At a staggering Rs 10,000 crore, the Lok Sabha polls this summer would cost more than what Barack Obama and others spent in the US presidential race.According to information available with the US Federal Election Commission, Obama and other candidate ..
As the country readies itself for putting a human on a space flight, scientists are busy developing next generation rockets that can carry more astronauts and put heavier satellites in orbit.The Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV M ..
Lalit Modi's reign as President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association came to an end on Sunday after he lost an acrimonious election to Sanjay Dixit by five votes, marking the take over of a new regime at the faction-ridden cricket body.Modi, who is a ..
LUCKNOW: In the wake of reports that some of Mahatma Gandhi's belongings were likely to be auctioned in the US, the authorities in Washington and New York have been asked to take steps for the return of the personal assets of the father of the nation ..
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Work in the Delhi High Court was completely paralysed today, as lawyers boycotted court in protest against theassault on their counterparts in Chennai.The Delhi High Court Bar Association sources said they took the resolve aft ..
The Indian rupee on Friday depriciated to an all-time low of 50.69 against the US currency in early trade on continued capital outflow by foreign funds and increased dollar demand from importers.At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the d ..
NEW DELHI: Taking note of several cases of tourists being fleeced and harassed by touts, a parliamentary committee has strongly recommended enactment of a specific law to ensure their safety.Expressing surprise at the absence of any specific law to d ..
New Delhi: Lawyers across the country will observe 'black day' on February 27 to protest against the police lathicharge in the Chennai High Court premises last week.The decision was taken by the Bar Council of India which condemned the February 19 in ..
The Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended that a Monroe County, N.Y., Family Court judge be censured for repeatedly requiring her secretary to perform personal chores, including baby-sitting her children and typing documents and corresponden ..
Concerned over the plight of exporters due to a shrinking market, the government on Thursday offered succour to the industry to pull through this phase by speeding up refunds and easing curbs on raw material imports.It also threw in a Rs 325 crore pa ..