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HC reserves order on Indian Pilots Guild 's plea against restraint to strike (16 May 10:47 pm)

New Delhi, May 16 (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea by the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), representing approximate 200 Air India pilots, against a single-judge order

CBI raids Yeddyurappa, kin's residences (16 May 10:47 pm)

Swinging into action a day after filing an FIR against former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in connection with illegal mining, CBI officials on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at the

Rupee hits all-time low of 54.46 per dollar on capital outflow... (16 May 10:47 pm)

Mumbai, May 16 (PTI): The rupee tumbled 67 paise to all-time low of Rs 54.46 against the US dollar on the forex market during the midsession on Wednesday on increased capital outflows and strong

Out of jail, Raja in Parliament (16 May 10:47 pm)

New Delhi, May 16 (PTI): A Raja, the prime accused in 2G spectrum scam, on Wednesday came to Parliament a day after being released from Tihar jail where he was lodged after his arrest in the case on

Finally, Gambhir scores over Ganguly at Eden! (16 May 04:46 am)

Four members of Team Metro, spread across blocks B, C, K and the Platinum Lounge, conducted a straw poll among the spectators \' from school students to Tolly stars \' as the Kolkata Knight Riders

Hurriyat leader alert (15 May 03:49 am)

Srinagar, May 14: A Hurriyat leader today voiced fears that militants might kill him and a colleague over his remarks that UN resolutions on Kashmir cannot be practically implemented, days after the

MPs vent ire, Sibal signals probe (15 May 03:49 am)

New Delhi, May 14: The Lok Sabha erupted again today against political cartoons in school textbooks, prompting HRD minister Kapil Sibal to announce an inquiry against NCERT officials who had approved

Et tu: PC bares heart for Arun's dagger (15 May 03:49 am)

New Delhi, May 14: The Rajya Sabha today had a rare sight of a flustered and emotional P. Chidambaram who appeared to be asking his \"friend of 22 years\", Arun Jaitley, to take \"a dagger and plunge it

Death strikes 100m from post (15 May 03:49 am)

Raipur, May 14: The six CISF jawans who died last night in the Chhattisgarh Maoist ambush were just over 100 metres from the National Mineral Development Corporation plant where they were posted as

Academics in cartoon hitback (15 May 03:49 am)

New Delhi, May 14: Two academics responsible for clearing a Class XI textbook that created a furore over a \"derogatory\" cartoon of B.R. Ambedkar today accused parliamentarians of blowing up a

Crash pilot had spotted (15 May 03:49 am)

May 15: The captain of the plane that crashed in north Nepal today had detected a fault in the indicator and decided against landing in Jomsom as Pokhara was better equipped, officials said.

Two-day ultimatum for blood sample (15 May 03:49 am)

New Delhi, May 14: Delhi High Court has asked Congress veteran N.D. Tiwari to submit his blood sample within two days in a paternity suit or have it forcibly taken by police.

AI strikers dig in heels (15 May 03:49 am)

New Delhi, May 14: The strike by Air India\'s international pilots continued for the seventh day today as they insisted that their demands be met first, forcing the cancellation of 14 flights and

49 bodies found along Mexico highway (15 May 03:48 am)

Mexico City, May 14: Forty-nine mutilated bodies were found dumped along a highway yesterday near Monterrey, Mexico\'s third-largest city, according to officials.

Fairy tale ending for Desperate Housewives (15 May 03:48 am)

Los Angeles, May 14 (Reuters): For eight years, the women of Wisteria Lane battled alcoholism, cancer, cheating husbands and direct attempts on their lives, but in the TV series finale yesterday, four

New Obama ad attacks Romney on jobs (15 May 03:48 am)

Washington, May 14 (AP): President Barack Obama opened a new advertising assault on challenger Mitt Romney\'s record as a businessman \' his primary strength with an American electorate still deeply

Gayoom's dynasty rises (15 May 03:48 am)

New Delhi, May 14: Dhunya Maumoon, former Maldivian dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom\'s 42-year-old daughter, is all set to head her father\'s political party in the coming days and possibly run for her

Facebook co-founder quits US to save tax (15 May 03:48 am)

May 14: Eduardo Saverin, the co-founder of Facebook, has given up his US citizenship in a move that should reduce his tax bill, just as the world\'s largest social networking site prepares for a $96

Perched on the edge of reason (15 May 03:46 am)

On her 18th birthday, as soon as the clock strikes 12, Alice must stumble into Wonderland. Or that is what Indian legislators seem to believe. They are making a magical law to ensure this. The

To the rescue (15 May 03:46 am)

Courageous actions may be as contagious as cowardly ones. In the last few years, there seems to be a creeping contagion against minor marriage in West Bengal, in which the girls to be married become

How Kenya does it (15 May 03:46 am)

Long ago, I did some work on governments\' use of information technology, which Microsoft found interesting. So it decided I could do with some more education. That is how I got a chance to go to Kenya

rough passage (15 May 03:46 am)

Self-congratulation, predictably, prevailed over Parliament\'s special sitting to mark its diamond jubilee. In the general bonhomie no one had the time to cast a critical eye on the functioning of the

Back To The Book Of Rules (15 May 03:46 am)

On Sunday, the Parliament met in a special session to commemorate 60 years of the inaugural session of this institution after Independence. As the camera panned on the \'audience\', the glum, bored

To do or not to do, that is the law (15 May 03:46 am)

You are not old enough for this, and then, in the same breath, don\'t behave like a child \' everyone has heard this at some point of time in their adolescent years. Who decides the right time when a

Food for thought and kids (15 May 03:46 am)

The children of some city slums and tea gardens of Jalpaiguri will soon be covered under a project to tackle malnutrition.