Delhi corporation fails to elect mayor for 3rd time

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi House failed to elect a mayor even in the third attempt following a ruckus on Monday after the presiding officer said that the aldermen nominated by LG will vote......

Plea in HC against allowing same sex marriage under Hindu Marriage Act

A plea came up before the Delhi high court on Friday seeking that same sex marriage not be permitted under the Hindu Marriage Act as in Hinduism tying of the nuptial knot is allowed only between a......

Day after Singhu lynching, plea in SC for early removal of protesting farmers

A day after a man's body with a hand chopped off was found at the farmers' protest site at the Singhu border, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing of a pending......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

Realty firms hope for revival in housing sales after rate cut

Realty sector is facing a huge slowdown for last 3-4 years, leading to a significant delays in possession of flats to customers.     Interest on home loans is expected to come down......

Another interesting twist to the Ringing Bells saga

The devices, which were showcased resembled that of Adcom's Ikon 4, which is already available in the Indian market at Rs 3,999. In another twist, IT products firm Adcom on Friday said that it sold......

Citibank scam: Senior Puri's bail plea rejected

A Gurgaon court on Thursday rejected anticipatory bail plea of Raghuraj Puri, father of Shivraj Puri, alleged mastermind of the Rs 400-crore (Rs 4-billion) Citibank fraud.After the plea was......

Realtors to seek service tax rollback on housing

Real estate developers have called an emergency meeting to assess the impact of the service tax on housing and will approach the government for rollback of the Budget proposal. "We will call a......

Madan Mohan lives on

Dinesh RahejaYash Chopra's latest film Veer-Zaara makes a radical departure from the norm-- the movie's music is composed by Madan Mohan, who passed away in1975. Chopra has had some of the......

National Games: Gymnast Dipa Karmakar wins five gold medals

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar with her five gold medals at the National Games in Thiruvananthapuram. Photograph: PTI Commonwealth Games bronze medallist gymnast Dipa Karmakar excelled with a total of......

Olympic medallist Vijay Kumar fails to make rapid fire team for Asiad

Olympic medallist Vijay Kumar has missed out on a berth in his pet event - rapid fire pistol - for the upcoming Asian Games, but is still part of the 43-member squad, which will be spearheaded by......

Narang misses 10m air rifle C'wealth Games berth

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra made the cut, but London Games bronze winner Gagan Narang failed to qualify in the 10-metre air rifle event for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Narang, who......

Shooting: Vijay, Heena clinch gold medals in nationals

London Olympics silver medalist Vijay Kumar on Sunday clinched the gold medal in the men's rapid fire pistol event at the 56th National Shooting Championship in New Delhi. While Vijay shot 572 and......

Former cricketers to get benefit payment at IPL play-offs

Sixty-five former cricketers, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, have been invited by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the IPL play-offs, during which they will be handed cheques......