'In one week, I realised it was a mistake to join the BJP'

'People of my constituency told me they will continue loving me, but will not vote for me if I am with the BJP.' IMAGE: Punjab MLA Balwinder Singh Laddi, left, returned to the Congress within a......

Engineer with sword goes on rampage, stabs 22 in Telangana

A 26-year-old ‘mentally depressed’ software engineer on Tuesday went on a rampage as he attacked people on the street with a sword and severely injured as many as six persons,......

Mr PM, how does heritage tag for Delhi hit development: Experts

Earning the coveted UNESCO tag would not only have ramped up revenues through enhanced tourism but also helped in keeping monuments and heritage buildings in Delhi free of encroachment, say......

We die a little every day, say villagers living near Indo-Pak border

An uneasy calm prevailed in the Indian village along the International Border in Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir with residents reluctant to return fearing cross-border firing from......

Singh family exits Ranbaxy early,Daichi in control

In a swift and unexpected move, Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo took complete control of Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's largest pharmaceutical company by revenues in which it had acquired a 63.92......

Of tech and affordable healthcare for rural India

Can technology be the route to bring affordable healthcare to millions of rural Indians? This question was explored during the session on healthcare at EmTech2009 in New Delhi on Monday. Guest......

Apparel retailers may cut summer buys by 20%

After a lacklustre winter season sale, apparel retailers are now planning to cut their summer purchases by as much as 20 per cent to save holding cost and reduce pressure on working capital.......

DuPont opens 1st biotech arm outside US

US-based science products and services firm DuPont announced on Wednesday start of its first plant biotech research centre outside US in Hyderabad to develop high-yielding hybrid seeds that would......

How Chirag Patil got to play his dad in '83

'Ranveer Singh is on a different level, he is a super human.''The kind of energy, the kind of seriousness and dedication he has towards his work, it is just phenomenal.' IMAGE: Former India......

Ranji round-up: Mumbai edge TN in just over two days

A round-up of Ranji matches played across India on Saturday Defending champions Mumbai edged out Tamil Nadu by two wickets, on Saturday, in a low-scoring thriller as the opening round Ranji Trophy......

Poonam to lead girls' U-18 Asia Cup hockey team

Poonam Rani will lead an 18-member Indian squad for the third Girls' Under-18 Asia Cup hockey, in Bangkok, Thailand, from September 16-25. India is placed in Pool B, with China, Malaysia, Sri......

South Asian Games: India win five medals

India added four gold and one bronze on the third day on Sunday to reign supreme on top of medal standings in the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka. Judokas Balvinder Singh and Vikram Solanki bagged......

Parthiv hoping to impress with the bat

Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel will bank on his willow firing in an attempt to impress the national selectors in the Duleep Trophy final between East and West zones, beginning in Ahmedabad......