PHOTOS: Heavy rains leave Nagpur in a watery mess

4 people have died owing to the floods; fire brigade officials have been called in to pump out water from the roads. Indian Air Force personnel rescue people stranded on a roof top of house......

Greenpeace protests water diversion to power plants

Maharashtra is reeling under one of its worst droughts in 40 years. But even during this socio-economic crisis, water meant for drinking and irrigation is reserved for coal power plants by the......

Maharashtra lecturer, set on fire by stalker, dies

The 25-year-old woman lecturer who was set ablaze by a stalker in Maharashtra's Wardha district last week died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Nagpur on Monday morning, officials said.......

'Excess reservoir water may result in floods'

According to the latest Central Water Commission report, as many as 41 reservoirs across the country are choked up with excess water that might result in disastrous floods especially in the western......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......