In a week-long drive carried out against spurious, sub-standard and unauthorised manufacture and sale of drugs, as well as against adulteration of petroleum products, the CBI has registered a total of 17 cases all over the country. The drive began on May 12.

After a decision was taken by the Union Cabinet to hike CNG price, the Delhi government has decided to appoint a high-powered committee to examine its impact on road transport in the city.

Much has been said about the role that luck plays in our lives. Esmee Denters is one very lucky girl. Starting early, she paved her way into musical stardom by posting her renditions of famous covers by Natasha Bedingfield and Beyonce on YouTube. Her covers soon caught a major tailwind and before long her videos hit over 21 million views. The little Dutch missy soon became the ‘Most Subscribed Musician’ in the history of this video sharing website.

Finding out the Class 12, 2010 results, conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, may be smoother this year as the board has introduced a centralised access system similar to that of a call centre.

The Delhi University Teachers’ Association on Thursday informed the Delhi high court that the internal assessment results in 17 colleges will be declared on Friday after the association members’ meeting with vice-chancellor Deepak Pental on Friday.

Jammu and Kashmir government has formulated a Rs 375-crore plan for the development and revival of saffron cultivation in the state. The plan is expected to be submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his scheduled visit to the state in June, it was announced here on Thursday.

A 25-year-old assailant was allegedly stabbed to death with his own knife when he tried to snatch a mobile from an unidentified man near Kirti Nagar Metro station on Thursday.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, speaking to reporters after a Planning Commission meeting here Thursday evening, said the Maoist menace needed to be “eliminated completely”, and added: “Any tendency to destroy society with arms cannot be accepted... whether (by) the Centre or the states.”

The prime accused in the Soumya Vishwanathan murder case, Ravi Kapoor, on Thursday caused a stir in a Delhi court when he took out a knife from his pocket and claimed that the policemen gave it to him to attack undertrials in the high-security Tihar Jail.

Even as he urged top Navy officers to ensure total implementation of proposals regarding coastal security for the country, defence minister A.K. Antony also said on Thursday that the government would take a final decision in due course on the issue of any utilisation of Armed Forces in anti-Naxal operations. When asked about