Parliament passes two bills on shipping industry, ship workers
New Delhi: Parliament Tuesday passed two bills to improve the working condition of ship workers and the shipping industry.
The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2013...
Was made whipping boy by media, says Ranjit Sinha
New Delhi: Ranjit Sinha, who retired as CBI director and whose tenure was marked by some major controversies, said he was made a "whipping...
India Prime Minister Modi in unique attire
Kohima, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Hornbill Festival in Kohima, Nagaland on December 01, 2014.
Photo Courtesy: PMO India
No concrete proof of abducted Indians’ fate, search on: Sushma
New Delhi: Amid media reports that the 39 abducted Indian workers in Iraq have been killed by Islamic State militants, External Affairs Minister Sushma...
India’s growth of 5.3 percent intensifies rate cut demands
New Delhi: The Indian economy logged 5.3 percent growth in the second quarter of this fiscal, against 5.7 percent in the first quarter, making...
Builder’s family held hostage, robbed in Delhi
New Delhi: A group of five robbers Wednesday barged into the house of a builder, held his family members hostage on gun point as...
Retired IAF officer found murdered in Bengaluru home
Bengaluru: A retired Indian Air Force officer was found bound and strangled in his house on the city's outskirts, police said Monday.
He was identified...
Ludhiana still-born babies: doctor suspended, SMO transferred
Chandigarh: The Punjab government Monday ordered the suspension of a lady doctor and initiated an inquiry into the death of five still born babies...
Mangalyaan among Time magazine’s 25 best innovations of 2014
New York: India's Mars mission Mangalyaan, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has been listed among 25 best innovations of 2014 by...
Rampal arrested; six dead, 450 supporters held
Chandigarh: Haryana Police finally arrested elusive self-styled godman Rampal Wednesday evening from his fortified Satlok Ashram near Barwala in Haryana. At least six people...