UK court drops case against PIO
British journalist of Indian origin Hardeep Singh, who was facing a libel case filed by an Indian holy man, won a major victory when the high court in London threw out the case.
1st suspected heatwave death in city
In what appeared to be the first case of death due to heat in the city, a 45-year-old woman was found dead near a Delhi Metro station in central Delhi on Tuesday.
Afzal file: From Sheila to L-G and back
Four years after the Union home ministry sought the Delhi government’s views on Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru’s mercy petition, the file saw a sudden flurry of activity on Tuesday.
22 killed in Pakistan violence
At least 22 people were killed in Pakistan in terror-related incidents on Tuesday, reports our correspondent.
Madrasa results improve
The West Bengal Board of Madrasah Educat-ion has registered a record passing percentage in the 2010 examinations.
‘UIDAI back end office of NPR’
Rejecting the view that with the launch of creating a National Population Register (NPR) containing biometric details of individuals, the role of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) would
It’s all-in-one MSN Messenger
A status update on Facebook, a mini blog-post on Twitter or an update of a network addition on LinkedIn can all be viewed and operated through one platform – thanks to a new and upgraded version of th
Mutual funds dump oil, queue up for bank scrips
Indian mutual funds seem to be stocking up on banks and financial sector stocks, and are cutting down on natural resource related sectors such as oil and gas and metals.
School teacher held for laptop bribe demand
The teacher of a reputed English medium school, who had earlier been accused of demanding a laptop from a student’s father in bribe, was arrested by the officials of the Shakespeare Sarani police stat
RSS border schools to check madrasas
The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has decided to open border schools along the UP-Nepal border to check the mushroom growth of madrasas in the region.