BJP sweeps Haryana civic polls, big setback for Cong

Less than six months after scoring a hat-trick of wins in Haryana assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party swept the civic polls in the state on Wednesday, bagging nine of the ten......

SC fines Centre for appeal against pension to soldier's wife

The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Centre for filing an appeal against an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal, which granted a liberalised pension to the widow of a......

Hindu temple attack: SFJ Canada coordinator arrested

Canadian police have arrested a 35-year-old Brampton resident on charges of assault with a weapon during a violent demonstration at a Hindu temple in the city, authorities said. IMAGE: A massive......

Former President Zail Singh's grandson joins BJP

Late former President of India Giani Zail Singh's grandson, Inderjeet Singh, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Monday in the presence of Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri.  ......

8th Eco Census likely next year; data for 7th awaited

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi) has started preparations for the eighth Economic Census (EC), which is expected to be formally launched next year, sources told......

'Our partnership with BharatPe is firm and good'

'Banking is a business of trust.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Ashneer Grover, co-founder and managing director of fintech BharatPe, valued at least $3 billion, has taken voluntary......

Job agency fined for failure to provide fit maid

A job consultancy firm has been ordered by a district consumer forum to pay Rs 5,000 as damages to one of its customers for failing to provide a young and healthy domestic maid and instead sending......

Tata Salt dishes out a reality test for the Olympic trail

By focusing on the low awareness that Indians have about the Games, the campaign hopes to build an association between the brand and national honour It was an unusual call to take. Tata Salt, when......

Shot putter Inderjeet too fails dope test; cries conspiracy

‘Whoever has tried to raise their voice in this country, they are forced to shut up’ IMAGE: India's Inderjeet Singh competes in the men's shot put qualification. Photograph: Andy......

Inderjeet claims discrepancy in dope result, NADA denies

IMAGE: India's Inderjeet Singh competes in the men's shot put qualification. Photograph: Andy Lyons/Getty Images. Indian shot putter Inderjeet Singh, who returned positive for banned substances......

Shot putter Inderjeet's June 29 sample is clean: Sources

IMAGE: India's Inderjeet Singh competes in the men's shot put qualification. Photograph: Andy Lyons/Getty Images. The dope sample of shot putter Inderjeet Singh taken on June 29 during......

Inderjeet, Johnson win golds at Asian Athletics Grand Prix

Shot putter Inderjeet Singh and half-miler Jinson Johnson bagged a gold each as Indians won eight medals in the first leg of the Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series in Bangkok, on Monday.Inderjeet......

Shot putter Inderjeet fails 'B' sample test too; Rio hopes virtually over

IMAGE: India's Inderjeet Singh chalks his neck as he competes in the men's shot put. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters. Shot putter Inderjeet Singh's confirmatory 'B' sample test also returned......