BHOPAL: The people's verdict is locked away in EVMs stashed in strong-rooms guarded by paramilitary forces, but 10 days to D-Day, conspiracy theories are afloat. While Congress alleged EVMs could be tampered with, the seizure of an electronic chip on Tuesday from a voting machine at a remote booth i

NEW DELHI: Nearly a year after the role of a juvenile in the gang-rape of Nirbhaya triggered a storm of outrage while the crime itself led to widespread street protests, the government has proposed that youngsters above 16 years of age guilty of heinous crimes be treated on par with adult offend

NEW DELHI: Goa Police on Friday morning raided Tehelka magazine's founder-editor Tarun Tejpal's house in New Delhi in a bid to arrest him but returned empty handed after finding that he was not there. Armed with a non-bailable warrant, the team reached the residence of Tejpal, who has been ac

Terming UPA’s pre-matriculation minority scholarship scheme as “arbitrary and discriminatory,” the Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that the Rajinder Sachar Committee was unconstitutional, and that its “target was to help Muslims only”. The affidavit — filed in response to the Ce

The very severe cyclonic storm "Lehar” overthe southeast Bay of Bengal moved westwards with a speed of 15 kmph during the past six hours and lay centered over the southeast Bay of Bengal about 360 km west-northwest of Port Blair.  According to IMD the system would intensify further and move w

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Tuesday sentenced dentist couple-Nupur and Rajesh Talwar-to life in prison for murdering their daughter Aarushi and their domestic help Hemraj Banjade in 2008. During argument on the quantum of sentence, the CBI had sought death penalty

Yet another cyclonic storm "Lehar” is hovering over the Andaman Sea and is expected to hit the Andhra Pradesh coast by Thursday.  Lehar will be the third in series of cyclonic storms to batter the Andhra coast in recent months. The cyclonic storm Lehar over the Andaman Sea has moved northwest

 NEW DELHI: Suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma on Saturday put Narendra Modi right at the centre of the raging controversy over Gujarat government's purported illegal surveillance on a woman by telling the Supreme Court that the young architect was subjected to hostile and intense scrutiny bec

Cyclonic storm Helen Friday hit Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam, triggering heavy rains and strong gales, killing seven people and causing massive damage to the crops in the coastal region. Trees were uprooted disrupting traffic and communication and electricity towers were damaged as

A bipartisan resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week has praised the U.S. government for holding firm to its 2005 decision to deny Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi a visa to enter the U.S. Introduced on Monday evening, House Res

Picture for illustration purpose only New Delhi:  Massive evacuation has been undertaken in four districts of Andhra Pradesh before a severe cyclone hits the eastern coast on Thursday followed by very heavy rainfall. As the cyclonic storm 'Helen' will hit Andhra Pradesh coast between Srih

Bangalore:  Despite being filmed by security cameras as he attacked a woman with a machete at an ATM in Bangalore two days ago, the man has not been identified. Eight police teams are hunting for him as the city grapples with anger and fear. 44-year-old Jyothi Uday is in hospital. Her skull w

A bipartisan Congressional resolution has been introduced in the House of Representatives calling on the US government to continue the policy of denying a visa to BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on the grounds of religious freedom violations. The resolution also called on India to

Former Gujarat DGP R.B. Sreekumar Tuesday filed defamation and conspiracy case against Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders, accusing them of launching a malicious campaign against him by raking up the two-decade-old ISRO spy case. Mr. Sreekumar also accused Mr. Modi of ordering him to tap the pho

The Horticulture department will soon take up a programme to increase production of onion in Karnataka and reduce dependence on the bulb from other states. In 2012-13, onion was sown in 1.95 lakh hectares across the State and the total production stood at 23.95 lakh metric tonnes. Karnataka i

Jabalpur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday accused BJP leader Narendra Modi of spreading falsehood and twisting facts to target rivals. While pointing out that there were several question marks over the Gujarat model of development, the PM, addressing a rally here, blamed BJP for bring

Mumbai: An emotional advertisement for Google's search engine has become a hit in India and Pakistan by surprisingly invoking a searing and traumatic period in the shared history of the South Asian archrivals. Officially debuting on television Friday, the commercial already has been viewed more than

NASHIK/MUMBAI: Two passengers were killed and 37 others injured when ten coaches of a train derailed at Ghoti near Igatpuri in Nashik district on Friday morning. The accident took place at around 6.20am today when 12618 Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Lakshadeep Mangala Express train was passing through the