India and 10 other Asian countries were formally declared polio-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday. Apart from India, the other countries which were given polio-free certificates were Bangladesh, Bhutan, North Korea, Indonesia, the  Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Varanasi: Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced his candidature for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat and challenged Narendra Modi to a debate on various issues, including development in Gujarat. The announcement came at the end of a day that Kejriwal began with a dip in the Ganga, and which saw him bei

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court today said the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh had failed to protect the fundamental rights of people in Muzaffarnagar, where nearly 60 people were killed in riots last year. The court also blamed the state government for negligence, but said there was no

The panel said the government neither properly assessed development deficit in these districts, nor made adequate financial resources available. The Congress-led UPA created a multi-sectoral development programme for 90 Minority Concentrated Districts (MCD) in the country but a review panel scrut

India accounts for the highest number of deaths in road accidents, according to the World Health Organisation. Most fatalities are due to neurological or spinal failure. Stating that head injuries have become a local hazard with global significance, BGS Hospitals chief neurosurgeon Dr N K Venk

MUMBAI: The issue of farmers' suicide seems to have resurfaced with a vengeance in Maharashtra following the recent bout of unseasonal showers and hailstorms in the state. While sources working closely with the government have said that around 18 farmers have killed themselves between February 22 an

Ahmedabad:  Gujarat riots victim Zakiya Jafri, whose husband was burnt alive during the 2002 riots in the state, today filed an appeal in the High Court against the metropolitan court's order accepting the Supreme-Court-appointed Special Investigation Team's (SIT) closure report on Narendra Modi.

NEW DELHI: Seeing is believing! And the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) certainly hopes to drive home the point further when it comes to Narendra Modi's Gujarat. After accusing the media of not exposing the truth about Gujarat's development model, the party plans to take on the role of the citizen journalist.

Movement Introduces a miscall number by the hands of Dr. Bhalchandar Mungekar to simplify the joining process Mar 14, 2014 | Bhatkallys News Mumbai: “Sach Ka Safar” a campaign to counter the communal and divisive forces in India launched a miscall number 8407900090 to make it easier for those

The BJP is aiming to win 13 to 15 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, their hopes bolstered by the return of B S Yeddyurappa. So why did the Lingayat strongman return to the BJP’s fold? What does his comeback mean? An analysis. The return of B S Yeddyurappa to the Bharatiya Janata Party was not surp

New York:  A US court has dismissed visa fraud charges against Indian diplomatDevyani Khobragade, whose arrest and strip-search in New York sparked a bitter diplomatic row. Ms Khobragade, who was India's deputy consul-general in New York, was arrested on December 12 outside her children's school.

A day after BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Rahul Gandhi could be from Mars, the Congress leader on Tuesday hit back by likening him to Hitler, without actually naming the Gujarat chief minister. Launching his campaign in central Gujarat, a Congress stronghold, Rahul said tha

HYDERABAD: India's states will see more intense unpredictable freak weather in the coming days, warned climate change scientists, days after huge chunks of hail killed at least 10 people and wounded scores in Andhra Pradesh and hail storms this week destroyed cropland across Karnataka and Maharashtr

NEW DELHI: One key issue in the upcoming general elections is state governments' track record, with Gujarat receiving the most attention because it is BJP PM designate Narendra Modi's biggest publicity plank. Gujarat's economic growth, its prosperity and its efficient administration are being showca

NEW DELHI: A Chicago-bound Boeing 777 ofAir India on Monday returned to Delhi six hours after taking off from IGI airport as the aircraft suffered a transponder failure just when it was about to cross Afghanistan. The flight, AI 127 with 313 passengers and 16 crew members, had flown for about three

MUMBAI: The humble 50 paise coin is still legal tender, but could be close to extinction given that people refuse to accept it. From shopkeepers to traders, laundrymen, rickshaw drivers, bus commuters and provision store owners, the smallest denomination of the Indian currency is simply not accep

NEW DELHI: The much-touted Third Front has disintegrated faster than it came together. The photo-op that the group presented barely two weeks ago now looks from a different era. After Jayalalithaa's AIADMK, Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and even JD(S) look set to break ranks. Asom Gana P

The Election Commission on Wednesday announced a nine-phase poll for the 16th Lok Sabha from April 7 to May 12. The counting of votes will be taken up on May 16. The model code of conduct has come into force with immediate effect. The Lok Sabha has a strength of 543 (excluding two nominated members)