Maharashtra politics is headed for new twists and turns

Eknath Shinde knows he can't possibly make all the MLAs loyal to him ministers.How will they be satisfied?And to satisfy them, the BJP will have to play ball. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister......

Launcher used in Mohali attack found; several detained, Rinda's hand suspected

A day after a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at its intelligence wing headquarters in Mohali, the Punjab police on Tuesday said it has recovered the launcher used in the attack and that a......

12 dead in stampede at Vaishno Devi during New Year rush

Twelve people lost their lives and over a dozen others were injured in a stampede at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours during a heavy rush of devotees on......

MP passes bill seeking to recover property damage from protesters

The Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly on Thursday passed a bill that provides for recovery of losses from the people and organisations responsible for damaging public and private properties......

CBI cracks down on petrol adulteration

In a nationwide crackdown on the sale of adulterated petroleum products, the Central Bureau of Investigation has conducted 85 searches and registered 11 cases across the country. The joint surprise......

Too early to exit economic stimulus: FM

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday it is premature to 'exit' the fiscal stimulus as the global economy is not showing robust recovery, but was optimistic about economic growth.......

Poor monsoon due to El Nino winds from Pacific

When the World Metereological Organisation warned our weather experts in June that a poor monsoon was coming , and also told them why, the latter wouldn't agree. Now they do. In June, WMO had......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......

Sport Shorts: Ramkumar bows out of Wimbledon qualifier

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday. IMAGE: India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan was beaten in the second round of the men's singles qualifying event at Wimbledon by......

Soorma: The magic and miracle of Sandeep Singh

He was blessed with celestial ability, a once-in-a-generation player destined to pull India out of its hockey inertia and lay down for it a new, exciting, path of greatness.Then he was shot and......

Ranji round-up: Delhi in control against Hyderabad

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday IMAGE: Vidarbha batsman Ramaswamy Sanjay celebrates his century during the Ranji Trophy match against Himachal in Nagpur, on Sunday.......

Ranji Roundup: Yuvraj fails; Rana, Pant propel Delhi

Yuvraj fails before Punjab recovers to 154/4 IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh bats. Photograph: Pal Pillai/Getty Images . Captain Yuvraj Singh fell cheaply in his Ranji Trophy season opener before Uday Kaul......

Ranji Roundup: Mumbai dismiss Railways for cheap total

IMAGE: Railways's Arindam Ghosh hit a shot against Mumbai at Wankhede Stadium. Photograph: PTI Led ably by Shardul Thakur, Mumbai bowlers put up a much better display than the previous game and......