Mumbai: 3-yr-old boy falls into storm water drain

A three-year-old boy fell into a storm water drain at Ambedkar Chowk in Mumbai's Malad on Wednesday night and a search operation is currently underway, a civic official said on Thursday. The......

BJP leaders confined to house in Patiala by farmers rescued

Around a dozen Bharatiya Janata Party leaders confined to a house in Patiala's Rajpura for nearly 12 hours allegedly by protesting farmers were rescued early Monday following a late night Punjab......

Delhi gangrape: New Year plans dropped, toned down

Some hotels, clubs and business houses today dropped or toned down New Year's eve party plans, as the death of the Delhi gang-rape victim cast a shadow on revelry. The Press Club of India cancelled......

Big B, brand ambassador for traffic! Minister invites ire

Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Satej Patil's letter to Amitabh Bachchan asking him to be the state brand ambassador for traffic safety has drawn the ire of his fellow party legislator. The......

Essar to invest $1.2 bn in Trinidad plant

Indian steel manufacturer Essar will invest $1.2 billion in a steel plant to be commissioned by the end of next year in Trinidad and Tobago.Announcing this at a meet with the island nation's......

Consumer durables likely to face higher import duty

The finance ministry has compiled a list of non-essential goods which could be subjected to higher customs duty, to reduce the country’s import bill and bring down the current account......

Use of Enterprise iPad on the rise in India

During the launch of the iPad in January 2010, Steve Jobs pitched it as a consumer device-- a tool most consumers would use to read books, play games, watch videos and browse through family......

Saif, Darsheel to receive Rajiv Gandhi Award

Actors Saif Ali Khan, Lara Dutta and Darsheel Safary have been named amongst the recipients of this year's Rajiv Gandhi Awards for their contribution to Hindi Cinema. Dalip Singh Rana alias 'The......

Ramachandran set to become IOA chief

World Squash Federation president Narayana Ramachandran is set to be elected unopposed as the president of Indian Olympic Association in the polls to be held here next month as he was the only......