In a major embarrassment for the government, attempts to introduce the anti-communal violence bill in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday were thwarted as the entire opposition united against the bill. An ugly spat between members from the ruling Congress and main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party erupted wh

Ten tourists from Porbander in Gujarat died and 35 others injured late on Monday when a luxury bus in which they were travelling fell into a deep ditch on the ravines of the Khambatki Ghat along the Pune-Solapur highway.  The police said the Kolhapur-Mumbai luxury bus was travelling through the s

Mumbai:  A group of of 50 workers from political party Shiv Sena barged into a press conference being held by Pakistani band Mekaal Hasan in Mumbai, demanding that the musicians return immediately to their country. The band, which plays Sufi rock, was scheduled to announce a joint concert with In

NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist CNR Rao were conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee in a glittering ceremony in the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. The two joined the list of 41 eminent

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Madan Lal has accused the BJP of offering him Rs. 20 crore to split his party and pull down the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi. Madan Lal today alleged that he had been approached by men close to BJP leaders Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley but gave no proo

New Delhi:  One of the founding members of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Madhu Bhaduri, has quit the party alleging mistreatment of the women leaders. "I have just one issue, and that is humanity. And women are humans. In this party, women are not considered humans," said Ms Bhaduri, w

Tourists from up to 180 countries may get visa on arrival under reforms expected this week New Delhi: Tourists travelling to India from up to 180 countries will no longer have to queue up at their local consulates to obtain visas under reforms expected to be approved this week, local media report

NEW DELHI: Rickshaw pullers to non-resident Indians (NRIs) are among the swell of people who have donated more than Rs 7 crore to theAAP coffers in just 50 days to fight the coming Lok Sabha election even as the party membership surges to an impressive ten million. A large part of this has come f

Vapi industrial corridor is a ‘shining’ example of Modi’s Vibrant Gujarat. Tell that to the stinking, cancer-ridden nearby villages. “You’ll be able to smell it,” is the constant refrain when we ask for directions to Vapi, an industrial town sitting on the southern end of the country’s Golden Cor

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said communal forces in the State were trying to incite trouble for political gains ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, but the government would deal with such elements with an iron hand. Replying to a discussion on the motion of thanks to the governor’s addr

PUNE: Police in Maharashtra on Tuesday booked MNS chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly instigating his party workers to ransack toll plazas at Khed-Shivapur on the Pune-Bangalore highway and at Manjari on the Pune-Solapur highway. Thackeray was booked in the two cases. On Monday, MNS workers pelt

New Delhi:  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said that Narendra Modi's government in Gujarat "abetted" the riots of 2002. Mr Gandhi's charge injected a tense new element into a general election campaign that has so far focused mainly on the economy and corruption. Rights groups and poli

PORT BLAIR/NEW DELHI: At least 21 people have been killed after a boat carrying tourists capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The deaths have been confirmed by P Jawahar, the deputy commissioner of Nicobar, who also said that 13 people have been rescued.

NEW DELHI: Wearing gold ornaments to avoid paying custom duty will no longer work at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). The customs department has made it mandatory for all flyers arriving in Delhi from international destinations to fill a detailed declaration form. The new form was

PATNA: Slamming Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for defending Narendra Modi, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said what had happened in Gujarat in 2002 cannot be "forgotten or pardoned". "You may talk anything but what happened in Gujarat cannot be forgotten or pardoned," Kumar told re

23 January 2014 | (IANS) The central bank said from April 1, 2014, public would be required to approach banks for exchanging these notes. Currency notes issued before 2005 will be completely withdrawn from circulation by the end of the current financial year ending March 31, the Reserve Bank o

AHMEDABAD: After refusing for 12 years to compensate for religious structures damaged during the 2002 riots, the Gujarat government came up with a scheme under which Rs 50,000 would be paid ex gratia in each case. To this proposal of Rs 50,000 for each shrine, the religious organization, Islamic

Police today cane-charged Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters as they turned violent and broke barricades to enter the area where Chief Arvind Kejriwal is protesting against the Delhi Police. AAP supporters, who have assembled in large numbers, wanted to enter the portest site near the Rail Bhavan,