The New Year’s Day brought deep personal grief for Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as his ailing mother, Parameshwari Devi, 92, passed away when the JD(U) stalwart was busy meeting thousands of peop

NDA convenor Sharad Yadav on Saturday declared that the NDA is firm on its demand for a joint parliamentary probe (JPC) into the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

Reacting to the New Year message of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the main Opposition BJP has said that it is an acceptance of the fact that the government has failed to control prices, tackle Naxals

A 65-year-old farmer was beaten to death and a 23-year-old who had gone missing was found murdered in a separate incident reported from the city.

A leading telecom company was cheated of `95 lakhs allegedly by a chartered accountant and his three associates, who have been arrested by the south Delhi police.

The Delhi police conducted a special drive to check drunken driving on the New Year eve in the city. “We prosecuted 484 persons for various traffic offences last night.

The decayed body of a 14-year-old boy, who was kidnapped on December 15 following which his abductors had demanded `15 lakhs for his safe release, was exhumed from a BSES storehouse in Karawal Nagar a

The Centre has decided to lift the decades-old curbs on foreigners visiting Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram that made it mandatory for them to seek government permission.

In a major security lapse, a “secret” file of the Indian Air Force on the ongoing `42,000-crore (over $11-billion) Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal process went missing and was recovered. The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry.

Bihar’s ruling JD(U) has identified a dozen senior leaders and about 500 workers who would face disciplinary action for allegations of their aggressive non-cooperation with the party during the Assembly polls. Several party MPs figure in the list, action on which would begin in January.