Court rejects appeal, Rathore sent to jail
CHANDIGARH: A sessions court here on Tuesday rejected S.P.S. Rathore's appeal against his conviction in the case of molestation of a 14-year-old-tennis player (who subsequently committed suicide) and enhanced the sentence for the former ...
Not enough evidence against Saeed: Pakistan court
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Lahore High Court's decision to release Jama'at-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed from house arrest. Citing lack of evidence, the court dismissed petitions filed by the Pakistan ...
Heatwave claims three lives in Rajasthan
NEW DELHI: The heatwave continued unabated across north India on Tuesday, as three persons died of sunstroke in Rajasthan. Hissar in Haryana recorded its hottest day in more than a decade with 48.1 degree ...
“An opportunity to upgrade ties”
BEIJING: The visit of President Pratibha Patil will provide an opportunity for India and China to upgrade and deepen their engagement, and help bilateral ties turn the corner following a year of strains over the border dispute, Chinese ...
Saeed's release disappointing: Nirupama Rao
NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has expressed disappointment over the verdict of the Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday, which upheld the Lahore High Court's decision to release Jama'at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed from house ...
Indian soldier killed in Congo
NEW DELHI: An Indian trooper, along with a Congolese soldier and a civilian, was killed in an attack by militants in Kivu province of Congo on Monday. Hussein Lal and his platoon, deployed on the United Nations peacekeeping duty in the ...
Air India flights hit by flash strike
NEW DELHI: As a flash strike by a large number of staffers protesting the delay in payment of their May salaries led to cancellation of about 18 Air India flights, including some on the international sector, the management of the national flag ...
Rajya Sabha polls: Left, MDMK to back AIADMK
Chennai: The Left parties and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam have decided to support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the Rajya Sabha elections next month. Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary G. ...
25,000-sq.metre Mumbai plot sells for Rs. 4,050 crore
Mumbai: Realty firm Lodha Group on Tuesday bagged a 25,000-square metre plot at Wadala here for Rs.4,050 crore, which is termed the costliest deal in the city so far. Lodha Crown Buildmart, a part of the Lodha Group, has bagged the ...
A year after Aila, people in the Sunderbans living on the edge
GOSABA (SUNDERBANS): Houses patched up with tarpaulin, palm leaves, bundled hay, tin and mud; embankments repaired from fresh mud barely withstanding the onslaught of tides and heavy rains; homes rebuilt, only to be washed away in tidal ...
Sibal launches CBSE's international curriculum
DUBAI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday launched its self-designed international curriculum that aims to compete with its western counterparts to produce the global citizen of tomorrow. Human Resource Development ...