New Delhi/Haridwar - 06 June 2011: Breaking his silence on the police action at Ramdev's protest congregation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said it was "unfortunate" but unavoidable even as the political battle on the issue heated up with the BJP knocking at the President's door deman

New Delhi - 06 June 2011: High drama was witnessed at the AICC headquarters here on Monday when a person posing as a journalist tried to attack party general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi with a shoe, apparently miffed over the treatment meted out to Ramdev. The person, who was carrying an identifi

SHIRDI: Cricketer Zaheer Khan paid obeisance at the Samadhi mandir of Shri Shirdi Saibaba temple here on Thursday evening. Accompanied by friends, Zaheer Khan stayed in the sansthan for around one hour. After offering prayers at Samadhi mandir, Khan went towards Dwarkamai and Chawdi before being fac

New Delhi - 05 June 2011: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday said the incident of Saturday night was a black moment for him. Addressing the media after reaching Haridwar, Baba Ramdev said innocent people were addressed to such barbaric acts on Saturday at the Ramlila Maidan. "I kept on telling the

Lucknow - 05 June 2011: BJP today alleged the crackdown on ''peaceful and unarmed'' people at Baba Ramdev's hunger strike in Delhi as reminscent of the Emergency and accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of ordering the police action. The party announced it would

New Delhi - 05 June 2011: With talks breaking down, police swooped down on Baba Ramdev a little past midnight and detained him after firing tear gas shells and resorting to lathicharge on his supporters to end his day-old indefinite hunger strike on black money issue. The dramatic police action

New Delhi - 04 June 2011: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday began his indefinite hunger strike against corruption and black money after the government failed in a last-ditch effort to talk him out of the protest. After a two-hour yoga practice and 'bhajan' session that started early in the morni

Hisar - 03 June 2011: Former chief minister, patron and MP of Haryana Janhit Congress Bhajan Lal died in a local hospital this evening following a massive cardiac arrest. The doctor said he suffered brain haemorrhage followinga cardiac arrest. His body has been taken to his Hisar residence. Acco

CHENNAI: More children inIndia are dying every year soon after being vaccinated, and the government has no clue why. Union health ministry statistics obtained under the Right to Information Act show that 128 children died in 2010 due to adverse effects after immunization (AEFI). That count has risen

Bangalore - 02 June 2011: The BJP government in Karnataka headed by B.S. Yeddyurappa on Thursday won confidence vote in the Assembly 119-0 amid a walkout by the Congress and Independents and a boycott by the JD(S). Law Minister S. Suresh Kumar pressed for division of votes, as Congress members t

Dispur: At least 30 people have been killed and many more are said to have suffered serious injuries in two separate bus accidents in Assam today.The first accident happened when a bus carrying a wedding party fell into a gorge in Hajo in Kamrup district. Thirty people, including the bridegroom,

NEW DELHI: After a gap of three years, India and Pakistan on Monday once again brought the contentious issue of demilitarisation of Siachen glacier back on the discussion table, in the 12th round of the two-day Defence Secretary level talks. "The talks were held in a constructive framework. Bot

Under attack from Congress and JD(S) besides battling threats of being ousted, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Monday said his government enjoyed majority and there was no need for 'Operation Lotus' under which Opposition MLAs were allegedly lured to the BJP. "The Government enjoys m

NEW DELHI: Finally, gory pictorial warnings like that of rotting mouths, hanging gums and infected lungs, will appear on cigarette, bidi, cigar and smokeless or chewing tobacco packets from December 1. The Union health ministry issued the notification on Saturday after years of buckling to resist

Southwest monsoon set in over Kerala bringing copious rains in several parts of the state today, the India Meteorological Department said. All the major parameters showed the onset of SW monsoon over Kerala and conditions were favourable for its further advance into remaining parts of A

MUMBAI: The results of the Maharashtra Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) were declared on Friday with the state recording a passing percentage of 70.69%. Kolhapur division has topped the passing percentage with (82.55%) followed by Pune (79.32%), Mumbai (77.03%), Nashik (76.90%), Nagpur (67.13%

GULBARGA, May 25, 2011 (Deccan Herald):In a move designed to change its anti-minority image, the BJP government has proposed to pay monthly honorarium to Peshimams and Mouzans serving in mosques across the State and other Islamic religious professionals.Besides Peshimams and Mouzans the others who w

New Delhi: A small aircraft with seven persons, including two pilots crashed in Faridabad near Delhi at around 10.45 pm on Wednesday night. The crash took place when the area was hit by a dust storm. The plane caught fire as soon as it crashed, sending up plumes of smoke. The number of casualties