MUMBAI: Several hundred activists from various parts of the city, who were part of the Anna Hazare-led campaign against corruption, were prevented by the police from staging a road blockade outside Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at 5.30 pm on Tuesday The activists, waving national flags, shouted sloga

PANAJI - Under Section-20A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, every overseas Indian elector is now entitled to have his/her name registered in the electoral roll of the constituency in which his/her place of residence in India, as mentioned in his/her passport, is located. Meanwhile,

New Delhi - 04 April 2011: An eye-catching spectacle will greet star gazers today when Saturn, the Lord of the Rings, will be brightest and biggest in the night sky making it visible to the naked eye."Jovian planet Saturn will shine like a bright golden object in the night sky theater on Monday as t

NEW DELHI: India's population rose to 1.21 billion people over the last 10 years - an increase by 181 million, according to the new census released today, but significantly the growth is slower for the first time in nine decades. The population, which accounts for world's 17.5 per cent population, c

New Delhi - 29 March 2011: The Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Dr. K. Rahman Khan welcomed Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah to India and held a banquet in his honor here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Khan lauded the role of the Al-Sudais as a voice of sani

New Delhi - 27 March 2011: Imam Masjid-e-Haram, Dr. Shaykh Abdur Rehman Al Sudais addressed the gathering at SIO Headquarters after laying the Foundation Stone. The Foundation for Students' Islamic Centre was laid by His Excellency Dr. Shaykh Abdur Rehman Al Sudais at the Students Islamic Organisati

NEW DELHI: Launching cricket diplomacy to give a fresh impetus to bilateral ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday invited the Pakistan president and prime minister to watch the Indo-Pak cricket encounter in Mohali on March 30 when he will also be present. In an identical letters to President

Washington DC - 22 March 2011: The Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM), a Washington DC based NGO of Indian-American Muslims and Muslim Educational, Social, Cultural Organization (MESCO), a Hyderabad based NGO plan to join hands to help some madrasas in Uttar Pradesh to build English medi

Bangalore - 22 March 2011: Senior IPS Officer H N Satyanarayana Rao is the new Additional Director General of Police, Crime and Technical Services, Bangalore. In a reshuffle of IPS officers, the State government on Monday appointed 1985 batch IPS officer Ashit Mohan Prasad as Additional Director Gen

NEW DELHI: WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange says Indian leaders are trying to mislead the public by challenging the authenticity of US diplomatic cables suggesting some MPs were bribed during a 2008 parliament trust vote. "It is not correct to say that all these cables are mere opinions by US diploma

SRINAGAR: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on Monday hit Kashmir valley, prompting people to rush out of buildings fearing repeat of the 2005 tremor which devastated several border areas of the valley. The tremor with its epicentre in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan occurred around 3.20pm

NEW DELHI: An exceptional celestial treat is in store for sky gazers as 'supermoon', the biggest and brightest full moon of the year which will be closest to Earth in 18 years, will be seen in the night sky on Saturday. "The 'supermoon' will be closest to the Earth in 18 years today and will app

Mangalore, Feb 13, DHNS: 'We are ready to give all the infrastructure to the airport'Union Minister for Law and Justice M Veerappa Moily has said that international status for the Mangalore airport will be announced before the valedictory of the diamond jubilee celebration of the Mangalore airport s

New Delhi, March 7, 2011 (The Hindu):The Supreme Court on Monday allowed passive mercy killing of a patient in a permanent vegetative state (PVS) by withdrawing the life support system with the approval of a medical board and on the directions of the High Court concerned.A Bench of Justices Markand

New Delhi, Mar 6,2011 (Agencies): Non-Resident Indians hailing from the five poll-bound states will be able to vote in the elections for the first time but they will have to be physically present in their place of origin to exercise their franchise.The Election Commission has already issued guidelin

ABU DHABI, 6 March 2011 (WAM): Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is to increase its frequency to Bangalore following the success of its services to Karnataka's capital city, moving from its current four return flights to a daily service from March 25, 2011.Neerja Bha

NEW DELHI, March 4, 2011: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray, Uma Bharti and 17 others, seeking their response to the CBI's appeal against the dropping of the conspiracy charge against them in the Babri

NEW DELHI: VeteranCongressleaderArjun Singh, who has had a long and chequered career in Madhya Pradesh as Chief Minister and as Union Minister, died here today after a long illness.Singh (81), who was admitted toAIIMSsome days ago with chest pain and neuro problems, complained of breathing problem a