Mamata skips Sidda-DKS swearing-in, Pinarayi not invited

Opposition unity is all to be showcased in the swearing-in of Congress leader Siddaramaiah as Chief Minister of Karnataka on Saturday, as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his Tamil Nadu......

Places of Worship Act: SC asks six petitioners to file intervention plea

The Supreme Court on Friday asked six petitioners challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 to file an intervention in a pending matter.......

What is Places of Worship Act and what does it say

Fresh litigations to claim ownership and prayer rights at historical sites of Gyanvapi masjid at Varanasi and of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid in Mathura by Hindu parties have brought......

Deoghar Disaster: IAF's Mission Impossible

'Imagine hanging from a thin steel cable under a helicopter with certain death staring at you below, being pulled up slowly in the din and downwash of the helicopter.'IAF Veteran Air Commodore......

Insurers back out; India may stop importing Iran oil

Indian refiners may soon be forced to stop importing crude oil from Iran after insurance companies said refineries processing oil from the Persian Gulf nation will no longer be covered.Western......

Iran crisis may hit expansion of Indian refiners

Amid insurance woes, the US sanctions on Iran may well cast a shadow on expansion plans by Indian refiners.According to an official source, the Rs 8,000-crore (Rs 80-billion) capacity expansion......

NAL inks pact with Boeing

National Aerospace Laboratories in Bangalore is close to signing a research and development cooperation agreement with Boeing. It also plans to set up two testing facilities for Pratt & Whitney,......

Physics practicals with Aishwarya Rai

We asked readers to tell us if they had grown up or studied with movie or television celebrities. And we got a great response! Sharing his experiences is Shailesh Virani, who studied with......

National Open Athletics, a disappointing show

Yet another meet has come and gone with nothing much to shout about as the 50th National Open Athletics Championship did not rise to the expected level, with the Commonwealth Games round the......