Mumbai, Feb 3 (PTI) Soft-drinks maker Coca-Cola today said its 'Support My School' campaign had received commitments from individuals and organisations raising over Rs 9 crore, which will be utilised in revitalising 250 schools. In association with NDTV, it had organised 'Coca-Cola NDTV Support

New Delhi: The BJP's allies remain as much a divided house as the party itself on whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be their prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 elections. Janata Dal (United) national spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari, in an apparent dig at the Vishwa Hindu

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday gave his assent to the ordinance sharpening laws against sexual assault, mandating harsher punishment like death penalty for offenders in cases where the victim dies or is pushed into a persistent vegetative state. The amended law comes into force

New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) BJP appears to have come under pressure from Sangh Parivar on the choice of Narendra Modi as its next Prime Ministerial candidate, with VHP demanding announcement of the Gujarat Chief Minister's name. However, NDA allies like JD-U have indicated that his name is not acc

Bangalore : The joint sitting of the Karnataka legislature will be held here tomorrow against the backdrop of political uncertainty in the state after resignation of 13 BJP legislators loyal to B S Yeddyurappa. Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has, however, brushed aside any threat to his governme

NEW DELHI: Despite oppositions by women's groups, President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance on sexual assault which was passed by the Union cabinet on Friday. Women's organisations, civil society groups and women's rights activists had appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee "not to si

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today signalled plans to carry out "drastic and lasting changes" in the working of the Congress ahead of a series of elections, including the Lok Sabha polls in 2014. After giving a patient hearing to the All India Congress Committee Secretaries narrating their woes, the A

  New Delhi: The government has decided not to wait for Parliament to clear tough new anti-rape laws, the subject of national debate after the fatal gang-rape of a young student on a Delhi bus in December. Instead, the government has brought in an ordinance that introduces tougher jail terms

TRIVANDRUM — Kerala has launched a unique search for bright students as part of its effort to transform the youth from jobseekers to job providers. Five students who come up with the most innovative projects/ideas will get a chance to visit Silicon Valley, the cradle of tech revolution in the Uni

HYDERABAD — The Maharashtra police has banned beleaguered Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi from entering Aurangabad, where he was scheduled to address a public meeting on Friday. The notice ordering the ban under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Co

Pune: Datta Phuge has a new shirt. It's made of gold. The 32-year-old politician wants a ticket to contest Lok Sabha elections next year, and reckons that the 3.5 kg, Rs 1.25 crore shirt will help get him easy attention. The trick has worked so far. Mr Phuge, who belongs to Sharad Pawar's Nat

[caption id="attachment_24331" align="alignleft" width="636"] Special Arrangement Actor Kamal Haasan addressing the media at his residence in Chennai on Wednesday[/caption] Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has agreed to modify his film Vishwaroopam following objections from certain Muslim organisations

Chennai :Institute of Islamic Banking Finance & Insurance (http://www.iibfi.com) IIBFI – which conducts online Islamic Finance & Banking Courses through Internet as part of the their Training Programme conducted Contact Classes for 2 days  @  Hyderabad on 26 & 27th – Jan 2013 for their s

Actor Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday described a controversy centered around him as "nonsense" and said an article he wrote recently titled 'Being a Khan' was being misquoted. "I would like to tell all those who are offering me unsolicited advice that we in India are extremely safe and happy. We h

Scores of protesters gathered near India’s Parliament on Tuesday demanding the death penalty for six men accused in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi last month. The protesters carried placards saying, “Give us Justice, Hang the Rapists,” and shouted slogans before conduc

While sentencing a rapist who sought leniency on the ground that he was in an intoxicated condition and did not know that he was committing a crime, a Sessions court here has asked the Delhi Government to revisit its liquor policy in view of the number of sexual offences committed by those addicted

Police in the northern Maharashtra town of Dhule destroyed private property and looted shops earlier this month after violence broke out following a tiff over payment of a hotel bill. About a dozen video clips available with The Indian Express, each running into a few minutes, show the police bre

New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) Congress today sought to counter Rajnath Singh's attack on Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over his "Hindu terror" remarks asking whether the BJP chief had not gone to meet terror accused Pragya Singh Thakur in jail. "Rajnath Singh should say had he not gone to meet Pragy