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Sitar snaps strings with the mortal world

Global ambassador of Hindustani classical music, Pt Ravi Shankar, passed away in San Diego, California early Wednesday at the age of 92.

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In revenge, woman hurls acid at 4-year-old

Four-year-old Ayush More got caught in the crossfire when, after a tiff with his mother, a neighbour flung acid at his face in a fit of rage.

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Police drill holes in our security net

No lesson learnt from 26/11 terror attack: Mock exercise throws up alarming lapses.

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Neyveli sees TN dues impasse ending soon

Neyveli Lignite Corporation is set to clear a major overhang on its stock by recovering the bulk of its outstanding dues before the end of this fiscal.

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Vehicles, flats set on fire in Virar, cops clueless

Residents of Virat Nagar in Virar (W) were in for a shock early on Thursday as an unidentified man set a car, two bikes, a tempo, balconies of two flats and two trees on fire.

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Shelter case: State accepts judge’s tips

The state government has accepted the recommendations given by judge Swati Chauhan who was appointed by the Bombay high court for monitoring the affairs of the Navjeevan Maheela Vastigruha.

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Come clean-shaven or else..., Panvel school warns boys

Parents of boys studying in St Joseph’s High School, New Panvel, say, lately, the school management has been insisting that boys come to school clean-shaven, and this is causing them all much mental...

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Teachers failed to unburden kids: CBSE

Atudents studying in CBSE schools across the country have been burdened with projects. Even class X students have not been spared although CBSE board exams are three months away.

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Home ministry to track foreign students

The Ministry of Home Affairs is developing a foreign students information system to monitor the activities of those coming from other countries to study here.

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No SC relief for Mulayam Singh, Akhilesh Yadav in DA case

The CBI probe into the suspected amassing of wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income will continue to hang over like the Sword of Damocles on Maulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh.

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Cabinet’s leash on PC’s pet project

The Union cabinet on Thursday approved the constitution of a Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) to coordinate and fast-track projects worth Rs1,000 crore and more.

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Custodial death earns state Maha-shame

After the recent custodial death of Rafiq Shaikh, who was arrested by Dharavi police in a fake currency case, concerns have been raised over the safety of inmates and those in detention.

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Mayawati gets her quota of joy

After a long time, the parliament is witnessing some political give and take, and the controversial constitutional amendment bill to provide for reservations in promotions for SC/STs government...

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Man held for duping Just Dial clients

The Mumbai crime branch recently arrested a 43-year-old man for misusing the services of Just Dial, a national search engine.

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2G price cut but players still wary

The cabinet on Thursday approved the recommendation of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) to reduce the reserve price for unsold 1800 MHz spectrum by 30% for the next auction.

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GSK Consumer ups the ante in oral care

GSK Consumer, maker of Sensodyne Toothpaste, is getting into mouthwash, heating up the battle for oral care marketshare in India.

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Susan Rice withdraws as US secretary of state candidate, citing tough Senate...

Obama issued a statement saying he had accepted her decision and is grateful she will continue as the US ambassador to the United Nations. Hillary Clinton is planning to step down as secretary of state.

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Indian software consultant convicted of groping woman on Chicago flight

An Indian software consultant, on a work visa in the US, was convicted by a Chicago court of groping a woman while they were seated next to each other aboard an airplane.

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South Gujarat polls turn into party of booze & chicken

Adivasi men and women say it’s been a time of feasting with political parties wooing them with booze and chicken parties for over a week now.

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PAN card agent held for raping 19-year-old domestic help

The Santa Cruz police arrested a 33-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl on the pretext of helping her to get her PAN card made.

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