Bihar CPI-M leader expelled for trying to 'patch up' with JD-U
Subodh Roy, Bihar leader from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), was expelled from the party on Wednesday after he tried to “patch up” with Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader and chief ministe
Dengue cases cross 1,000 in Delhi
The dengue menace showed no signs of abating in the national capital where the number of cases crossed 1,000 on Wednesday with 77 more patients testing positive for the vector-borne disease.
New Swiss pact to get bank info
India and Switzerland on Monday signed an agreement that will enable New Delhi to get information on tax evasion and other issues, including the stashing of black money in secret accounts.
BlackBerry, Nokia will allow access
Research In Motion (RIM), maker of BlackBerry mobile phones, on Monday agreed to give access to its services to Indian law enforcement agencies with immediate effect to avoid a ban.
Rajya Sabha passes N-liability bill
Parliament on Monday adopted the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010, with the Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote, rejecting some Left amendments, paving the way for India to conduct nuclea
Azad for specialised public health cadre
Proposing a specialised public health cadre for infectious diseases like malaria and swine flu, Centre on Monday said a separate directorate of public health consisting of well-trained people in labor
SC admits petitions on plastic ban
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a bunch of petitions challenging the complete ban imposed on use of plastic bags by the Delhi government.
‘Indian kids exploited by foreign parents’
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that a lot of “disturbing material” about exploitation of abandoned Indian children adopted by foreign parents have emerged and opposed the move by a US cou
Sub mishap: Navy officer dies
An Indian Navy officer drowned after suffering concussions on his forehead after he was hit by a wave and fell into the sea from the casing of a naval submarine off the Mumbai coast on Monday morning.
911 killed in floods, cyclone
Union home minister P. Chidambaram said around 4.55 lakh hectare crop area has been affected due to the recent spate of floods and cyclone in the country.