7 killed in Rajasthan's monsoon fury as rains lash 14 districts

Intense monsoon rains brought normal life to a standstill in several parts of eastern and central Rajasthan, flooding out roads, rail tracks, low-lying residential areas and hospitals and claiming......

Rajasthan minister booked for 'abetting' suicide

A first information report (FIR) has been lodged against Rajasthan Cabinet Minister Mahesh Joshi and others for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 38-year-old man in Jaipur, police said on......

Roar! We Are The Fab Four

The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. IMAGE: These four tiger cubs were released in the Bengal Safari Park near Siliguri. Photograph: ANI Snow blankets Hemkund Sahib. The......

Rajasthan orders closure of schools in urban areas, Sunday curfew

The Rajasthan government on Sunday announced the closure of schools in urban areas, Sunday curfews, time limits on markets and a cap on occupancy at restaurants and movie theatres in view of a......

How Gadkari plans to fund India's dream infrastructure projects

The minister tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee that he wants to set up a financing corporation for the road and shipping sectors, which will throw up a business opportunity of Rs 25 lakh crore! Union......

Jousting over Jaipur's jewel

A legal tussle is currently on between a civil society group led by a professor, ostensibly working to further public interest, on the one hand, and the state government and an influential but......

Controversial deal to redevelop Jaipur lake before apex court

The dispute over the way in which the Rajasthan government is seeking to re-develop Jaipur's historic Mansagar lake and its environs, may come up before the Supreme Court today, report Paranjoy......

LIC to buy land worth Rs 2,000 cr

Life Insurance Corporation of India, which is among the largest property owners in India, is planning to acquire land worth Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) this year to develop commercial and......

Chennai, Pune back as IPL venues for 2015

Chennai Super Kings fans. Photograph: BCCI Pune and Chennai have been added to the list of host venues for this season's Indian Premier League, scheduled in April-May, after missing out on the......

Lalit Modi's havelis in Jaipur sealed

The Jaipur Municipal Corporation has taken possession of the two heritage havelis that were purchased by the former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi four years ago in the protected......