Police: phone intercepts reveal Maoist hand in derailment
Kolkata: Three days after the disastrous derailment of the Howrah-Kurla Jnaneswari Express in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district, there were conflicting reports about the final death toll, as the rescue operations came to an end on ...
Eleven names cleared for NAC
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office on Sunday finalised the names of 11 members of the National Advisory Council, the consultative body chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi that is intended to serve as an interface between the ...
Shibu Soren resigns; trust vote today
Ranchi: Three-time Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren resigned on Sunday night after failing to get the support of the Congress and its ally JVM(P) ahead of Monday's trust vote in the Assembly. The Chief Minister, who has only 25 MLAs ...
MCI Board extends date for clearance of cases
NEW DELHI: The Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India (MCI) has extended, from June 15 to July 15, the date for consideration of giving the Letter of Permission for new colleges and renewal of permission for colleges already ...
Attempt on life of Ravishankar
BANGALORE: An unidentified gunman made an attempt on the life of Sri Sri Ravishankar, Art of Living founder, on the premises of his ashram here on Sunday evening. The assailant missed the target and injured one Vinay, who was standing ...
‘Indian consulate's attitude shocking'
CHANDIGARH: A group of human rights activists, which visited the 17 Indian nationals on death row in Sharjah, UAE, for the murder of a Pakistani national, has criticised the role and attitude of the Indian consulate and demanded a proper ...
Fire destroys PVC pipes
CHENNAI: PVC pipes stored in the open in suburban Thirumullaivoyal caught fire on Sunday morning engulfing the area in thick smoke. It took fire fighters over three hours to put out the fire; no one was injured in the fire, the cause of ...
TENNIS Federer cruises; Petrova ousts Venus
PARIS: Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer showed no mercy for best friend Stanislas Wawrinka on Sunday when he handed his Olympic gold medal-winning teammate a 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-2 French Open thumping. Federer was barely troubled ...
Bangladesh blocks Facebook
DHAKA: Bangladesh has blocked social networking website Facebook over caricatures of Prophet Mohammed and “obnoxious” images of the Muslim-majority country's leaders, an official said on Sunday. The move came after Pakistan ...
