The Centre on Thursday approved import of 1,000 tonnes of onions by the state-owned MMTC at Rs 45 a kg from Pakistan, Egypt, China and other countries that have surplus stocks. The shipments are expected to reach Chennai or Mumbai ports by September 10.It was done after the government turned to t

In the run-up to the Bihar Assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwaltravelled to Patna on Thursday and threw his weight behind Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by calling him a sushashak (good administrator) during a state government function. Kejriwal also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Mod

A police constable in Surat was among nine persons killed, six in police firing, Wednesday in a violent turn to the Patel agitation for OBC status and reservation in Gujarat. Authorities called in the Army and placed major cities and towns under curfew as violence spread and police battled mobs atta

The Army and 5,000 personnel from paramilitary forces descended on Gujarat on Wednesday after the violence that marred the Patel community’s agitation for OBC status left eight dead, including a policeman, and scores injured. Curfew was imposed in several parts of the state and Internet connectiv

Gory details of abduction and brutal murder deepened the mystery surrounding the death of Sheena Bora on Wednesday, giving the high-profile case multiple angles. Sheena is Indrani Mukerjea’s (second wife of former Star India CEO Peter Mukerjea) daughter from her first marriage with a tea-garden o

The demand for OBC status and reservation by the Patels of Gujarat, who organised a mammoth "Maha Kranti Rally” in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, took a violent turn by late night. Large scale reports of arson, burning of buses, attacks on police, houses of home minister and husband of chief minister as w

The Supreme Court on Monday said that all cases related to Madhya Pradesh’s Vyapam scam would have to be taken over by the CBI, including cases where investigations are over or trial courts have delivered the final judgment. “All cases have to go to CBI now even if the investigations are complete

Pakistan on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi government of “sabotaging” the NSA-level talks with its “fanatic approach” and said its “negative attitude” was aimed at disrupting peace in the region. Upping the ante a day after Pakistan called off talks between National Security Advisers Sartaj Azi

    NEW DELHI: Prices of onion in the capital continue to remain at an eye watering Rs 70-80 per kg, but it's not the shortage of supply that's pushing up prices so dramatically. Supply of onions in Delhi mandis has in fact increased significantly in the past 4-5 days but it has not

Pakistan High Commissioner in Delhi Abdul Basit may have told HT this week that there was no question of handing over 1993 Mumbai blasts main accused Dawood Sheikh Ibrahim as he was not in his country, but documentary evidence available with the Indian security agencies nails this as a lie. If th

Pakistan said on Saturday it is prepared to go ahead with crucial talks with India but Kashmir will have to be part of the agenda because it is the “most important outstanding issue” between the two countries. Sartaj Aziz, advisor to the Prime Minister on national security and foreign affairs, sa

The Indian authorities have ordered an inquiry into why a chandelier hanging at the entrance of the country's most famous monument, the Taj Mahal, crashed to the ground earlier this week. Eye-witnesses say an employee was cleaning the two-metre high chandelier when it came down on Wednesday. T

NEW DELHI: Very soon, customers will be able to order a new cooking gas connection online. State-run fuel retailers are joining the e-tail bandwagon with a web-based system for selling new LPG connections and cooking hobs (stoves) as part of the Modi government's 'Digital India' dream. The retail

One hundred and fifty passengers and crew on board Jet Airways Doha-Kochi flight 9W555 had a narrow escape when the aircraft made a “full emergency” landing on the seventh attempt at Trivandrum. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended two Jet Airways pilots and ordered a pr

"Finally 'removed from service' today after serving 27 years in the Indian Police Service. Once again eligible for employment. Any takers?" — On Wednesday, Sanjiv Bhatt posted this short message on his Facebook page, bringing to a close a feud that has been going on ever since the IPS officer took o

In a neck-and-neck electoral race, ruling BJP won 1,443 out of the total of 3,351 wards while opposition parties including Congress and Independents won 1,908 wards in the Rajasthan civic body polls, results for which were announced today. The 129 civic bodies in the state had gone to polls on Au

NEW DELHI: Realising the need of the internet in everyday life, two commerce graduates decided to give free Wi-Fi to people in exchange of a cleaner surrounding with a unique initiative -- a 'Wi-Fi Trash Bin'. "When somebody dumps trash into a dustbin the bin flashes a unique code, which can be u

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a package of Rs. 1.25 lakh crore for the State at a function in Ara on Tuesday. The package would change the “face and fate” of the State, he said. Inaugurating several national highway and skill development proje