A devotee in Tamil Nadu has offered a diamond-studded sacred golden thread worth about Rs.5 million to the Tirupati Tirumala deity. The 'poonal' (sacred thread), made of 3.5 kg gold, has 450 diamonds studded on it, has been donated by K.... More

Despite a backlog of over 40,000 civil and criminal cases in the Supreme Court - up by 25 percent over 2006 - the apex court continues to oppose the establishment of its new benches elsewhere in the country, parliament was told. Minister for... More

The Delhi High Court Friday allowed the Income Tax (IT) department to continue and complete its search and seizure operation at controversial arms dealer Suresh Nanda's Claridges Hotel in central Delhi by Saturday without causing inconvenience to... More

India has made a formal request to the Argentine authorities for extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, wanted for his alleged involvement in the Bofors bribery scandal, and agreed to help Buenos Aires on a "reciprocal basis" in a... More

Easy questions and ample time helped students of Class 10 answer their first paper on Social Studies of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams Friday as most of them came out triumphant. "It was an easy paper. I was really scared... More

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) late Monday reconciled to the possibility that fugitive Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, wanted for his alleged involvement in the Bofors gun payoff scandal, is out of the net after he secured bail... More

A week after the bomb blasts on the Delhi-Attari Express killed 68 people, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Monday announced a series of measures to step up security for the two friendship trains between India and Pakistan: the Lahore-bound Samjhauta... More

Bihar has made it mandatory for newly married couples to register their marriage within 30 days of the wedding or pay a penalty. "It is now made mandatory to register the marriage under the Bihar Marriage Registration Rules (BMRR)" said Ramnath... More

Traditional rivals India and Pakistan have agreed to hold a bilateral meeting within next six months to resolve their differences over the South Asian Free Trade Area treaty (SAFTA). Pakistan's Commerce minister Humayun Akhtar Khan and his... More

Two officials of a Maharashtra power company have been charged with abetment to suicide after a debt-ridden farmer ended his life, alleging callousness on their part. Assistant engineer A.D Uike and junior engineer Dharmendra Rajput, officers in... More