India
Over 1,100 killed in Naxal attacks in last 6 years: Chhattisgarh govt
The Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday said that over 1,100 people, including security personnel, have lost their lives in Naxal violence in the state in the past six years, with the highest casualties of 392 reported in Bijapur district.
Sodomy case: HC admits bail plea of ex-minister Raghavji
Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday admitted the bail plea of former finance minister Raghavji, who was arrested on charges of sodomy levelled by his domestic help. Admitting the bail plea, the bench of Justice T K Kaushal directed the police to submit...
Two live bombs found, defused in Sunderphalan
Two live bombs were recovered and defused by the police in Sunderphalan village in Dumka district on Tuesday, police said. The country-made bombs were recovered, barely half a km from the police station, when a villager Chotamonu Hembram went to his paddy...
No-driver strategy may be on the cards again for Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods may employ the no-driver strategy he used to ease to a 2006 British Open victory at Hoylake as he attempts to end a five-year wait for a major win at Muirfield this week.
LPG users get Rs 91 cr direct subsidy since June 1 DBT launch
Within six weeks of its launch, the ambitious direct benefit transfer programme for cooking gas (LPG) has crossed 2.28 million transactions, with Rs 91 crore of subsidy given directly to consumers. Describing DBT for LPG as a "tremendous success," Oil Min...
SC summons chief secretaries over non-implementation of police reforms
The bench had in 2006 passed a slew of measures for bringing about reform in the police machinery.
Man offers reward to ex-BJP MLA for voting in favour of Hemant Soren; arrested
A man has been arrested for allegedly offering a suitable reward to a former minister to vote in favour of the newly formed government headed by Hemant Soren in Jharkhand.
Rishi Kapoor has brought realism to his character in D-Day: Rampal
Arjun Rampal feels fortunate to be sharing the screen space for the first time with Rishi Kapoor.
UP: 3 people die in rain-related incidents, toll rises to 139
Moderate to heavy rainfall occurred at various places where the rivers continued to flow above the danger mark.
New Indian envoy reaches Pakistan through Wagah border
India's new High Commissioner to Pakistan TCA Raghavan on Monday reached Lahore via the Wagah border. Addressing media persons in Amritsar in India before crossing over, Raghavan said he wanted to tackle the challenges and threats that India-Pakistan bila...
MS Dhoni extends helping hand to ailing friend
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was extending all possible help to the inventor of his famous helicopter shot and one of his close childhood friend Santosh Lal, who has been diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and was airlifted to Delhi on Monday for tre...
Tamil Nadu: Man stangulates wife, burns her body
Police said that he killed his wife for protesting against his decision to marry for a second time.
Delhi books highest telegrams as 160-year-old service ends
Some 20,000 telegrams were booked on Sunday, of them 2,200 from Delhi followed by Kerala with 1,867, a source said.
Telegram was incurring losses for more than a decade: SD Saxena
BSNL's former director of Finance SD Saxena joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the end of telegram.
D-Day: Nikhil Advani is the hero of the film, says Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal lauds the director for attempting to make a first-of-its-kind action-thriller.
BlackBerry Q5 India launch tomorrow, to be priced below Rs 30,000
Unveiled in May, the BlackBerry Q5 is BlackBerry's third smartphone to run the new BlackBerry 10 system.
