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