5 of a family among 6 killed in violence over land in UP's Deoria

Six persons including five of a family were killed on Monday in violence over land in Fatehpur village of Rudrapur area here, police said. Image used only for representation. Photograph:......

Reached out thrice, but...: Women's panel on Manipur violence

National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma on Friday said she had reached out thrice in the last three months to authorities in Manipur over incidents of violence against women......

3 PFI activists held in Kanpur violence case, total 54 arrests till now

The Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday arrested three people associated with the Popular Front of India in connection with the Kanpur violence, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 54,......

Maharashtra DGP uses Facebook to invite ATS job aspirants

Maharashtra Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey has posted a message on his Facebook page about two posts of superintendents in the Anti-Terrorism Squad lying vacant, and invited aspirants to......

Abbott's antibiotic in India on the list of banned drugs

A notice issued by the Indian Health Ministry at the weekend said that a government-appointed committee of experts had found that the banned combinations were “likely to involve risk to human......

Pharma cos should learn to appreciate FDA norms: Experts

Indian pharmaceuticals manufacturers have in the past year faced heightened scrutiny by the Federal Drug Administration and several plants have been banned from selling drugs in the US. Industry......

Shipping min norms may hit offshore ops

In a move that may cripple the nation's oil and gas production, the shipping ministry has issued new norms for operation of vessels in the Indian waters that will force leading operators like Oil......

RIL, ONGC offshore ops may face shut down

Reliance Industries and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation may face an imminent shut down of offshore oil and gas operations after the shipping ministry issued new norms for vessels operating in......

Maharashtra government asks police to 'look into' PK's content

After protests against Aamir Khan's blockbuster PK, the Maharashtra government stated that it had asked the police to "look into" the content of the movie. "I have instructed additional......

Training Woes: Non-protesting wrestlers demand camp restart

IMAGE: The national camp was closed on April 8, a day before the Asian Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, and has not yet restarted. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images The national......

Pujara, Jadeja get NADA notice

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja and Cheteshwar Pujara. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Five centrally contracted Indian cricketers including Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul have been issued......

Ranji roundup: Shaw back with a bang; Uthappa hits ton

A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday. Shaw, Rahane boost Mumbai on Day 1 IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw hit a quickfire half-century on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against......

Mushtaq Ali: Tare, Bista guide Mumbai to easy win

A round-up of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Aditya Tare in action for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Photograph: BCCI Domestic giants Mumbai continued its winning......

Cricket Buzz: Arjun Tendulkar picked in Mumbai squad

IMAGE: Arjun Tendulkar bowls during the T20 Mumbai League. Arjun Tendulkar, son of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and a left-arm pacer, has been named in the 15-member Mumbai squad for the upcoming......