Ponty, brother shot 20 times, say police
The post mortems conducted on liquor and real estate baron Ponty Chadha and his estranged brother Hardeep Singh Chadha on Sunday revealed that the two had received 20 bullets among them, a police offi
Voluntary shutdown in Mumbai Monday
Trade associations in Mumbai and Maharashtra have called for a voluntary shutdown Monday as a mark of respect for Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray, who passed away Saturday afternoon.
A statement by
Fire at Delhi's Himalaya House
A major fire broke out in the 15-storey Himalaya Building in Connaught Place on Monday morning, a fire service officer said. The fire was reported around 6.20am, and around 30 fire tenders were rushed
Obama's Southeast Asia tour menacing: Chinese daily
US President Barack Obama's tour to Southeast Asia has "a menacing manner", said a state-run Chinese daily.
An article in the Global Times said that Obama's presence has "stirred up assumptions" abou
Manmohan meets Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday met one-on-one for about 45 minutes in this Cambodian capital, probably one of their last official meetings.
The two leaders dis
FIR against Facebook in Lucknow
A city lawyer and social activist on Sunday lodged a first information report (FIR) against popular social networking site Facebook, after his profile was blocked.
The report was filed at the 'cyber
India win first Test by nine wickets
India won the first cricket Test against England by nine wickets at Motera in Ahmedabad on Monday to take the lead in the four-match series.
Virender Sehwag (25) and Cheteswar Pujara (41 not out) hel
Maharashtra observes day of homage, Mumbai crawls back to normalcy
Trade associations in Mumbai and Maharashtra have called for a voluntary shutdown on Monday as a mark of respect for Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray, who passed away at his home here on Saturday aft
Six cars set afire in old Hyderabad
Unidentified people set afire six cars near the Andhra Pradesh High Court early on Monday, police said. The arson attack took place when the situation in the old city was returning to normal after vio
High court dismisses Kanda's bail plea
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma.
Justice Pratibha Rani a