A Delhi court today extended by five more days the custody of CBI superintendent of police Vivek Dutt, a key member of the coal scam probe, and three others arrested for their alleged roles in a bribery case.
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi made his maiden appearance at the BJP parliamentary board, and, without wasting any time, took a full plunge into the nitty-gritty of chalking out the party’s plans for the Lok Sabha polls.
Teacher performance will be rated for promotions, but will not be decisive, the UGC has decided; the move will please teacher unions – but is a step back from promise of quality. Charu Sudan Kasturi reports.
Attending his first meeting of the BJP's parliamentary board after being re-inducted in the central team, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today suggested using social media to reach out to the youth.
India and China held very "specific" discussions without "shying away from anything", external affairs minister Salman Khurshid said in New Delhi today.
The Bharatiya Janata Party today challenged Azam Khan of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh to pit himself against BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi in the Lok Sabha polls next year.
Ever been followed desperately by some man or a woman on the road, got stalked online or been getting irritating crank calls? Do not fall prey to them even if they show interest in you as these stalkers might be mentally ill.
US ambassador to India Nancy J Powell on Tuesday told Kolkata’s industrialists West Bengal was not the first location that came to mind when talking about business and investment.

Manipur’s class XI student Nameirakpam Chingkheinganba becomes the youngest Indian to conquer Mt Everest as of now, according to Imphal based Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association(MMTA).
Comptroller and auditor general Vinod Rai today attacked former lead auditor RP Singh for disowning the report on 2G spectrum allocation on "afterthought" and observed that loyalty to profession should be maintained even after retirement.
A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper killed two of his colleagues and injured two others in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town early today, police said.

India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, both of whom were sentenced by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terror charges.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has criticized the appointment of former defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor General, accusing the United Progressive Alliance government of accusing of weakening constitutional institutions.