Cocaine, LSD recovered from Thar driver who ran over 2 pedestrians

Delhi Police on Monday said the speeding Thar that mowed down two people in the Chanakyapuri area a day earlier, was found stashed with cocaine, LSD and other drugs. IMAGE: The Delhi police has......

Heavy rain batters Delhi, causes waterlogging; 2 killed

A 'red alert' was issued as heavy rain lashed the national capital on Tuesday, leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls across the city, with more showers expected later in the day. IMAGE:......

Govt has a right to reclaim Waqf properties: Centre tells SC

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that nobody can claim right over government land and it is legally empowered to reclaim properties which are declared waqf by using the waqf by user......

'Maharashtra Verdict May Open New Chapter'

'The political situation in the country will depend on the electoral outcome in Maharashtra.' IMAGE: Maha Vikas AAghadi leaders Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and son Aaditya Thackeray, Nana......

Trees to be felled for hi-tech flats for MPs

The proposed construction of a residential block for Rajya Sabha MPs will come at a price -- 23 full grown trees, mostly neems, will have to be felled for the multi-story building in the heart of......

Modi to launch India Post Payments Bank on August 21

The Department of Posts was one of the 11 entities to get the in-principle nod from the Reserve Bank of India in 2015 for setting up a payments bank. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch India......

Indian Railways' heritage routes likely to be monetised

The railways heritage lines that are part of the UNESCO-accorded sites list include Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and Kalka Shimla Railway. As part of its plan to monetise......

'You cannot kill trade'

'When you oppose a policy, you are labelled anti-government.''The problem is, the policymakers have never done any business in their lives.'   IMAGE: A traditional family-run store reopens in......

Spotted: Vijender Singh at Talkatora Stadium

Reader Siddharth Rajdan sent us this photograph. I met World No.1 Vijender Singh during the Boxing Nationals at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. He spoke well and showed no attitude. Thank-you,......

6-yr-old Kashmiri boy clinches gold at Asian Karate C'ship

IMAGE: Hashim Mansoor, a six-year old boy from Jammu and Kashmir, who won the gold medal. Photograph: Twitter. Days after eight-year-old Tajamul Islam scripted history by becoming the first......

OC officials visit CWG venues to check preparation

Top Organising Committee officials are visiting the various Commonwealth Games venues to take stock of the preparation and check delays in the construction work. The Games Organising Committee......

Boxers Amandeep, Jai Bhagwan, Dilbag lose in semis

India's hopes of winning a bagful of gold medals from boxing at the Commonwealth Games suffered a setback, as their three pugilists lost their semi-final bouts at the Talkatora stadium in New Delhi......

Warnings cost Vijender dear, British boxers reign

British boxers ruled in the ring as they enjoyed a successful run in the semi-finals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium, in Delhi, on Monday. Theywon 13 out of 20......