National News

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), an outfit of the Sangh Parivar, on Sunday came down heavily on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

Several intelligence reports of an attack by terrorists ? as well trained as the 10 who stormed Mumbai last year ? have the security establishment on tenterhooks.

Some time ago a Congress leader shared information about a closed-door meeting held at Congress President Sonia Gandhi?s residence, during the Lok Sabha polls, to evaluate the party?s prospects in Uttar Pradesh (UP).

Bright, colourful boards decorated with posters greet you as you walk along the corridors of the red-bricked building of St. Francis De Sales School in Janakpuri.

Mani Ram Yadav (42) finally has a roof over his head after spending more than 15 years on the footpaths of Delhi.

The Central Bureau of Investigation wants to close the 22-year-old Bofors case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi saying it can?t find him, but it won?t part with information about the case saying it will adversely affect his arrest and prosecution.

To start clinical trials for influenza A H1N1 vaccine, two pharmaceutical companies have formally sought permission from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Chaos reigned at Pragati Maidan on Sunday, the first time since the India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Pragati Maidan was thrown open to the public.

Trains moving slowly, stations brimming with commuters and serpentine queues ? it was the same story at Delhi Metro?s Line 3 on Sunday.

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- This is a story of three sisters. Brijender (19), Rajni (20) and Manpreet Kaur (21). From Shastri Park in East Delhi, the sisters are pursuing their graduation from Delhi University.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has started a new scheme called Sardar Patel Vriksh Yojana, under which residents can plant a sapling in the name of their loved ones.

If thieves use old-fashioned instruments like metal scales to crank open a window and lift the avuncular Maruti 800 cars, they get a little more foolhardy when targeting plush Chevrolets and zippy Skodas.

Eco-friendly cars are struggling to find takers in Delhi ? a city with the largest number of vehicles in the country.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus turned into a battleground on Sunday with students fighting pitched battles with the police.

Three months after the Rs 852-crore Bandra-Worli sealink opened to the public, it has developed leaks and there are cracks on the road surface, says a report submitted to the state government.

Srinagar, Nov. 22 -- Dal Lake in Srinagar will now have a ring of natural defence against polluting elements. The Jammu & Kashmir government is planning a 3-km-long and a 150-metre-wide reed zone on the shores of the shrinking lake to treat the sewage coming from the catchment areas before the water gets into the lake. The reed belt will cover the 21 square km lake's northern shore.

The Maharashtra government is likely to serve a showcause notice to former Mumbai police commissioner Hassan Gafoor on Monday, for a media interview in which he claimed some senior police officers had hesitated to respond during the 26/11 terror attack.

A former television journalist and his accomplice have been arrested on charges of allegedly extorting money from policemen on the pretext of implicating them in fake sting operations, the police said.

Ever since the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) exploded on Assam?s subversive scene in 1989, the outfit has almost ritually struck in the days leading to Republic Day and Independence Day to convey a strong message to ?occupational India?.