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India, Pakistan beef up security at Wagah border after terror threat (17 May 01:05 am)

Security has been increased at the Wagah border on both sides after information of a possible terror attack, according to reports.Related StoriesCourt notice over Nirmal Baba\'s magic remedy adsAarushi

IPL 5: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 32 runs (17 May 12:28 am)

In a low-scoring match that didn’t quite turn out to be the thriller it could have been, Kolkata Knight Riders comprehensively beat Mumbai Indians in the latter’s den. Kolkata captain Gautam

Nithari serial killings: Koli cross-examines witnesses (16 May 11:44 pm)

Nithari serial killings prime accused Surendra Koli, who is arguing his case himself, cross-examined witnesses in a CBI court for the second day today.Koli, who was brought to the court from Dasna

Narayana Murthy receives awards from US University (16 May 11:26 pm)

Infosys Chief Mentor Narayana Murthy has been felicitated with the Global Leadership and Free Enterprise awards by the University of South Florida (USF) in recognition of his entrepreneurial

Anna Hazare's car attacked, allegedly by Youth Congress (16 May 11:21 pm)

Around 15 people have been detained in Nagpur for pelting stones at a car belonging to activist Anna Hazare\'s trust. The Youth Congress workers allegedly pelted stones at the car before Anna\'s rally

Aarushi case: Laughing cop upsets judge (16 May 11:20 pm)

A special CBI judge, hearing the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, today took exception to the behaviour of a woman police officer, who repeatedly laughed during the hearing. Judge Shyam Lal got infuriated

Yuvraj Singh eyes comeback by September, Punjab govt honours him (16 May 10:51 pm)

Middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh, who has been forced out of action for the past few months due to a rare germ cell cancer between his lungs, on Wednesday said he is eyeing a comeback by September

Giving up nuclear power 'harmful', says PM (16 May 10:40 pm)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that his government was committed to ensuring foolproof security of nuclear power plants but it would be harmful for the country to pass an ordinance

40 lakh supari for 25 tigers in Maharashtra (16 May 10:34 pm)

The Maharashtra government believes that 25 tigers are likely to be targeted by poachers from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. The Forest Department in Maharashtra says that an advance of 40 lakhs has

40 lakh sopari for 25 tigers in Maharashtra (16 May 10:34 pm)

The Maharashtra government believes that 25 tigers are likely to be targeted by poachers from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. The Forest Department in Maharashtra says that an advance of 40 lakhs has

IPL spot-fixing: BCCI's inquiry committee meets Shalabh Srivastava (16 May 10:20 pm)

A day after setting up an Inquiry Commission to probe the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the IPL, the BCCI swung into action as one of the suspended domestic players, Shalabh Srivastava, deposed

Threats sent to embassies in Pakistan: police (16 May 10:20 pm)

Several Western embassies in Islamabad received letters on Wednesday containing suspicious powder and threats to poison supplies for NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, officials said.Islamabad police

Norway massacre survivor 'hid under friends' dead bodies' (16 May 09:44 pm)

A young survivor of the self-confessed killer Anders Behring Breivik\'s massacre on a Norwegian island told in his trial on Wednesday how she stayed alive by hiding behind the dead bodies of her

Court notice over Nirmal Baba's magic remedy ads (16 May 09:32 pm)

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central and Delhi governments on a plea seeking action against a self-styled baba who advertises offering \"magic treatment\" to patients.Related

BMW hit-and-run: Damaged investigation right from the start (16 May 09:31 pm)

Suraj Sherawat, the 19-year-old, accused of driving a BMW that killed a pregnant woman and the driver of her car, will be part of an identification parade.Related StoriesSupreme Court issues notice to

Michelle contemplated divorcing Barack Obama in 2000: Book (16 May 09:18 pm)

Michelle Obama contemplated divorcing Barack Obama in 2000 after he ignored her advice not to run for a House seat in Chicago. It made him so \"depressed\" that his friends feared that he might commit

Land Acquisition Bill: Radical changes suggested by parliamentary committee (16 May 08:57 pm)

Land acquisition has been a politically loaded issue - in Uttar Pradesh, it allowed Rahul Gandhi to accuse Mayawati of selling out farmers, and in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee\'s fiery criticism of

Jaya didn't complain about coverage of Rekha's oath: Rajya Sabha statement (16 May 08:47 pm)

The Rajya Sabha has denied reports that Jaya Bachchan has complained to Chairman of the House Hamid Ansari about cameras cutting to her when actor Rekha took her oath as an MP on Tuesday.Related

Indians stranded in Angola do not want to come back: Government (16 May 08:35 pm)

Government has said that Indians working in a strife-torn cement factory in Angola were not keen on coming back even when offered facilities to return home.Minister for Overseas Affairs Vyalar Ravi

Who is J Jayalalithaa? (16 May 08:31 pm)

Jayalalithaa: Woman, actress, Brahmin, Kannadiga. Conventional wisdom would suggest that profile is all wrong in the hard playfield of Tamil Nadu politics and in a Dravidian party. But then J

Obama raises $44 million for campaign, Democrats in April (16 May 08:25 pm)

US President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a Republican effort that\'s rallying around Mitt Romney for the White House.Mr

Naxal bandh: Traffic blocked in Khammam (16 May 08:08 pm)

As a part of their nation-wide bandh, Maoists cut-off trees and placed them on a road leading to the temple town of Bhadrachalam in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh. A nation-wide bandh call was

Sakshi media writes to Press Council against CBI's action (16 May 07:57 pm)

Sakshi media house, owned by Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, has filed an application with the Editors\' Guild and the Press Council of India (PCI) against CBI\'s action of freezing its bank accounts

IPL 5: Mumbai Indians opt to field against Kolkata Knight Riders (16 May 07:42 pm)

Mumbai Indians opt to field against Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 65 of IPL at MumbaiKolkata have included Iqbal Abdullah and Shakib Al HasanThey leave out Marchant de Lange and Laxmi Ratan

Myanmar regime hardliner 'becomes a monk' (16 May 07:40 pm)

A Myanmar Vice President with close ties to the former Junta Chief Than Shwe has become a monk, officials saiD, in a move that observers believe could strengthen the hand of the country\'s