Former Bihar Dy CM says he has cancer, will skip LS polls

Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday said he was diagnosed with cancer six months ago and, as a result, would not be participating in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok......

14 priests injured in 'gulal-triggered' fire in Mahakal temple

At least 14 priests including 'sevaks' were injured in a fire that broke out in the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakal temple in Ujjain early Monday during the famous 'bhasma aarti' ritual, an......

No complaint against Indians: Dumka gang-rape survivor

A Spanish woman, who was allegedly gang-raped in Jharkhand's Dumka district last week, said on Tuesday that she has no complaints against the people of India as she has safely......

MP firecracker factory blast toll rises to 11; 174 hurt

An explosion and subsequent blaze at a firecrackers factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda town killed 11 people and left 174 others injured on Tuesday, officials said. IMAGE: Firefighting operation......

Hotels, restaurants barred from levying service charge

Amid rising consumer complaints, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Monday barred hotels and restaurants from levying service charge automatically or by default in food bills and......

Budget 2021: Gross tax revenues likely to get back on track in FY22

While the tax-to-GDP ratio of 9.88 per cent has been assumed for FY21, the same as last year, when it touched a decadal low, for FY22 a ratio of 10.7 per cent has been assumed, an average of the......

National-level shooter loses left thumb after pistol's gas cylinder explosion

IMAGE: Image for representation. Photograph: Alfie Lee/Reuters A national-level shooter partially lost his left thumb during a cylinder blast at a private range in Greenfield, Faridabad on......

Former India player Manoj Tiwary says 'goodbye to cricket'

'This game has given me everything, I mean every single thing which I had never dreamt of.' IMAGE: Manoj Tiwary celebrates his century during the fifth ODI against West Indies in Chennai on......

SAFF C'ship: Skipper Chhetri powers India to easy win over Pakistan

IMAGE: Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri scored in hattrick as the hosts clinched a comfortable win over their arch-rivals. Photograph: AIFF/Twitter Sunil Chhetri's glittering hat-trick laced India's......

'Why has WFI chief Singh's resignation not been sought yet?'

IMAGE: India's top wrestlers are staging a sit-in protest at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi for the last two days against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexual......

Ranji: Uttarakhand top group after draw with Bengal

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh's Priyam Garg top-scored with 64 in the first innings against Haryana. Photograph: BCCI/Domestic Abhimanyu Easwaran......