A total solar eclipse began its flight on Wednesday across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken despite thick summer clouds.
The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century was visible along a roughly 250 km-wide (155 miles) corridor, according to the U.S. space agency NASA, [...]
After giving the nod to prosecute CPM leader Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Governor R S Gavai received a death threat on Sunday night for his decision.
A caller have threatened the governor’s life for giving the go-ahead to the CBI to prosecute politburo member and Kerala CPM secretary Vijayan in the multi-crore SNC Lavalin case.
The caller [...]
AR Rahman has been conferred Hon D. Lit from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The University also awarded D. Lit to Gopichand Narang, a world famous Urdu language expert.
AR Rahman earlier this year won many hearts with his music in the Hollywood film on Indian theme Slumdog Millionaire.
The film has done business worth hundreds of [...]
The Cape Town has been selected to host the opening match of tournament. News reports point out further that the final of the tournament would be hoisted in Wanderers in Johannesburg. The dates for the opening and the mach of tournament have been scheduled on April 18 and May 24, respectively.
The semi-finals of the [...]
Lok Sabha polls will be held in five phases from April 16 to May 13, the Election Commission announced on Monday.
Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami here today announced the Lok Sabha election dates. Lok Sabha polls from April 16 to May 13. Counting date is May 16.
5 phases in Lok Sabha polls.
In the first [...]
A Special CBI court today awarded death punishment to Moninder Singh Pander and Surinder Koli, convicted in infamous Nithari killings.
The CBI today sought death penalty for Nithari serial killings case convict Surinder Koli while leaving it to the court the quantum of punishment for businessman Moninder Singh Pandher in the rape and murder of [...]
India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza beat Israel’s Andy Ram and Nathalia Dechy of France to lift the Australian Open mixed doubles title here on Sunday. This was their second consecutive year in the finals, and followed a rather lacklustre year for Ms. Mirza. Their opponents were unseeded, and the match was won handily [...]
Read More... Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was today discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where he underwent redo bypass heart surgery on January 24.
Singh’s illness came as his Congress party prepares its campaign for a month-long general election likely to begin in early April.
Doctors operated on the 76-year-old leader on Jan. 24 after [...]
At least 11 people, including three policemen, were injured in fresh violence in the city where protesters defied curfew at a few places as rest of the Jammu region observed a shutdown on Monday over the Amarnath land row.
Security forces fired in the air to scatter protesters who, defying curfew, took to the streets [...]