India
Satyam scam: Sebi asks Ramalinga Raju, family, others to return Rs 1,800 crore
The latest penalties for insider trading follows an earlier disgorgement order passed by Sebi in July 2014, wherein the regulator had barred Raju and four others from the markets for 14 years and also asked them to return Rs 1,849 crore worth of unlawful...
Government to begin 'surprise, periodic' audits of Children Homes
A three procedure system- rehabilitation, education and training- will be followed.
Cow bites country made bomb while grazing, dies
A herd of more than 500 cows had been grazing in the field when one of it accidently bit the bomb on Tuesday.
Ahead of Bihar poll date announcement, Cabinet approves 6% DA hike for Central government employees, pensioners
The latest hike will make the DA component 119% of the basic salary of the Central government employees.
Two Nepali girls rescued from the house of a Saudi Sheikh in Gurgaon
The incident was brought to light after the diplomat's domestic help informed the police.
20 Indian nationals killed by Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah port
20 Indian nationals were killed by Saudi-led coalition air strikes on fuel smugglers at Yemen's Hodeidah port
Why should women Navy officers be sent home after 14 years, asks Delhi HC
The court also observed that on the last Republic Day parade, "the government was proud to showcase women power, but in reality, the picture is entirely different" as women officers are still not allowed to join combat units, unlike in Israel and United S...
Indian Army to induct indigenous artillery gun Dhanush, first since the Bofors scandal
The gun, a towed howitzer with a strike range of 38-km, has been developed by Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), Kolkata.
India to grow at 7% in FY15, current account deficit to remain low: Moody's
The government expects economy to grow at 8-8.5 per cent in the fiscal ending March 2016.
Varanasi-Delhi Air India flight makes emergency landing at Delhi airport
The flight with around 153 people was on its way from Varanasi to Delhi.
Andhra Pradesh: Farmers protest in front of collectorate against land acquisition
Protesting farmers said that they are not against development of the Machilipatnam port for which land has already been acquired but are opposing the AP government's bid to acquire more land in the name of setting up ancillary industries.
DNA report establishes that body found in Raigad is of Sheena Bora, who was allegedly killed by Indrani Mukherjea
Mumbai Police officials claim that Indrani, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her driver Shyam Rai killed Sheena in April 2012.
Mizoram asks Centre to extend Food Security Act deadline
"We are not ready as many of the selection committees in the villages are yet to submit the list of selected families of beneficiaries under the Act," consumer affairs minister John Rotluangliana said.
OROP: Veterans stand firm, say won't accept anything less than revision every two years
The defence veterans have dug in their heels on One Rank One Pension, saying they will not accept anything less than pension revisions every two years.
Siddartha Das, claiming to be Sheena Bora's father, goes missing from his residence with his family
Das lives with his family in Durganagar near Dum Dum in Kolkata. He currently stays in a rented flat and is married to a woman named Babli Das.
Uber lawsuit withdrawal: Indian woman's lawyer mum over issue
The lawyer of a young Indian woman allegedly raped by an Uber driver in New Delhi in December last year has declined to comment on why she has "voluntarily" dismissed the lawsuit she had filed in a California court against the app-based taxi service compa...
