Diesel emissions from truck can severely damage human physiology

Diesel emissions from trucks can severely damage human physiology and cause health related problems, says a report from the Central Pollution Board (CPCB).Read more

DD vs KKR, IPL 2016, Match 26 at Delhi: Chris Morris vs Sunil Narine and other key battles

Delhi Daredevils (DD) will square off with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 26 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla.Read More

6 reasons to avoid cheap smartphones like Docoss X1

Recently, it seems that a few Indian companies have started a trend of enticing prospective buyers with ridiculously cheap smartphones.Read More

Only 10 lakh earning over Rs 10 lakh a year declare income

NEW DELHI: There are just over 10 lakh income tax assesses in India declaring income in excess of Rs 10 lakh a year, data released by the government showed.Read More

ICICI Bank, Sensex, Salman Khan – the Goodwill ambassador, Gold, Indian rupee vs US dollar, more

Rallying for the third straight day, gold climbed by Rs 350 to trade above the Rs 30,000-mark at Rs 30,250 per 10 grams, its highest level in almost two years at the bullion market on Friday, largely in tandem with firming trend overseas.Read More

IndiGo's Q4 net profit flat at Rs 579 crore despite flying more passengers

Hit by higher expenses, IndiGo's parent InterGlobe Aviation on Friday saw its net profit remain flat at Rs 579.31 crore in the three months to March even as it flew more passengers during the period.Read More

Vodafone picks BofA, Kotak, UBS, other banks for India IPO, sources say

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: British telecoms operator Vodafone has picked Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA), Kotak Investment Banking and UBS as joint global coordinators of its Indian unit's IPO, people familiar with the matter said, kicking off its ...Read More

Anti-Trump protests break out for second day in California

Protesters push over a barricade as they demonstrate against US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump outside the Hyatt hotel where Trump was speaking at the California GOP convention in Burlingame, California, US, April 29, 2016.Read More

United States working with Russia to revive Syria ceasefire: White House

Smoke rises after airstrikes on the rebel-held al-Sakhour neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria April 29, 2016. 1; 0; 1; 2. Sat, 30 Apr 2016-10:40am , Washington , Reuters.Read More

Forest fires claim five lives; NDRF forces deployed to control flames

Raging forest fires in Uttarakhand have killed five people and blighted 1890.79 hectares of forest land in Kumaon and Garhwal regions prompting Governor K K Paul to seek deployment of three NDRF companies to douse the flame and conduct rescue ...Read More

CM Mehbooba Mufti to focus on developing Jammu as independent tourist destination

This measure comes in the as the residents fear that Jammu would lose focus due to direct train services to the holy town of Katra.Read More

Scrutiny of nomination papers begin in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Election Commission today began scrutiny of nomination papers filed by 1,647 candidates contesting from 140 constituencies in Kerala for the May 16 Assembly polls.Read More

Sir Vivian Richards slams ICC, accuses them of bias towards the Indian cricket team

Legendary West Indian batsman Sir Vivian Richards has slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for reprimanding the West Indies following their victory in the recently concluded T20 World Cup, while also accusing them showing partiality and bias ...Read More

Gujarat announces 10% quota for economically backward classes

Giving in to the increasing clamour by the politically affluent Patidar community for reservation, the Gujarat government has chosen to tread a middle path by announcing a 10% quota for all non-reserved categories on the basis of their annual income.Read More

NEET: SC refuses to entertain plea from students seeking modification of order, first phase of exam to be held tomorrow

Supreme Court on Saturday refused to entertain a plea seeking modification of NEET order. The petition was filed by a group of students.Read more

Lenders begin auction of brand Kingfisher, trademarks

Seeking to recover their dues from beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya, lenders today initiated an auction of various brands and trademarks of the long-grounded Kingfisher Airlines, including its once-famous tagline 'Fly The Goodtimes', but bidders ...Read More

Taxis that run on petrol or diesel will not be allowed to ply in NCR from May 1: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: No petrol- or diesel-run taxis will be allowed to ply in the National Capital Region from Sunday, May 1, the Supreme Court said todayRead More

Phase V of West Bengal polls: 39% voters turn out till 11 am

All eyes will be on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is contesting from the Bhawanipur Assembly seat in the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls that will take place on Saturday.Read More

Order to demolish Adarsh is welcome, but will corrupt nexus ever learn?

An unfinished 31-storey Adarsh Housing society structure in Mumbai's prime real estate area of Colaba has for long stood as a living symbol of a corrupt nexus between the politicians, bureaucrats, some armed forces officers and builders.Read More

India asks UK to deport embattled tycoon Vijay Mallya | Reuters

NEW DELHI India said on Thursday it had asked Britain to deport Vijay Mallya, the liquor tycoon who flew to London last month as bankers pressed him to repay about $1.4 billion owed by his defunct Kingfisher Airlines.Read More

Swamy sparks ruckus in House again, warned of action for unnecessary provocation

Trouble broke out after Chaudhary Munavver Saleem (SP) in a Zero Hour mention referred to Swamy being part of the movement in 1970s to protect the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).Read More

Political leaders join parents in opposing NEET

Shortly after the Supreme Court ordered the conduct of the National Entrance and Eligibility Test (NEET) for admission into medical/dental courses on Thursday, political party leaders and a section of students expressed their opposition to it.Read more

Haryana Janhit Congress back in Congress fold

Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) led by Kuldeep Bishnoi on Thursday merged with Congress in presence of party leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, but former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was conspicuous by his absence.Read more

A gift to people from scientists: India's GPS named 'NAVIC'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessing the successful launch of IRNSS-1G in New Delhi on Thursday. (PTI). Share. Share. Share. Share.Read More

BJP using Agusta row to divert attention from its failures: Congress

Sachin Pilot accused the BJP-led Centre of using the AgustaWestland chopper deal row to divert public attention from its failures in the last two years.Read more

Supreme Court orders common entrance test for MBBS, BDS and PG courses through NEET

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) this year for admission into medical colleges.Read More

Govt writes to UK on Vijay Mallya's deportation: Six lesser known facts in the case

The Vijay Mallya-saga has evidently emerged beyond the definition of a typical banker–borrower dispute. With the Narendra Modi-government revoking the passport of the liquor-baron and the Supreme Court stepping up pressure on Mallya, the whole ...Read More

Mobile phones to come with panic button from 2017

NEW DELHI: All mobile handsets sold in India from January 2017 will have to feature a panic button that will allow women in distress to seek help.Read More

Court slams ATS, says officers acted wrongfully

Dr Farog Maqdumi (centre) and Noorul Huda Samsodhoha (right) with advocate Sharif Shaikh on Monday. (Pratham Gokhale / HT). Share.Read More

Noida raid: Cop's kin blame team for delay in taking Khan to hospital

A sub-inspector was allegedly shot dead after police attempted to nab criminals on the run in Dadri. Police said 40-year-old Akhtar Khan was leading a team, which raided a hideout of Fukran and Javed at Nai Abadi area of Dadri, 30 km from Delhi.Read More

Hope for Indo-Pak dialogue as foreign secretaries meet today

NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan gave themselves another opportunity to get going with the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue (CBD), launched last year in December, by announcing a bilateral meeting between Indian foreign secretary S Jaishankar and his ...Read More

Rebels punished: JNU rusticates Umar and Anirban; Kanhaiya fined Rs 10000

New Delhi: The JNU on Monday slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and rusticated three others for varying durations over their alleged role in the controversial 9 February event for which they were charged with sedition, an ...Read More

Massive fire destroys Delhi's National Museum of Natural History, parts of FICCI building also damaged

New Delhi: The National Museum of Natural History has been completely destroyed after a fire broke out in the FICCI building that it is housed in, early on Tuesday morning.Read More

Apple results to show how far iPhone sales have fallen

A file photo shows Apple Vice President Greg Joswiak introducing the iPhone SE, which was partly seen as an effort to secure new customers in emerging markets.Read More

Bangladesh: Two persons hacked to death in a fresh attack

Julhash Mannan, a cousin of Moni, and his friend Tanay were murdered at the flat in capital's Kalabagan. By: PTI Dhaka Published:Apr 25, 2016, 20:07.Read More

Coalition troops seize main Yemen oil terminal from al Qaeda - sources

Yemeni government forces and their Emirati allies took control of the country's largest oil export terminal from al Qaeda on Monday, Yemeni security officials said, a day after sweeping the militant group from its nearby stronghold.Read More

Brussels' Maalbeek metro station resumes operations

The Maalbeek metro station in Brussels reopened on Monday and all metro stations are running normally, an official said. According to the spokesman of the League of Intercommunaux Transport of Brussels (STIB), Francoise Ledune, all Brussels metro ...Read more

It's desperation: Donald Trump dismisses Cruz, Kasich alliance

Washington: Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and John Kasich have said they will coordinate with each other in an effort to stop frontrunner Donald Trump from becoming the party nominee, which the real estate tycoon dismissed as an act of ...Read more

SC seeks Attorney General's assistance on Jairam Ramesh's plea on Aadhaar

The Supreme Court today sought assistance of Attorney General on a plea of senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenging the decision to treat Aadhaar bill as a money bill, which was passed during Budget session last month, overruling amendments ...Read more

India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim to die soon?

eiDelhi: India's most wanted terrorist, said to be the mastermind of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, Dawood Ibrahim, has gangrene, as per a media report.Read More

Record-breaking heat, floods wreak havoc

Highest temperature recorded in the country was 48.5°C in Titlagarh, Odisha, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. New Delhi: Extreme weather has wreaked havoc across the country, with record-breaking heat in some parts of the country ...Read More

Vaiko stuns party workers, opts out of poll race

KOVILPATTI: MDMK chief and a key architect of the DMDK-PWF-TMC combine Vaiko on Monday stunned his supporters by going back on his decision to contest the May 16 assembly polls alleging the DMK was planning to create caste violence.Read More

Live cricket score, IPL 2016, KXIP v MI: MI build after loss of Rohit Sharma early against KXIP at Mohali

Live cricket score, IPL 2016, KXIP v MI: Rohit Sharma departed off the second ball of the match to give Mumbai Indians a poor start.Read more

Virat Kohli cannot wait for Sachin, Azhar and MS Dhoni biopics

Not just the entire cricket fandom of the country but even ace player Virat Kohli himself is eagerly looking forward to the release biopics of sport legends Mohd Azharuddin and MS Dhoni and also Sachin Tendulkar.Read More

If Bernie Sanders Isn't Democratic Nominee, Don't Blame Bernie or Bust for Trump's Victory

In addition, millions of voters around the nation will only vote for Bernie Sanders, and nobody else. Revolt Against Plutocracy is an organization that has over 79,000 people pledging to write-in Bernie Sanders. A Yahoo article titled Majority of ...Read more

Huge fire kills two people, destroys over 700 houses in Bihar

atna: A huge fire broke out in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Sunday, killing at least two people and destroying scores of houses.Read More

Obama ramps up special forces mission in Syria against Islamic State

HANOVER, Germany President Barack Obama announced on Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops in Syria since the civil war there began, saying he would dispatch 250 special forces soldiers to help local militia to build on successes against ...Read more

2006 Malegaon blasts case: 8 men discharged

MUMBAI: A special court here on Monday discharged all the nine men arrested in connection with the 2006 Malegaon bomb blasts case.Read More

Uyghur visa revoked: Did India buckle under China's pusillanimous war mongering?

As per the latest reports, India has withdrawn the visa granted to Dolkun Isa - the German based Uyghur activist following strong protests by China, who was termed by the Chinese as a 'terrorist'.Read More

JNU sedition row: Kanhaiya fined Rs 10000, Umar Khalid rusticated for one semester

NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal University has imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on its students' union leader Kanhaiya Kumar and rusticated fellow student Umar Khalid for one semester for an event organised on February 9 where anti-national slogans were ...Read more