For the last few weeks, leaders of industrialised countries have been busy reducing expectations from next month's critical Copenhagen climate summit, while their counterparts in ...More

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) A key index of the Indian stock market made a significant upward jump shortly after the opening bell Monday. The 30-share sensitive...More

Ranchi, Sep 26 (IANS) A man has been arrested from a Jharkhand village for allegedly issuing threat letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and H...More

Kirnahar (West Bengal), Sep 26 (IANS) Away from laying down national policies on tackling the slowdown and ensuring inclusive growth, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is now busy...More

Chandigarh, Sep 26 (IANS) Chandigarh is set to celebrate World Tourism Day Sunday with a musical extravaganza, food festival, shopping bonanza and an assortment of activities for ...More

Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) His 'Love Aaj Kal' has completed 50 days at the box office and has earned more than Rs.65 crores (Rs.650 million) just within India. Now actor-producer Saif...More

Pittsburgh, Sep 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has welcomed a decision to make the Group of 20 as the premier forum for global economic decisions, saying the views of fas...More

Bhubaneswar, Sep 25 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has requested the central government to set up a dedicated research centre for management of wetlands and coastal e...More

Bhubaneswar, Sep 25 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged the central government to release the full amount of Rs.1,350 crore the state deposited with the Compensa...More

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) Police Friday seized 7.8 kilograms of heroin, worth Rs.35 crore, from two places in Punjab and arrested three people, said the officials. ...More

Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and several others injured Friday when a speeding truck collided with a stationery mini-van in West Bengal's South 24-Parga...More

Johannesburg, Sep 25 (IANS) England bowled out Sri Lanka for 212 runs in 47.3 overs in a Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy at the New Wanderers Stadium here Friday. ...More

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Fake Indian currency nominally worth Rs.700,000 was detected at a Citi Bank branch in the national capital, police said Friday. ...More

Chennai, Sep 25 (IANS) A whopping 1.3 million youngsters have sent in applications for membership to the Congress party' youth wing in Tamil Nadu within two weeks of party general...More

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Global pharma major Novartis Friday announced it is ready with a swine flu vaccine and has started first deliveries to governments in Europe, giving hopes...More