2009-07-05 13:19:01
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) may wax eloquent about empowering the downtrodden, but in the last five years it has denied the Scheduled Castes (SCs) a whopping Rs 72,500 crore ($15.16 billion) that should have been earmarked for them under a
2009-07-05 12:47:02
India is set to prepare new rules to save its 7,517 km coastline after deciding to let a controversial notification under attack from the fishing community to lapse.
2009-07-05 12:28:12
The Border Security Force (BSF) is investigating two blasts that occurred in a village along the fenced border between India and Pakistan on Saturday night.
2009-07-05 11:59:39
Youth in India and China face huge risks from party drugs like Ecstasy and Adam because of their large populations and increasing disposable income, a senior UN official has warned.
2009-07-04 11:21:21
The CPI(M) Polit Bureau today met here to find an end to the "disunity" in its Kerala unit and the open turf war between its top leaders.
2009-07-03 12:58:55
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee began presenting her ministry's budget for the current fiscal shortly after noon Friday with the promise of addressing the concerns of average passengers.
2009-07-03 12:09:00
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in parliament house Friday morning to present her ministry's budget for this fiscal, promising to address the demands of the average passenger.
2009-07-02 14:00:31
Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Thursday refused to roll back the increase in fuel prices but said that a revision will be considered when the international crude oil prices come down.
2009-07-02 13:49:39
The Delhi High Court on Thursday decriminalised gay sex by striking down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), quoting Jawaharlal Nehru to emphasise that the Constitution guaranteed homosexuals rights equal to what other citizens enjoy.
2009-07-02 13:16:42
The Budget session of Parliament began on a stormy note on Thursday with opposition members staging angry protests over the hike in petrol and diesel prices, forcing the speaker to adjourn the Lok Sabha twice.
2009-07-02 13:13:03
Tribal separatists killed five people, including four teenagers, and wounded three more in an attack in Assam, officials here said on Thursday.
2009-07-02 11:43:13
In a historic judgement, the Delhi High Court on Thursday decriminalised homosexuality by striking down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
2009-07-02 08:58:31
Seeking to justify the use of nearly Rs 3,200 crore of public funds for building grandiose memorials and statues of Dalit icons, including of herself, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati yesterday said the money earned from tourists visiting the sp
2009-07-01 15:41:09
Warning of the 'danger of the collapse of Pakistan' to the region, the European Union (EU) plans to expand cooperation with India in countering terrorism, with the EU's counter-terror coordinator expected in New Delhi soon.
2009-07-01 15:23:20
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for the launch of its second ocean monitoring satellite in August, along with six European nano satellites as piggyback luggage.
2009-07-01 11:32:56
Four companies of central paramilitary forces posted in Orissa's Kandhamal district following communal violence last year were withdrawn on Wednesday, an official said. They were the last of the central forces posted there to keep the peace.
2009-07-01 11:27:51
With a youth succumbing to injuries sustained in firing by security forces, the death toll in the violence in Baramulla town of north Kashmir rose to four on Wednesday, police said.
2009-06-30 12:04:44
Seventeen years after it was set up, the Liberhan Commission probing the 1992 demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya today submitted its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
2009-06-29 15:17:47
The Supreme Court today expressed concern over unabated attacks on Indian students in Australia and directed the government to file a comprehensive affidavit within two weeks about steps taken by it to ensure their safety.
2009-06-28 00:01:22
More than 180 passengers of a Delhi-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight had a close shave when the aircraft's wing hit the wall of a bunker while taxying on the runway before take-off from the Bagdogra airport late on Saturday.
