Security beefed up in Kashmir ahead of G20 meet; SPG to be deployed at venues

Security has been beefed up in north Kashmir ahead of a G20 meet in the valley later this month, in view of three back-to-back encounters with terrorists in which five ultras were killed, officials......

Mobile phone flung at Modi during Mysuru roadshow, police say no ill-intention

A mobile phone was thrown towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was holding a roadshow standing on a specially designed vehicle, as part of campaigning for the May 10 assembly elections, the......

Rahul Gandhi asked to vacate official bungalow by April 22

Disqualified Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi was on Monday asked to vacate the government bungalow allotted to him by April 22, official sources said on Monday. IMAGE: Security personnel outside the......

Tamil Nadu top cop rejects claims of security lapse at Modi's event

Just a day after Tamil Nadu Bhartiya Janta Party chief K Annamalai met Governor R N Ravi in connection with the alleged security lapse during Prime Minister Narednra Modi's visit, Director General......

Five Indians among 40 influential pharma faces

London-based SPG Media, publishers of the annual World Pharmaceutical Frontiers survey, has included five Indians among the top 40 influential people in the global pharmaceutical industry in 2008.......

Ageing small planes may be grounded

The government is likely to direct private unscheduled operators to ground aircraft that have been in operation for more than 20 years. The measure comes close on the heels of the crash of the......

BCCI appoints security advisor for 2011 World Cup

Gearing up to co-host the ODI World Cup next year along with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the BCCI on Tuesday appointed retired IPS officer Ranjit Kumar Das as its security advisor. "The Board of......

Former CBI man joins ICC Anti-corruption unit

The International Cricket Council on Thursday appointed Ravi Sawani, former Central Bureau of Investigation joint-director of special crimes, asGeneral Manager and Chief Investigator of its......