Girls outshine boys in Punjab School Education Board exams

Girls outshone boys in the class XII examinations conducted by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), the results of which were declared today. "More than three lakh students took the examinations......read more

9 killed in gun-battle between Naxals and CRPF in C'garh

Eight villagers, including suspected Naxals and a securityman of elite Cobra battalion, were killed in a gun-battle between security forces and the ultras in Maoist-affected Bijapur district in southe......read more

BJP shunned vote-bank politics: Modi

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said only BJP had challenged the prevailing vote-bank politics in the country. At a rally in Rajnandgaon, the Assembly constituency of Chhattisgarh Chief Min......read more

Railway Bribery Case

Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew-linked case: Bail plea of bribery accused axed

A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of one of the accused in Rs 10-crore Railway bribery case in which former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew was also arrested, saying that granti......read more

Saradha Group

Saradha group chit fund scam: Sudipta Sen sent to judicial custody

Sudipta Sen, the chairman of the Saradha Group which allegedly defrauded thousands of small investors, was today sent to judicial custody by a Bidhanangar court as the police did not seek his further ......read more

Politics

Under Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal hurtling towards devastation, says Congress

With Mamata Banerjee government completing two years in office in West Bengal, the Congress today claimed that its former ally's achievements were nil, and the state was hurtling towards devastation. ......read more

Double murder: Victims' daughter sexually abused, say Goa cops

Police today said the minor daughter of the couple , who was murdered last week, was sexually abused by one of the culprits. Police have slapped Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act against......read more

Education

Doon girl Bhuvanya Vijay tops ICSE board exams with 99 per cent marks

Bhuvanya Vijay, a girl from Dehradun, has done Uttarakhand proud by emerging the all India topper this year in ICSE class XII board examinations with 99 per cent marks. Ecstatic over her results decl......read more

BCCI, IPL should be brought under RTI Act: Congress

The BCCI and the Inidan Premier League (IPL) should be brought under the purview of RTI Act, Congress national secretary Pankaj Sharma demanded today. Sharma said that an inquiry should be held into t......read more

Infiltration bid foiled near LOC, two army men die in ambush

Army today foiled an infiltration bid in North Kashmir’s Machil sector. Two army men including an officer were killed in the encounter that is still in going on. This is the first infiltration that ha......read more

Protests in parts of Karnataka over denial of ministership

Protests broke out in parts of Karnataka today as supporters of Congress leaders who failed to get berth in Cabinet expansion effected by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave vent to their anger. In the d......read more

Tamil Nadu police ban Yasin Malik-linked pro-Eelam public meeting

A pro-Tamil Eelam public meeting, which was to be held here today and participated by JKLF leader Yasin Malik among others, was banned by police after the organisers put up banners carrying pictures o......read more

Crimes Against Women

Man held for indecent acts and obscene dance near nursing college hostel

A 33-year old man was arrested today for alleged indecent acts and obscene dance near a government nursing college hostel. The accused had scaled the compound wall of the hostel and stripped himself b......read more

2002 Naroda Patiya Riot

SIT to seek Supreme Court guidance on Maya Kodnani death penalty issue

After a U-turn by the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi government on the death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani and nine others, convicted in 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case, the SIT has deci......read more