Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) A key index of Indian equities markets, which opened higher Tuesday on strong global cues, made handsome gains in the afternoon led by realty and metal stock...More

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The government has set an ambitious target to construct as many as 12 million houses for rural poor during the next five years -- nearly double those buil...More

Coonoor (Tamil Nadu), Sep 15 (IANS) The 116th annual conference of coffee, tea, spices and rubber planters here Tuesday got short shrift when chief guest Union Labour and Employme...More

Chandigarh, Sep 15 (IANS) Indian Army's frontline Western Command Tuesday celebrated its 62nd raising day at its 'war memorial' (Veer Smriti) here at Chandimandir military station...More

Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Tuesday said it has raised Rs.413.5 crore through the issue of over 1.87 crore shares to institutional buyers on private placement b...More

Raipur, Sep 15 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has frozen the bank account of the Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the flagship unit of the state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAI...More

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India will have over 146,000 km of new roads connecting thousands of villages across the country by 2010-11, Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi said Tu...More

Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Canadian born Bollywood actress Lisa Ray, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer, has been a 'portrait of courage' in her battle against the disease and will w...More

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The shipping ministry has approved the Department of Economic Affairs' proposal to divest government state in Cochin shipyard, Shipping Secretary A.P.V.N....More

Patna, Sep 15 (IANS) Last month, a group of students got into an altercation with railway personnel and ended up setting fire to some air-conditioned coaches of a train in Bihar. ...More

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) is organising the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-Europe (PBD-E), a regional diaspora event, at the Hague in the Ne...More

Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) India and China are not just neighbours, but are also brothers, China's new consul general here Wang Donghna said Tuesday. Speaking...More

Lucknow, Sep 15 (IANS) A Dalit man committed suicide after giving poison to four of his children in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Two kids are dead, police said Tuesday....More

Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sridevi will be seen in a rare appearance on Sony TV's game show 'Dus Ka Dum 2' hosted by Salman Khan. Her producer husband Boney Kapoor wi...More

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) There were many complaints of corruption in the implementation of the central government's flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), Ru...More