Pak courts flooded with petitions challenging poll results

Pakistan courts have been flooded with petitions by losing candidates who challenged the provisional results in their constituencies within days after the highly polarised general elections in the......

MCD polls: 750 candidates of BJP, AAP and Cong file nominations on last day

Amid huge rush, all 750 candidates of the three major parties in the national capital -- the Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress -- filed their nominations on Monday for the......

RJD accuses Nitish govt of delaying counting in 10 seats

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Manoj Jha on Tuesday alleged that leaders of the Janata Dal-United and Bharatiya Janata Party were delaying the handover of certificates to winning candidates. IMAGE:......

BJP, AAP clash in RS over water quality in Delhi

Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party members clashed in Rajya Sabha on Friday over the quality of water being piped to households in the national capital, prompting an angry response from......

Banks to start exchange of Rs 2000 notes on May 23

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, and existing notes in circulation can either be deposited in bank accounts or exchanged by......

India stares at fuel shortage with spike in under-recovery at OMCs

As oil marketing companies (OMCs) stare at huge under-recoveries, India is facing fuel shortage across the country with states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka Uttarakhand, Gujarat and......

Coming soon near you: Privately-run petrol pumps!

With the government reducing the net worth for new entities in fuel-marketing space to Rs 250 crore, the market is open for new players like Total, Adani, and Saudi Aramco -- and even supermarkets......

Fighting for cheating-free petrol pumps

'There exists a 'brotherhood' of sorts for a very long time and corrupt dealers and corrupt OMC officials are in it together,' Ashwani Attrish, founder, Empowering Petroleum Dealers Foundation,......

Censor Board to draw up new list of forbidden words

The outcry over the abusive words reportedly banned by the Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) has temporarily been relieved by hurriedly withdrawing the list. It is reliably learnt that the......

Jr World Cup: Dhanush wins India's third gold

Photograph: Kind courtesy ISSF/Twitter Dhanush Srikanth won the men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, giving India their third gold of the competition so far, in......

'Shock and agony': Reactions to Warne's sudden death

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shane Warne/Twitter Australia's spin legend Shane Warne has passed away at the age of 52. His death comes hours after another former Australian cricket great,......

'Rod Marsh one of Australia's greatest ever'

IMAGE: David Warner chats with Rod Marsh, then chairman of selectors, during an Australia nets session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 24, 2015. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images......

Siraj, Bumrah face racial abuse; India lodge complaint

'We are in complete solidarity with our boys. Racial abuse is unacceptable' IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj speaks with Cricket Australia staff after Day 3 of the 3rd Test at Sydney Cricket Ground.......

Asia C'ship: India men & women teams start on winning note

IMAGE: PV Sindhu in action. Photograph: BAI/Twitter Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu led the women's team to a thrilling 3-2 win over Hong Kong as India made a positive start in the Asia......