In a bid to elaborate the effect of pictorial warnings on tobacco products, India is all set to introduce “larger” health warnings.

The International Olympic Committee has put in a spanner in the works for corruption-tainted officials eyeing a comeback into the Indian Olympic Association fold.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to denigrate the sanctity of the Independence Day by his election speech in Bhuj is not going down well among political parties. While the Congress hit back at him for indulging in “petty politics”, even the regional players, including non-Congress CMs, have not come out in his support so far.

In an apparent bid to woo nearly two lakh state government employees in the election year, Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh here on Thursday announced extension of retirement age for them from 60 to 62.

The team of experts from Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) that visited the Kedarnath Temple to assess the damage found the structure in a fair state of conservation.

Uninterrupted curfew clamped on the town of Kishtwar following communal clashes remained in force on the sixth day on Wednesday.

His trophy cabinet is bursting with IBSF world billiards and snooker crowns and not surprisingly, the focus is now to excel on the professional snooker circuit.

The Modi-versus-Nitish dichotomy gripping Bihar politics flared up once again and left the state’s two major Opposition parties — BJP and RJD — flustered on Wednesday. While the RJD suspended a senior MLC for openly praising Narendra Modi, the BJP contemplated action against an MLA for publicly lauding Nitish Kumar.

The Andhra issue has virtually blocked the food security bill which is going to be the Congress’ main plank in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

M. Srinivas Reddy-trained Golden Arrow, who won his last outing quite impressively, should win the K. Mahipathi Rao Memorial Million 1400 metres, the feature event of the Independence Day’s races to be held here on Thursday. False Rails are up.