A scientist-cum-textile engineer has been acquitted by a court in New Delhi of the charge of accepting bribe for clearing a sample of electrical cables relating to Indo-Pak border lightning project.
There was a delay in sowing of kharif onion because of late arrival of monsoon and later floods in many states damaged the crop.
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A court in Manawar town in Dhar district today awarded capital punishment to a man for raping and murdering a four-year-old girl last month.
'When he saw a few unedited scenes, he blasted me.' 'I was completely destroyed that night.' 'But when he saw it the second time, he said it was not that bad.' 'Now that he has seen the entire film, he is satisfied.'
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
India's schedule at the Asian Games: Day 4
Gehlot, however, refused to disclose names of those behind the toppling bids allegedly involving transfer of money for horsetrading. "A complaint has been lodged with the SOG so that investigation about those who are involved in this organised crime of money transfer could be conducted," Gehot said at a press conference.
Will these contestants dance into your screen when the show starts later this month?
The crisis surfaced on Friday when the Rajasthan Police issued notices to Gehlot, Pilot and the government chief whip, seeking time from them to record their statements over an alleged bid to destabilise the state's Congress government.
'What you do today defines what you are going to be tomorrow.'
The awards, aptly named, 'Transforming Our World -- 2011 Excellence Awards', were presented for community leadership to Swatantra Jain of Vinmar International Ltd and Avinash Ahuja of Magnum Producing Company.
Another boy has died of dengue with his family claiming negligence by hospitals in the New Delhi.
A year after the triple blasts in Mumbai, the Tamkas, who lost their son Avinash in the Zaveri Bazaar blast, feel there's no point blaming anybody for the biggest tragedy of their lives, writes Savera R Someshwar
Vikhe Patil, who was leader of opposition in the state assembly, resigned from the Congress recently.
The hits and misses of the week.
Maoists fired at a police station in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday evening triggering a gunbattle but there was no casualty, police said.
Karnataka government directing the foundation to include garlic and onion in the food.
Chingari, Roposo, Khabri and Trell are seeing huge traction as people are looking at options to earn incentives from home. Music streaming app Gaana, which is strongly placed in the market with 150 million users, recently opened up its short video platform for subscribers.
India has tested a 1,000 kg indigenously-developed glide bomb, which successfully hit a target 100 km away, in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast, making the country self-reliant in guided precision bombs.
A young engineer, who was abducted three days ago, was found murdered in west Delhi early on Friday morning, the police said. Three of his abductors have been arrested.
Singh is survived by his wife Jasbir Kaur, a daughter, two sons and elderly parents.
Blame it on improved business climate, restructuring within companies or just the basic need to pursue better opportunities -- the Indian information technology industry is seeing heavy churn at the top.
Rediff readers suggest interesting names for Baba Ramdev's new denim brand.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta has come in for flak from rationlists after accepting a necklace, apparently produced from thin air by a godman.
He said, a message should go across the country, not just in Rajasthan that 'this will not be tolerated'.
It's time to surprise your sibling with these delightful Raksha Bandhan treats.
Sadhvi Pragya had moved the court earlier this month seeking her discharge in the Malegoan bomb blast case.
The spending on a typical RT-PCR test would take up 23 per cent of the monthly income of an average Indian, compared to 2 per cent in China. This is one of the deepest cuts in the pocket of an individual, in comparison to 14 other countries, reports Abhishek Waghmare.
The hospital said the seer was found to be critically ill with breathlessness, severe hypotension and massive gastrointestinal bleeding when he was brought.
Ram Madhav has also been assigned the task of coordination with Jammu and Kashmir government, where BJP shares power with PDP.
'For years we train for the Olympics and when we are this close, how can we stop training?'
A 39-year-old bank executive from Mumbai went missing on September 5 evening.
Despite the Delhi police's tarnished reputation in recent months, viewers find themselves rooting for Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary because he displays both vulnerability and remorse, observes Ranjita Ganesan.
A man, who sustained severe injuries during one of the three blasts in the city, on Friday, succumbed to injuries, taking the death toll in the bombings to 18.
World Athletics Championships to be held in Doha from September 27.
A massive search operation was on for the four policemen kidnapped after Sunday's encounter with Maoists in Bihar's Lakhisarai district as the deadline for release of eight ultras in exchange for them expired on Wednesday.
Bollywood pays their last respects to the Legend.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
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