When Julius Caesar's Senate fixed January 1 as the ‘first day of the year', the idea wasn't only to ‘start afresh'. It was also when those in civil office were to set in motion their responsibilities. In that tradition, coming down from 45 BC, let the existing coalition government headed …...Read More

A Pune court on Sunday remanded parents of a 17-year-old boy allegedly involved in the Porsche car accident in police custody till June 5 in a case pertaining to destruction of evidence. The duo is being probed for their alleged role in tampering with the blood sample of the minor …...Read More

A school in Delhi's Greater Kailash area has been cordoned over an email threatening to blow up the school. Police haven't found anything suspicious yet, but the search operation is still on. "An email was received at a school in Delhi's Greater Kailash area, threatening to blow up the school …...Read More

Irregularly shaped hoardings, especially those larger than 40x40 feet, will be removed immediately from the boundary of the railway administration, the Mumbai civic body said days after a 250-tonne hoarding fell in Ghatkopar, killing 14 people and injuring around 75. The rescue work at the site is still in progress …...Read More

The Samajwadi Party is on course to match its best-ever showing in a Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh. Ex-Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's outfit - which is among those driving the Congress-led INDIA opposition bloc's surprise challenge to the ruling BJP - was leading in 36 seats at 2.30 pm. …...Read More

27 persons, including four children, died in a massive fire. The Gujarat government on Friday informed the high court that it has framed "model rules" to regulate amusement rides and gaming zones to prevent tragedies like the May 25 fire incident in Rajkot. Besides obtaining regular licences and approvals such …...Read More

Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said the violence in Sandeshkhali was "manifestation of frustration". Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has demanded a report from the ruling Trinamool Congress on the violence in Sandeshkhali on poll day. But he was met with a rebuff. Senior party leader Shashi Panja said the …...Read More

Jammu and Kashmir has been without an elected government for over six years. The Election Commission of India has confirmed that it will visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to review preparations for elections. The move is being seen as an indication that the Assembly elections in the Union Territory …...Read More

The 17-year-old accused was caught on camera drinking ahead of the crash that killed 2 The 17-year-old, whose late night Porsche dash on a Pune road left two 24-year-old engineers dead, has told the police that he cannot remember what happened that night because he was drunk, according to sources. …...Read More

"We are giving water to Delhi over and above the agreed-upon quantity." Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Sunday rejected the Delhi government's charge that his state was not supplying the national capital's share of water, asserting his dispensation is releasing water to the city over and above the agreed-upon quantity. …...Read More