March 10: Tibetan supreme spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has decided to transfer his political authority and administrative powers to a leader directly elected by the Tibetan refugees although the

March 7: In an unprecedented verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday opened the window to permitting “mercy killing” of terminally ill patients agonising in hospital for long, with no hope of survival. T

A veteran of many seasons Congress leader Arjun Singh, who had once been called modern ‘Chanakya’ of Indian politics, died here on Friday after a prolonged illness.

The late leader, who had served a

March 3: In a severe blow to the UPA-2 government, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the appointment of central vigilance commissioner, Mr P.J. Thomas, in view of his name figuring in a pendin

Chennai, March 2: Congress general secretary Gulam Nabi Azad is flying down to Chennai on Wednesday night to meet chief minister M. Karunanidhi and finalise the seat-sharing with longtime ally DMK for

Chennai: The stalemate in seat-sharing negotiations between the Congress and the DMK has lifted, with the Congress team of five calling on party president Sonia Gandhi at New Delhi on Tuesday and gett

Feb. 26: The director-general of civil aviation (DGCA) has lodged a complaint with the Delhi police against a woman pilot for allegedly flying a commercial airliner on a fudged licence.

Captain Parm

Feb. 24: After nine days of high drama, Maoists on Thursday evening released the Malkangiri collector, Mr R. Vineel Krishna, who they abducted on February 16.

He was handed over to a group of media p

Feb. 24: South Africa got their campaign off to the prefect start, cruising to a seven-wicket victory over the West Indies at the Kotla here on Thursday.

Chasing 223 to win after debutant Imran Tahir

Feb. 23: The 22 yards of turf set aside for Thursday’s Group B league match between South Africa and the West Indies is bound to be the major talking point as international cricket returns to the Fero