New Delhi - 12 Feb 2012: Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has written a strong letter to President Pratibha Patil complaining against Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khursheed for challenging the Commission on the "nine per cent sub-quota for minorities issue" even after being censure

Farukkhabad - 11 Feb 2012 (PTI): Sticking to his stand on minorities, Congress leader Salman Khurshid has said he would ensure the rights of backward Muslims even if the Election Commission "hangs" him. Addressing an election rally in Khatakpur locality last night, the law minister said that EC had

Mangalore - 09 Feb 2012: Around 50 students of St Joseph's Higher Primary School, Kankanady, have been taken ill after they consumed lunch, here on Thursday February 9. The students have been admitted to Father Muller Hospital, and according to sources, more are being taken for treatment. The mid-da

Chennai - 09 Feb 2012: In a shocking incident a 40-year-old teacher was allegedly murdered by a student of class 9 at a private school on Armenian Street in Parry's Corner around 11.30 a.m. on Thursday. The teacher Umamaheshwari taught science and Hindi in the school for the past 8 to 10 years, acco

Bangalore - 07 Feb 2012: Two BJP ministers in Karnataka - Lakshman Savdi and C C Patil - were allegedly caught watching porn film clips on the former's mobile phone on the floor the state legislative assembly on Tuesday. While Savdi holds the cooperatives' portfolio, Patil is the minister for w

New Delhi - 03 Feb 2012: In a huge blow to the country's telecom sector, which has spawned India's biggest scandal, the Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the 122 licences granted by former telecom minister A Raja, holding that the scandal-tainted 2008 sale was conducted in ''totally arbitrary and un

In a relief to former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, the Lokayukta police on Monday gave a clean chit to him in a private complaint that alleged irregularities by him in awarding an irrigation project to a private firm for pecuniary gains. The Lokayukta police in its report submitted in t

Unnao/Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday blamed both Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati for "gross neglect" of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress general secretary who was on a whirlwind tour of a series of

New Delhi - 26 Jan 2012 (PTI): An impressive display of armour and unmanned aerial vehicles recently added to India's military prowess that was on full display at the 63rd Republic Day parade today that also showcased the country's rich heritage. The early morning chill did not deter people along th

MUMBAI - In a shocking incident on Wednesday morning, a driver hijacked an empty State transport bus in Pune and ruthlessly mowed down people and vehicles in his way. Eight persons lost their lives, 29 were injured and over 25 vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, autos and a private bus were damag

MUMBAI - In a shocking incident on Wednesday morning, a driver hijacked an empty State transport bus in Pune and ruthlessly mowed down people and vehicles in his way. Eight persons lost their lives, 29 were injured and over 25 vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, autos and a private bus were dama

Patna - 22 Jan 2012: Five students of Rahmani-30 have cleared the first test of chartered accountancy. The preliminary test was held in December 2011, and the results were declared on 18th Jan. 2012. In all, seven students of Rahmani-30 coaching centre had sat for the test. Rahmani Foundation of

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court has said that construction of buildings in the vicinity of a protected monument could only be permitted in "exceptional" circumstances if public interest was involved. The court said renovation of existing buildings near monuments only meant repair and not razin

Ranchi - 21 Jan 2012: Thirteen policemen including the officer-in-charge of Bhandaria police station were killed and two constables were injured in a landmine blast triggered by suspected CPI (Maoist) at Salho jungle in Jharkhand's Garhwa district. Confirming the casualties, Jharkhand police spokesm

New Delhi - 18 Jan 2012: Even as China cuts down drastically its oil imports from Iran, which is soon likely to run into fresh sanctions from the US and the EU, India on Tuesday declared it will continue to import crude oil from the country. Brushing aside US sanctions that prevent financial institu

Jaipur/New Delhi (IANS) Controversial writer Salman Rushdie is unlikely to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival beginning in Jaipur Friday, highly placed sources said Tuesday.Although there is no official announcement yet, the sources told IANS that the British Indian novelist may keep away from th

With more than 70,000 newspapers and over 500 satellite channels in several languages, Indians are seemingly spoiled for choice and diversity. Indiais already the biggest newspaper market in the world; over 100 million copies are sold each day. Advertising revenues have soared. In the past two decad

Bangalore - 16 Jan 2012 (PTI): Claiming it was the BJP government which has provided maximum allocation for minorities' welfare, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today announced a grant of Rs 40 crore for the proposed Haj building here. Speaking after the ground breaking ceremony, he said the BJP