National News
Conflicting reports over YSR's whereabouts
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Uncertainty persisted Wednesday over the whereabouts of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, whose helicopter went missing at 10.30 a.m. a... More
US scientist's flip-flop on Chandrayaan
Panaji, Sep 2 (IANS) Three days after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) admitted the abrupt end of its Chandrayaan-1 mission, a leading US-based scientist associated w... More
Two killed in Delhi building collapse
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Bodies of two workers were recovered Wednesday from the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed Tuesday injuring 18 people, a fire departme... More
Judges should declare their assets: Delhi High Court
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday upheld a Central Information Commission (CIC) order that judges should declare their assets and the office of the Chief Just... More
Sensex trading flat, down 20 points
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Indian equities markets continued to languish Wednesday as trading remained dull about an hour before closing bell, with a key index ruling 20 points down fro... More
Jayalalithaa bats for casual workforce in Tamil Nadu Newsprint
Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and the current Leader of the Opposition J. Jayalalithaa has demanded regularisation of 1,600 casual workers at Tamil Nadu N... More
Price rise, rain play dampener to Onam festivities
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2 (IANS) If skyrocketing prices were not enough to dampen the Onam festivities Wednesday, heavy rain lashing Kerala since Tuesday evening also played a spo... More
When Shahid sat jobless at home for six months
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) The success of 'Kaminey' has catapulted him into the big league, but actor Shahid Kapoor says he sat at home for six months without any work after his box off... More
Chief justice of India's office to monitor judges' assets
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The chief justice of India's office is the public authority to assess the assets of judges, the Delhi High Court ruled Wednesday.
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Maoists kidnap security guards in raid on private firm
Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) Suspected Maoist guerrillas in Bihar have kidnapped six security guards working for a private construction company that had not met their extortion demand, po... More
Uncertainty over YSR's whereabouts
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Uncertainty persisted Wednesday afternoon over the whereabouts of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, whose helicopter went missing at 10... More
Chandrayaan images debunk Apollo 15 conspiracy theory: Scientist
Panaji, Sep 2 (IANS) In a considerable downer for space conspiracy theorists, Chandrayaan-1's terrain-mapper camera has recorded images of the landing site of US spaceship Apollo ... More
Himachal to ban carrying of cell phones by bus drivers
Shimla, Sep 2 (IANS) Bus drivers in Himachal Pradesh would not be allowed to even carry their mobile phones, let alone use them. State Transport Minister Mohinder Singh Wednesday ... More
Upbeat Haryana Congress faces problem of plenty
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) Having sought early assembly polls in Haryana, the state's ruling Congress faces a peculiar problem now. There are too many leaders wanting a slice of the... More
Behind counter: More women breaching gender 'bar'
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Glamorous Sani Rijal never feels out of place behind the counter tossing drinks for her customers. She is an ace bartender at the happening Jouk pub in Hyd... More |