Gurgaon | 3 hours ago
BMW case: Police plea for test identification rejected
Gurgaon, May 17 - A court here Thursday rejected the police plea demanding test identification parade of Suraj Sehrawat, the main accused in the May 5 BMW hit-and-run case in which two people, including a pregnant woman, were killed.The court had Wednesday reserved its decision on a police plea demanding test identification parade of the accused. Sehrawat, 21, was Tuesday granted bail by Chief Jud ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
Kings XI's Srivastava claims innocence in spot-fixing charges
New Delhi, May 15 - Kings XI Punjab pacer Shalabh Srivastava, who was shown demanding Rs.10 lakh to bowl a deliberate no-ball in a sting operation by a TV channel, has claimed innocence and said it was a conspiracy to malign him.I am innocent. The TV clips are doctored. I have told the BCCI - about the incident and I am waiting for instruction from them, Srivastava said.I fail to understand whate ... read more

New Delhi | 3 days ago
'Satyamev Jayate' grows more popular than Aamir!
New Delhi, May 14 - Bollywood star Aamir Khan's teleshow Satyamev Jayate, where he deals with sensitive social issues backed by statistics, has surpassed his own popularity, indicates a survey on online Google searches.The first episode of Satyamev Jayate was aired May 6 on Star Plus. Its concept was kept under wraps till then, but now it has become a winner thanks to issues like female foeticide ... read more

Chandigarh | 6 days ago
Punjab, Haryana procure record 200 lakh tonnes of wheat
Chandigarh, May 11 - For the first time in decades, Punjab and Haryana have together recorded the highest-ever procurement figures for wheat. The neighbouring states have procured over 200 lakh tonnes of wheat this year following a bumper crop.While Punjab, which alone contributes over 60 per cent of the food grain to the national kitty, has already procured a record 120 lakh tonnes of wheat, Hary ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Santosh Trophy to kick off Friday
New Delhi, May 10 - A total of 25 teams will take part in the 66th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy being hosted by Odisha from Friday.The teams have been divided into seven clusters with last year's quarter-finalists West Bengal, Punjab, Manipur, Goa, the Services, Chhattisgarh, the Railways, Tamil Nadu and hosts Odisha directly finding their place in their groups' quarterfin ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Centre arranging gunny bags for Madhya Pradesh
New Delhi, May 10 - The central government is trying to arrange gunny bags for Madhya Pradesh, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said Thursday, reacting to reports from the state of shortage of bags used for storing food grain.An assessment was done for Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Assam for grain storage and requirement of gunny bags. The MP - government had said they would purchase 50 percent of th ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Goa, Punjab results disappointing; UP vote share up: Sonia
New Delhi, May 9 - In her first address to party MPs since the poor showing in the assembly polls, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday expressed her deep disappointment with the results in Goa and Punjab, but sought to highlight the gains in Uttar Pradesh, where the party too fared badly despite her son Rahul Gandhi's strong campaigning.She also asked party members to shed factionalism, keeping ... read more

Jaipur | 8 days ago
Aamir meets Gehlot, discusses female foeticide
Jaipur, May 9 - Bollywood star Aamir Khan, whose TV show Satyamev Jayate created a storm with its indepth study of female foeticide, Wednesday met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to request the creation of a fast track court to decide the cases featured on it.Addressing a press conference with Gehlot by his side, Aamir said he had made a specific request to the chief minister that all cases ... read more

Udaipur | 8 days ago
Infant girl left at ashram doorstep
Udaipur, May 9 - An infant girl apparently abandoned by her parents was found at the doorstep of a children's home here in yet another grim reminder of the fact that girls are less desirable than boys in Rajasthan.Employees at Mahesh Ashram, owned and managed by Udaipur-based NGO Maa Bhagwati Vikas Sansthan, found a baby born only half an hour ago Monday morning at the doorstep. The preference for ... read more

New Delhi | 8 days ago
Aerial crashes: many leaders died, others survived
New Delhi, May 9 - Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda's chopper accident Wednesday has put the spotlight back on aerial crashes in India, where helicopters are frequently used to ferry VIPs. Several leaders were killed while others, like Munda, had narrow escapes.The accident in Ranchi is a grim reminder of the deaths of Indian politicians Sanjay Gandhi, Madhavrao Scindia, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ... read more