18:36
With two more persons succumbing to H1N1 influenza in the last three days, the swine flu toll has risen to five in Karnataka since February, health officials said. The latest victims were a 32-year-old woman from Kolar and a 45-year-old man from Chikballapura, officials said. Since January, 531...
18:31
And an update on the star of today -- Yuvraj Singh -- who returned home to Gurgaon after three months of chemotherapy in the US. BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla said Yuvraj Singh will be going into his training mode very shortly and make a comeback into the Indian squad after regaining the...
18:28
bubba watson @bubbawatson Finally home! Crazy day. I keep checking it wasn't a dream, I have The Green Jacket. If you haven't the faintest who the man is, read further... American Bubba Watson parred the second sudden-death playoff hole to defeat South...
18:16
JuD chief, the man responsible for the Mumbai attacks, on whose head the US has placed a $10 million bounty -- Hafiz Saed -- in his own words. Excerpts from the translated interveiw on the Indian Express. Read
18:06
With the abductors of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka demanding release of hardcore Naxal Chenda Bhusanam alias Ghasi, an accused in the killing of at least 55 security personnel, the Odisha government has sought opinion of the state police on the matter. The Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of...
18:04
In a new development, the Orissa police have threatened to go on strike and have refused to work in Naxal strongholds if hardcore Naxal leaders are freed.
17:54
Hopes were fading fast for finding any surviors buried under tonnes of ice as Pakistani military rescuers were hampered by fresh snowfall and bad weather in an increasingly desperate search for 139 people, mostly soldiers, hit by an avalanche in Siachen sector, close to the Indian border.Almost...
17:41
Just in: All three service chiefs depose before a Parliamentary panel on defence preparedness in the backdrop of the letter leaked to the PMO that India was not battle ready.
17:30
As a community activist in Queens, Muhammad Rashid has fought for the rights of immigrants held in detention, sought the preservation of local movie theaters and held a street fair to promote diversity, ' Sarah Maslin Nirwrites in The New York Times. But few of those causes brought him...
17:26
It did not take Bilawal Bhutto Zardari long during his first visit to India to show he is a very different type of political prince than Rahul Gandhi -- at least when it comes to public relations. The moment the son of Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, and the late former Prime Minister...
17:15
Army chief VK Singh is expected to send a detailed letter to CBI today on his allegations that he was offered a Rs 14 crore bribe to OK a Tatra truck deal.
17:09
On 22 March, Jamphel Yeshi, a 27-year-old Tibetan, burnt himself to death in protest against Chinese oppression in Tibet. He had decided on it 10 days ago. What happened in between? Read the story on Open magazine.
17:05
It runs to a pattern. When under attack, the Pavlovian response of many politicians is to hit out at the media. And leading the charge once again is our beloved Mamatadi. The editorial on the Hindustan Times
16:55
Playboy, sports star -- and possibly Pakistan's next prime minister. Read
16:46
Celebrities whose marriages appear on the front page of a magazine are more than twice as likely to get divorced, according to a study. Read the report on the Telegraph.
16:35
Despite the knowledge that he had developed a serious health problem, winning the World Cup was at the top of Yuvraj Singh's priority list around the time the mega-event was on, his father Yograj said today. I salute the fighter, the soldier Yuvraj Singh. Today, I am a proud father. Before...
16:23
Update on the Aarushi Talwar murder case. The Allahabad HC suspends Nupur Talwar's bail plea in the double murder case of her daughter Aarushi and servant Hemraj. The HC stays the order giving time to Talwar to appear before the court and asks her to file a reply within three...
16:19
Balmoral to retrace striken ship's voyage with 1,300 passengers who have paid up to 7,995 for the trip and -- plenty of lifeboats. Read
16:15
Dongria Kondh people pledge to carry on fight to prevent Vedanta Resources from mining bauxite in Niyamgiri hills. Read the story on the Guardian.
16:08
Welcoming Yuvraj Singh on his return to the country, Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag today said he will personally meet his India teammate this week and inquire about his health. Received by his mother Shabnam at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, Yuvraj came on a Jet Airways...
16:03
A doctor couple, arrested for allegedly leaving their 13-year-old maid locked-up and starving in their flat while vacationing in Bangkok, was today remanded in judicial custody for 14 days by a Delhi court. Dr Sanjay Verma and his medico wife Sumita Verma both were sent to judicial custody...
15:27
On a more serious note, on the WSJ.India's water supplies might be drying up and the government is finally waking up to that fact. The question remains, though, if its efforts will be sufficient to avert a possible crisis. India has more than 17% of the world's population, but has a mere 4% of...
15:17
While the men sweat it out on the field, women are providing a much-needed shot of glamour. On the Daily Mail.
15:09
A new study on civil lawsuit filings in India suggests that court backlogs may be leading some to avoid using the legal system to resolve disputes. Read
15:05
Justice Markandey Katju, a former Supreme Court Justice turned chairman of the Press Council of India, has done it again. Already known for his recent views of the journalists he oversees -- they are of a very poor intellectual level' -- he has widened the focus of his condemnation to...
14:59
Watch the story unfold on cnn.com.
14:48
This is the story that has been playing on the channels all morning. A three-month-old baby girl is battling for life at a government hospital in Bangalore after being allegedly tortured by her father. Baby Afrin was admitted to the intensive care unit of Vani Vilas Hospital yesterday after...
14:42
As part of its efforts to reach more people, the anti-corruption movement led Anna Hazare has introduced an SMS card which will provide subscribers with round the year updates about the campaign. We have procured one crore cards, each priced at Rs 20 and activists of India Against Corruption are...
14:37
The family of 80-year-old Pakistani national Khalil Chishti, currently being held in a jail in Rajasthan, today expressed joy at the Indian Supreme Court's order for his release on bail. Chishti's daughter Shoha told the media that she had seen the news of her father being granted bail on TV. We...
14:36
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan criticised President Zardari's visit to India in the wake of the tragedy afflicted on Pakistan army in Siachin. Addressing a public gathering at College Ground on Sunday where some 20,000 to 25,000 people were in attendance, Imran said: The nation will...
14:23
After a battle lasting almost two years, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has knuckled under to the Indian government, giving security forces in that country access to private instant messages. Experts say the change, first reported in the newsmagazine India Today, could lead to similar access...
14:21
Arguments in the Sankararaman murder case, in which Kanchi mutt seer Jayendra Saraswati and his junior Vijayendra Saraswati are the main accused, will commence in a local court here tomorrow.
14:05
Soft porn movies, which hit the box office in Malayalam in the late seventies and eighties are making a comeback in the film industry here as remakes. A host of old hits like I V Sasi directed 1978 film Avalude Ravukal (Her Nights), Antony Eastman's Inaye Thedi (in search of partner) in 1981 and...
14:03
Karan Thapar's take on the Indian Express troop movement story. Read
13:59
Terming the movement of two Army units towards Delhi in mid-January as a routine drill, Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma today said no permission was required from the Government.Appearing before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, Sharma said the movement of the troops towards...
13:57
Fallout of the Zardari-PM meet. India seeks date for Home Secretary level talks with Pakistan after the Budget Session of Parliament, says Home Secretary R K Singh.
13:49
Just in: The Supreme Court stays criminal proceedings against film producer Madhur Bhandarkar in an alleged rape case. Bhandarkar has been accused of raping starlet Preeti Jain in July 2004.
13:32
Young Bilawal Zardari Bhutto has apparently learned from foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar's veni, vidi, Gucci charm offensive last year. Less is more. Here is what we already knew about the Pakistan People's Party's dashing young chieftain before he set foot in India. He is 23, his...
13:28
sachin tendulkar @sachin_rt Yuvi- Got well soon . Welcome back home my brother after winning a tough battle with cancer.
13:21
Renowned nuclear scientist and architect of Pakistan's nuclear programme Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has claimed that former President Pervez Musharraf had caused enormous damage to the country and could have proved to be the Gorbachev of Pakistan', had he stayed in power for more time.He also ruled out...
13:03
Angered over their friend being caught while cheating in examination, two youths ran their car over a teacher in Haryana's Sonepat district, police said. The youths identified as Vikram and Hariom ran their car over 37-year-old Rakesh Kumar, a teacher of Ramjas Public School in Sonepat, on...
12:55
The SC has agreed to hear Dr Chishti's plea to go back to Karachi and asks him to file a separate application regarding this.
12:54
Human Rights Activist Ansar Burney, who is the chairperson of the Ansar Burney Trust International and Seafarers Rights International (UK) and was instrumental in getting the Indian hostages on board a hijacked ship MV Iceberg released from the clutches of Somali captors said he welcomed the...
12:47
Human rights activists had appealed to President Pratibha Patil requesting her to grant the release of Dr Mohammed Khaleel Chisti, who has been on trial in India for the past 19 years on a murder charge. Out on bail till recently, Chisti, an octogenarian, was convicted in January this year and...
12:44
Just in: Prakash Karat has been re-elected CPI(M) General Secretary for the third term. The CPM held the 20th congress which began on Wednesday at Kozhikode in Kerala, which was marked by the absence of former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's absence.
12:38
However, the SC says that Dr Chisty cannot leave Ajmer till further orders.
12:31
Just in: The Supreme Court grants bail to Pakistan virologist Dr Khalil Chisti
12:27
Sachin Tendulkar, who sustained a finger injury in his left-hand and was retired hurt, when he tried to fend off an ugly snorter from Chennai Super Kings bowler Doug Bollinger in the IPL opener on Wednesday, tweeted today.He says, Finger still not looking...
12:05
The massacre took place after 59 karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were burnt to death after a fire broke out in the S6 compartment of Sabarmati Express train at Godhra railway station on February 27, 2002, reports TOI. After allegations that Gujarat Police had not been able to investigate the...
12:03
A special court in Gujarat delivered its verdict on the massacre in Ode village during the riots of 2002. At least 23 people taking shelter in a house were killed when a mob set it on fire during the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat. While 47 people were charged with the massacre, two of them are...
11:58
One of the more unheralded achievements of the PPP government has been the way it has repaired relations from the nadir of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, when war seemed a very realistic possibility. Read the editorial in the Express Tribune, Pakistan.
11:46
Without an independent body to scrutinise the rules bureaucrats tack on to legislation, genuine reform of red tape will always be delayed. It is not news that India has a red tape problem. Whether you are a day labourer in Jharkhand attempting to prove your official residence, a Delhi car owner...
11:31
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla has stressed that Pakistani players will not play in the Indian Premier League until the resumption of cricket ties between both sides.He added there was no campaign or hatred against Pakistan and that he himself felt...
11:27
Anupam Kher ' @AnupamPkher Welcome back Yuvraj Singh. You are our REAL Life Hero. Your journey and courage is amazingly inspiring. Waiting to see you on the field.:)
11:21
Life before the two assassinations
11:18
On the Pak Prez Zardari's visit to India: There is broad consensus across the political firmament on ignoring India's dead. Read
11:11
In the aftermath of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's India visit, the US media today said his pilgrimage to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer sent a message against Islamist extremism. No breakthroughs were announced, but both sides hailed the meeting as a sign of easing...
11:08
In a 19-second video on Twitter, Lance Armstrong had urged Yuvraj to keep moving forward optimistically. Hi Yuvi, I am Lance Armstrong and welcome home. Man you have got one big following, I have heard about you every hour of every day since you have been diagnosed. We are pulling for you,...
11:01
In world news: A church building collapsed in a northern Nigerian state today, killing 22 worshipers and injuring 31 others on a tragic Easter day that also saw two car bombs claim several lives near a church. Cletus Akwaya, the government spokesman of the Benue state where the building...
10:53
After being diagnosed with the disease, Yuvraj underwent three sessions of chemotherapy and was discharged from his hospital in the United States last month. He is expected to announce his future plans and details about treatment that he underwent after returning to the...
10:51
Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who was recuperating in London after undergoing chemotherapy for a rare germ cell cancer between his lungs, returned to the country on Monday, reports the Times of India. Yuvraj was received at the IGI Airport by his mother...
10:43
Pakistan needs 'substantial' evidence against Saeed: Gilani (Hindustan Times)Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has acknowledged that the case of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed was an issue between Pakistan and India but said Islamabad needs substantial evidence against him to try him...
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