Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema, meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Tuesday. — G.N. JHA

Indian literary giant U.R. Ananthamurthy, who is famous for his seminal work on caste system in Kannada called Samskara, was on Monday night shortlisted for the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.

Three Delhi police personnel were sentenced to three years in jail by a city court for conspiring and abusing their official position to intimidate a man to pay a bribe of `7,500 around 11 years ago.

The Airport Metro Express will run even on Diwali on Wednesday. “The Airport Metro trains will operate as per their original schedule from 5.30 am to 11.30 pm,” a Reliance Infrastructure official said.

In this festive season, the Delhi Congress and the BJP are in a tug of war in trying to lure north Indian voters, especially people of eastern UP and Bihar.

With the government deciding Tuesday to increase its contribution to the International Mone-tary Fund, India will become the eighth-largest shareholder in the multilateral agency. The decision came after the IMF’s 14th general review of quotas.

It’s Diwali and it’s not always about the ladies! This year gifting options are plenty for those who want to splurge. Fashion guru Prasad Bidapa believes the complete look is what one should strive for whether it is in Western or Indian

Britain has released a list of almost 2,000 banking institutions in India whose financial statements will not considered valid for the purpose of issuing student visas.

Aiming to set up a slew of mega industrial zones and to create over 100 million new jobs by 2022, the government on Tuesday cleared the much-awaited National Manufacturing Policy.

In a surprise gift to depositors, the Reserve Bank of India announced the path-breaking deregulation of rates on savings deposits, which had been talked about for a year.