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Akhilesh smiles serenely amid chaotic protests by Mayawati's party

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:47:47 GMT

The new chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, kept his cool as Opposition members of the Assembly broke all protocol to protest against his party. Members of Mayawati's party, the Bahujan S...

Chennai runs on empty as petrol and diesel run out

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:43:50 GMT

A double whammy for people in Chennai. First they were hit by the steepest hike of petrol in a decade; and now they are greeted by 'No Stock' boards at almost all outlets in the city. The ones affecte...

India test fires Akash missile twice

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:42:59 GMT

India successfully conducted two tests of its medium-range surface-to-air missile Akash from a defence base in Odisha on Monday.

Jagan Mohan case: CBI asks for 14-day custody, Andhra Pradesh on edge

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:35:22 GMT

Jagan Mohan Reddy arrived in a local court in Nampally in Andhra Pradesh shortly before 11 this morning. The CBI has asked the court for permission to keep him under arrest for 14 days on grounds that...

CBSE Class 12 results 2012 declared for all regions

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:32:18 GMT

Over 80 per cent students today cleared the 2012 Class XII Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations, with girls once again outshining the boys and the Chennai region beating others in ...

Frustrations grow as US and Pakistan fail to mend ties

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:26:00 GMT

When Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Pakistan's president at the NATO summit meeting in Chicago last week, the two spent most of the meeting talking politics, and Mrs Clinton was nothing...

Rupee off day's high; close to falling below 55-level

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:22:30 GMT

The rupee gained against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, opening at 55.18, 19 paise higher.

Will Jagan Mohan Reddy's arrest help or hurt his career?

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:11:05 GMT

Will Jagan Mohan Reddy's arrest help or hurt his career?

Obama enjoyed pot as a school boy, claims book

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:09:06 GMT

Barack Obama inhaled. Frequently, happily and allegedly quite greedily. Various websites published excerpts on Friday from an upcoming book on the US president containing fresh details about his en...

Arjun Tendulkar slams his maiden hundred

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:54:49 GMT

Arjun, Sachin Tendulkar's son, slammed the first century of his blooming career in the Mumbai Cricket Association's Under-14 selection trials held at the Cross Maidan in Mumbai on Saturday. The 12-y...

Single entrance test for IITs? Crucial meeting to decide today

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:52:46 GMT

In what could decide the fate of several students aspiring to get into the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the government will today hold a crucial meeting to on whether there should be a sing...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Myanmar President in landmark visit

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:49:07 GMT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday held talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein as India suggested the two countries should work out a joint strategy to tackle terrorism and insurgency along thei...

Rafael Nadal has chance at history on French Open clay

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:48:03 GMT

It was a private art exhibition on the Left Bank, but it looked more like a rugby scrum in the Stade de France as the pack surrounding Rafael Nadal pushed and pulled for prime position.From a safe van...

Full transcript: Army didn't leak confidential letter to the Prime Minister, says General VK Singh

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:40:22 GMT

In an exclusive interview to NDTV, the outgoing Army Chief General VK Singh has said neither he nor anyone from the defence services leaked his letter to the Prime Minister. He also said that all cont...

Jagan Mohan Reddy to be produced in court today; alert in Andhra Pradesh

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:25:52 GMT

Jagan Mohan Reddy was arrested last night and his party, the YSR Congress, has called for a state-wide bandh today in protest. The arrest came after three days of interrogation at Hyderabad's Dilkusha...

Britons pay Indians to become surrogate mothers: Report

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:16:50 GMT

India's surrogacy industry is being used by Britons to become parents, a media report said on Sunday. There are now up to 1,000 clinics, all unregulated, in the country, many specialising in helping B...

UK phone hacking: Ex-prime minister Tony Blair faces grilling over ties to Murdoch

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:02:08 GMT

Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and ensure favourable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media ...

Emergency landing in Mumbai after plane engine catches fire

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:01:48 GMT

Jet Airways' Riyadh to Mumbai flight 9W523 with 150 passengers onboard made an emergency landing at the Mumbai international airport today after left engine of the aircraft caught fire. The incident o...

26 killed in bus accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Mon, 28 May 2012 04:35:33 GMT

26 people were today killed after a speeding tempo rammed into their stationary bus on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. 17 people were also injured in the incident.

I apologise for my misbehaviour at MCA, says Shah Rukh Khan

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:06:27 GMT

An ecstatic Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan on Sunday apologised for his misbehaviour with the Mumbai Cricket Association officials at the Wankhede Stadium after a match against Mumbai Indi...

Nepal crisis: Prime Minister calls for fresh polls in November

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:02:03 GMT

Nepal's prime minister called for new elections in November after the term of the Constituent Assembly expired at midnight on Sunday without political leaders completing the task of writing a new cons...

Video captures plane before it crashes, killing 4 in US

Mon, 28 May 2012 02:59:53 GMT

Security video captured a small plane taking off from a southern Utah airport just before it crashed about 300 yards from the runway, killing all four men aboard, a federal investigator said on Sunday...

Yusuf Pathan becomes first player to win IPL with two teams

Mon, 28 May 2012 02:57:26 GMT

Explosive batsman Yusuf Pathan became the first player to hold the Indian Premier League title with two different teams after his Kolkata Knight Riders outplayed Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. Pat...

Gambhir can't be compared to Dhoni as T20 captain: Ganguly

Mon, 28 May 2012 02:50:13 GMT

Calling MS Dhoni as India's best Twenty20 skipper, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said the time has not come to compare Gautam Gambhir to the Ranchi boy."Overall Dhoni is the best T20 ...

IPL 5: Kolkata end Chennai's reign and win their maiden title

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:44:36 GMT

Until Manvinder Bisla, unexpectedly, exploded in a flurry of incandescent strokeplay, Chennai Super Kings looked to done everything they needed to against Kolkata Knight Riders to complete a hat-trick...