At least four people were killed and scores injured as Nandigram turned into a battleground again, with police clashing with thousands of villagers protesting acquisition of their land for a proposed special economic zone (SEZ). "At least four... More

A special court here will decide on the quantum of sentences for the 100 convicts of the 1993 terror blasts in Mumbai from April 19. As the Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) court here Wednesday concluded the 14-year-old trial, it said it... More

A team of Haryana police, investigating last month's deadly terror blasts on India-Pakistan peace train near Panipat, has arrested two suspects from Indore in Madhya Pradesh Tuesday. While one of them, Huzaifa, owns a shop from where the... More

India and Pakistan appeared to be narrowing their differences over their decades-old Kashmir dispute, deciding Wednesday to launch a slew of confidence-building measures (CBMs), including cross-border truck and bus links, while underlining their... More

Five pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir died Monday due to extreme cold as heavy unseasonable rains and snowfall surprised large swathes of north India, including the national capital, as spring played fugitive. The met... More

Eight Jharkhand villagers, including two top Maoist leaders, were arrested Monday in connection with the killing of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Sunil Mahato last week. Police here said most of those held were villagers in the know of the... More

Two Chandigarh schoolgirls who were allegedly kidnapped by their teacher here last week were found in Bageshwar town in Uttarakhand state, 350 km from here. The teacher has been arrested. Police officials here confirmed the arrest of Hindi... More

Three personnel of Ghaziabad police intelligence unit were caught by security escorts of former prime minister V.P Singh, Delhi Police said Monday. According to Delhi Police sources, the trio of inspector Pushpraj, sub-inspector Ayaz Khan and... More

In a new BBC opinion poll that ranks the most popular or admired countries, India came second behind China for a "significantly improved global stature." Citizens of only 17 out of 26 countries gave India the rating of "positive influence on the... More

K.J. Alphonse, once known as the man behind the demolition of illegal buildings in the national capital as Delhi Development Authority (DDA) commissioner, is now happy being a legislator in Kerala and also has plans of starting his own law... More