bill was on Thursday tabled in the Lok Sabha amidst chaos with the opposition parties demanding a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the depreciation […]
Children of divorced, illegally wedded wives of deceased officers entitled to pension
NEW DELHI: Children of divorced or those born to illegally wedded wife of a deceased all India services officer are entitled to get family pensions, […]
Country faced with difficult economic situation, Manmohan Singh says
NEW DELHI: With falling rupee and rising oil prices casting a shadow over Indian economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the country is faced with a difficult economic […]
Yasin Bhatkal, founder of Indian Mujahideen, arrested
NEW DELHI: Yasin Bhatkal, the Indian Mujahideen mastermind and a key suspect in several terror blasts since 2008, has been arrested in a joint operation by the central […]
7 dead after two buildings collapse in Vadodara; Modi orders probe
VADODARA: At least seven persons were killed and 40 feared to be trapped under the debris as two multi-storey buildings collapsed in Madhavnagar locality here […]
Sexual assault case: Asaram Bapu’s son calls victim ‘mentally unstable’
NEW DELHI: Asaram Bapu’s son has defended his father in the sexual assault case and has called the victim ‘mentally unstable’, according to Times Now. Asaram Bapu’s […]
Mumbai gang-rape accused taken to crime spot to reconstruct events
MUMBAI: The five accused arrested in connection with the gang rape of 23-year-old photojournalist were on Wednesday taken to Shakti Mills compound here to reconstruct the sequence […]
Dollar not alone, rupee breaches key levels across the board
NEW DELHI: As rupee’s record fall against the US dollar continues to hog the limelight, it has also lost ground and breached key levels against a host […]
Food bill raises fiscal fears, rupee posts biggest fall in nearly 18 years
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Rupee hit a record low and posted its biggest percentage fall in 18 years on Tuesday as Parliament’s approval of a $20 billion plan to […]
189 coal documents not available, Centre tells apex court
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday admitted before the Supreme Court that 189 out of 236 documents sought by the CBI, which is probing coal […]
Facebook: India asked for data of 4,144 users
NEW DELHI: In a report that highlights how aggressively our government is keeping an eye on social media users, Facebook on Tuesday noted that India was […]
Mumbai gang-rape case: Accused meets mom in lockup, confesses
MUMBAI: One of the suspects in the Shakti Mills gang-rape case has confessed to the crime in front of his mother. Qasim Shaikh (21), who […]
Sensex down over 450 points; rupee hits record low
MUMBAI: The BSE benchmark sensex was down by over 450 points in the late morning session on Monday on fresh selling pressure due to sharp fall in rupee value […]
Supreme Court dismisses petition on suspended IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal
New Delhi: Supreme Court has dismissed a petition of IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal regarding her suspension by Uttar Pradesh government seeking the contempt of court […]