BJP MLA 'purifies' Cong turncoat with Gangajal, gomutra

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Balmukund Acharya performed a "purification ceremony" at the municipal corporation here to convert Congress councillors who crossed over to his party into "Sanatanis" and......

Red alert sounded as Delhi roads 'turn into rivers'

Heavy rainfall brought New Delhi to a screeching halt on Wednesday evening, inundating large parts of the national capital, choking key stretches with unending traffic and leaving people stranded......

Ajmer dargah khadim acquitted in hate speech case

An Ajmer court acquitted on Tuesday all six people accused of raising the controversial 'Sar Tan Se Juda' slogan from the gates of the Moinuddin Chishti Dargah following suspended Bharatiya Janata......

Jaipur mayor suspended after husband's arrest in bribery case

The Rajasthan government has suspended Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation Mayor Munesh Gurjar following her husband's arrest in a bribery case related to the issuance of land deeds, a......

How Gadkari plans to fund India's dream infrastructure projects

The minister tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee that he wants to set up a financing corporation for the road and shipping sectors, which will throw up a business opportunity of Rs 25 lakh crore! Union......

Jousting over Jaipur's jewel

A legal tussle is currently on between a civil society group led by a professor, ostensibly working to further public interest, on the one hand, and the state government and an influential but......

Controversial deal to redevelop Jaipur lake before apex court

The dispute over the way in which the Rajasthan government is seeking to re-develop Jaipur's historic Mansagar lake and its environs, may come up before the Supreme Court today, report Paranjoy......

LIC to buy land worth Rs 2,000 cr

Life Insurance Corporation of India, which is among the largest property owners in India, is planning to acquire land worth Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) this year to develop commercial and......

Chennai, Pune back as IPL venues for 2015

Chennai Super Kings fans. Photograph: BCCI Pune and Chennai have been added to the list of host venues for this season's Indian Premier League, scheduled in April-May, after missing out on the......

Lalit Modi's havelis in Jaipur sealed

The Jaipur Municipal Corporation has taken possession of the two heritage havelis that were purchased by the former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi four years ago in the protected......