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Bharat Ratna scientist CNR Rao gets SIR notice over extra 'f' in name

Karnataka, Sept. 9 -- Bharat Ratna awardee and renowned scientist Professor C.N.R. Rao has been asked to establish his identity after a spelling discrepancy in his name was flagged during the Special ... Read More


NIA arrests PNB manager as probe widens into Rs.17.29 crore fake currency haul, Nepal link under scanner

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Punjab National Bank (PNB) official in connection with the recovery of suspected counterfeit Indian currency worth Rs.17.29... Read More


Vijay Mallya says UK travel restrictions prevent his return to India, rejects 'bhagoda' tag

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Vijay Mallya has rejected being described as a "bhagoda", claiming that he is legally barred from leaving the United Kingdom and that his continued stay there is not by choice. ... Read More


Land grab probe: Custodial interrogation of Abhishek Banerjee's PA needed, WB tells SC

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The West Bengal government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that custodial interrogation of Sumit Roy, personal secretary of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, was needed in the Sa... Read More


Rajnath Singh meets Sri Lanka president, commits to work jointly to ensure region's safety

Colombo, Sept. 9 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday met Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and discussed bilateral ties, including ways to ensure the "security, safety, peace and... Read More


Blaze erupts in Surat textile market; several shops damaged, firefighter injured

Surat, Sept. 9 -- A massive blaze erupted at a multi-storey textile market in Gujarat's Surat city, damaging more than a dozen shops and leaving a firefighter injured, officials said on Wednesday. Th... Read More


Floods disrupt Nepal-China trade route, raising supply concerns ahead of festival season

Kathmandu, Sept. 9 -- The devastating flash floods in Nepal's Bhotekoshi River have severely disrupted trade with China, raising concerns about the timely supply and prices of Chinese goods ahead of t... Read More


Why should BCCI, state bodies be not governed by National Sports Governance Act, asks SC

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Supreme Court has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and all the state cricket associations why they should not be governed by the National Sports Governa... Read More


Oxygen cylinder blast in Delhi's Okhla leaves one dead, four injured

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- One person was killed and four others injured after an oxygen cylinder exploded while it was being unloaded from a truck at a commercial godown in southeast Delhi's Okhla Phase-I... Read More


Delhi to regulate PGs after Satya Niketan tragedy with licensing, caps on deposit

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Days after seven people were killed in the collapse of a five-storey PG building in south Delhi's Satya Niketan, the Delhi government has proposed new regulations aimed at bringi... Read More