The Supreme Court stayed court proceedings and a summons issued by a special CBI court against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and five others in the case of allocation of Talabira-II coal block in Odisha in 2005 to Aditya Birla group company Hindalco. The stay, which also applied to Hi

NAVI MUMBAI: Prices of pulses have skyrocketed over the past 12 months, with tur dal rates more than doubling to touch an all-time high. It is trading in wholesale markets at Rs 190 per kg at the moment against Rs 90 in October 2014; retail prices are another Rs 20-30 higher. Following close on its

Concerned over reaching school late due to traffic snarls caused by an under-construction flyover, an eight-year-old boy here wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose office directed the concerned department to look into the issue. "The under-construction flyover is causing problems f

MUMBAI: Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday ventured where few have in the recent past, reminding Narendra Modi about his Godhra past while countering his criticism of the Sena's role in the recent controversies in Mumbai. The country first came to know of him (Modi) because of the Godh

PATNA: The Bihar poll scenario today got galvanised following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the Dadri lynching episode, with the leaders of grand alliance hitting out at him saying that his terming of the incident as unfortunate was too little and too late. Reacting sharply, RJD pre

Photo for representation Facing opposition fire for not taking them along, the Modi government on Sunday got a gentle nudge from BJP veteran L K Advani. "It is our collective duty to ensure that democracy and fundamental freedoms of citizens in India will never again be infringed,” Advani said

The high-stake Bihar Assembly election began today with voting starting at 7 AM in 49 seats, spread over 10 districts, in the first of the five phases of elections amid elaborate security arrangements. A total number of 1,35,72,339 electorate will cast their votes in the 49 Assembly seats for whi

ndia said on Friday it had lodged a protest with authorities in Riyadh after a maid from Tamil Nadu allegedly had her hand chopped off by her employer for complaining about her work conditions. India's foreign minister deplored a "brutal" attack on 55-year-old Kasthuri Munirathinam, who is now be

Renowned poet-philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal's son Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal died here today at the age of 90. He was under treatment for cancer at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Lahore. He is survived by his two sons - Walid and Munib Iqbal - and wife Justice (retd) Nasira

NEW DELHI:  Arvind Kejriwal today questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign tours and wondered whether it suited his stature to visit companies for investments. "PM Modi's US trip ends. Time to ponder what has country achieved from his foreign trips so far? Does it suit the stature of an

Mild tremors were felt in Pithoragarh and nearby areas on the India-Nepal border when a earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit the district on Tuesday. "A lot of hullabaloo was created and people moved out of their houses when they felt the tremors, but there was no damage to life and

NEW DELHI: A trial court on Tuesday sent AAP MLA and former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti to two days police custody in connection with the domestic violence and attempt to murder case filed against him by his wife. The court allowed the police's plea for custodial interrogation of Bharti aft

NEW DELHI: Delhi's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit and said there was a need to first make India strong before expecting investment from abroad. "PM Modi's US trip ends. Time to ponder what has the country achieved from his foreign trip

NEW DELHI:  A 34-year-old corporate lawyer has been arrested for allegedly taking obscene pictures of women with a spy cam fitted to one of his shoes at a prominent South Delhi mall, said police today. The lawyer, who is a son of a former president of consumer forum in Haryana, was arrested on Sa

Refusing to entertain a PIL to ban animal sacrifices during religious festivals, the Supreme Court on Monday said it has to balance harmony between various faiths. "This court has to balance (maintain) harmony in all faiths and religions. This is very very sensitive matter,” a bench of Chief Just

MINA: The number of Indians killed in a stampede at the haj rose to 45 on Monday as authorities identified 10 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Haj Consulate in Jeddah today said the deceased included three pilgrims from W

MINA: The death toll of Indian pilgrims in last week's horrific stampede during Haj rose to 35 today as authorities identified 13 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. "Unfortunately, there are six more Indians taking the toll to 35," ext

Sri Lanka Navy on Thursday said it has arrested six Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in Lankan waters. The Navy said it assisted the Sri Lankan coastal guards in the seas off Kovilan Point to nab the fishermen last night. “When the arrest was made the Indian fishermen had been fishing 3.