New Delhi | 47 minutes ago
Food inflation rises again to 10.86 percent
New Delhi, Sep 3 - Food inflation in India rose to 10.86 percent for the week ended Aug 21 from 10.05 percent a week earlier, snapping a two-week decline, official data released Friday showed.The inflation for the fuel and primary articles groups also inched higher, according to the data released by the commerce ministry. The fuel prices moved up to 12.71 percent, after staying steady at 12.57 fo ... read more

New Delhi | 55 minutes ago
Canadian delegation to begin India visit Saturday
New Delhi, Sep 3 - A Canadian foreign affairs and trade delegation will visit India Sep 4-9 to meet ministers, officials and business leaders to understand the potential that the country holds as an emerging market and one of the fastest developing economies.The nine-member delegation of Canada's Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade will visit New Delhi, Mumbai and ... read more

New Delhi | 56 minutes ago
India looks at South America for farm revolution
New Delhi, Sep 3 - India, looking to launch a second green revolution to boost its food security, has begun looking at distant South America where countries have been able to ramp up food production with new technology and farming methods. And to take lessons first-hand, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will visit Argentina, Brazil and Mexico this month.'India has much to learn from the best prac ... read more

New Delhi | 1 hour ago
Azad holds review meet to check dengue in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 3 - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday is holding a review meeting to discuss ways to check the rising number of dengue cases in the national capital ahead of the Commonwealth Games, an official said.'With the outbreak of dengue creating jitters, a high-level meeting with officials from the Directorate General of Health Services - and civic body has been organised to discuss an ... read more

New Delhi | 1 hour ago
To gurus with love - Bollywood remembers its mentors
New Delhi, Sep 3 - They paved the way forward in an alien industry, holding hands through difficult times and inspired them towards success. For Teacher's Day -, Bollywood celebrities recall their gurus and inspirations, who shaped their careers.IANS spoke to some B-Town residents, who recalled the men and women who inspired them and guided them through their struggles. Katrina Kaif: - there have ... read more

New Delhi | 3 hours ago
Cloudy day ahead in Delhi, rains likely
New Delhi, Sep 3 - The national capital is likely to see cloudy skies and some rains Friday, a weather official said.'The skies will be cloudy and some parts of the capital will experience rain and thunderstorms,' an India Meteorological Department - official said. Delhi recorded a minimum of 26.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the average for this time of the season. The humidity was recorded at ... read more

Amethi | 15 hours ago
Rahul asks cops to properly probe murder case
Amethi, Sep 2 - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi reached a police station in his Amethi parliamentary constituency and asked the policemen there to investigate a murder case properly and within a stipulated period of time, a party leader said Thursday.'Rahulji late in the evening went to the Muzafirkhana police station after a woman, Sarfaraz Banu approached him and alleged that the police ... read more

New Delhi | 16 hours ago
Congress panel wants state chiefs' election by Sep 17
New Delhi, Sep 2 - With Sonia Gandhi set to be formally re-elected Congress president Friday, the focus has shifted to the state units, who have been advised to elect their chiefs and other office bearers and complete the process by Sep 17.Central Election Authority - chairman Oscar Fernandes said Thursday that states had been suggested to conduct elections for the Pradesh Congress Committee - chi ... read more

New Delhi | 16 hours ago
Gadkari to visit Russia from Monday
New Delhi, Sep 2 - Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari will be visiting Russia for five days from Monday on an invitation from awareness group Water Freedom Revolution -, a party statement said Thursday.According to the statement, WFR is an international awareness movement dedicated towards promoting the importance of clean drinking water. 'Shri Nitin Gadkari has accepted an invitation ... read more

New Delhi | 17 hours ago
Amit Shah challenges apex court's handing over of Sohrabbudin case to CBI
New Delhi, Sep 2 - Gujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah has moved the Supreme Court questioning its Jan 12, 2010, judgment handing over the investigations into the Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Kausar Bi abduction and killing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation -.Shah, now in judicial custody, has questioned the propriety of the apex court bench of Justice Tarun Chatterjee and Justic ... read more