NEW DELHI:  The Supreme Court, which is monitoring the attempts to recover untaxed or black money stashed abroad, has ordered the government to share by tomorrow the names of all Indians with foreign bank accounts. "Why are you providing a protective umbrella to foreign bank account holders?" ask

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday granted an additional nine months for the public to exchange currency notes printed before 2005, including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations, and set a deadline of January 1, 2015. "RBI has also advised banks to facilitate the exchange of these notes for

NEW DELHI: Evening prayers at Jama Masjid were dramatically interrupted on Sunday after a 34-year-old man hurled kerosene on the Shahi Imam, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, and charged at him with a lighter in an apparent attempt to set him ablaze. However, the Imam's guards were able to apprehend the attacker

NEW DELHI: India has chosen to buy anti-tank guided missiles from Israel, rejecting a rival US offer, as the right-wing government clears projects worth $13.1 billion to modernize its aging military, official sources said Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will buy 8,356 Spike miss

NEW DELHI:  Nine people have been killed and 17 others injured in a bus accident at Nagaon in Assam today at around 2 am in the morning. The bus belonged to the Assam State Transport Corporation and was going from Lakhimpur district to the state capital of Guwahati. A total of 33 people were r

LUCKNOW : Reasserting his authority, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, in a sudden move on Saturday evening, sacked 70 persons holding the minister of state (MoS) rank allegedly for non-performance and serving their own interests. At present, there were 82 such 'ministers' in the Samajwadi Party govern

From October 31, the Right To Information (RTI) replies can be accessed online by all, not just the applicant. The Centre, in an attempt to achieve better transparency in governance, has directed all its ministries and departments to post responses to RTI applications on their websites. So far, o

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India is lagging behind in the field of medical research and more work should be done. "India is lagging behind in the field of medical research and much more needs to be done... We should focus on research, particularly on case history. This

A diamond merchant in Gujarat's Surat city gifted nearly 500 cars and about 200 flats besides expensive jewellery as Diwali bonus to 1200 of his employees. The surprise bonus was given to nearly 1200 members of staff, who achieved their annual targets during the year, by their employer Savji Bhai

A day after election results were announced, a reunion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena appeared possible with the regional party publicly expressing its willingness to join the government without any conditions.  The BJP also sought to know from Transport Minister Nitin Gadk

MEERUT: A big crowd of gawkers has gathered around Yuvraj, a giant 1400kg Murrah bull that on Friday was crowned champion at Meerut's All India Cattle Show by a 10-member jury, startled as much by the animal's size as by his owner's refusal to sell it for a mind-boggling Rs 7 crore. As Yuvraj che

Integrated Missile Test Range, Balasore, Odisha:  India today successfully test-fired its potent nuclear-capable cruise missile 'Nirbhay', a state-of-the-art missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The test was conducted from the Integrated Missile Test Rang

NEW DELHI: The BJP will form the next government in both Maharashtra and Haryana, exit polls predicted on Wednesday. The only thing they did not agree on was whether the party would win a clear majority on its own. If the polls are proved right, it would validate the BJP's bold gamble in going it

Voting began for the Assembly elections across the booths in Maharashtra and Haryana on Wednesday. The polls are one of the biggest electoral tests after the Lok Sabha polls for Narendra Modi, who spearheaded a high-decibel BJP campaign to wrest power from the opposition in what promises to be a

HYDERABAD/VISAKHAPATNAM: The severity of destruction caused by Cyclone Hudhud emerged a day after it ravaged coastal Andhra Pradesh with human fatalities reaching a grim 22 on Monday. Fifteen people were killed in Visakhapatnam, six in Vizianagaram and one in Srikakulam, said government spokesman Pa

VISAKHAPATNAM/HYDERABAD: After ducking the devastating effects of the 2004 tsunami and the 1977 cyclone, the "City of Destiny" sadly had its date with disaster on Sunday when a very severe cyclonic storm Hudhud tore through the city, unleashing widespread destruction and bringing the otherwise bustl

Hyderabad: Indian authorities were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people Saturday as a powerful cyclone swept through the Bay of Bengal and headed toward the country’s east coast. Officials were stockpiling emergency supplies and rescue workers were on standby along the coastlines of Andhr

Child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai will share the prestigious Nobel peace prize for 2014. The two have been named joint winners of the 1.1 million dollar prize for their "struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of al