India

Chennai/Hyderabad, May 19: The heavy rain, which sparked fear of December deluge, continued to batter Tamil Nadu, especially the northern coastal areas, since Monday night. The deep depression over Bay of Bengal is expected to turn into a cyclone and may move towards Andhra Pradesh for a landfall. Though the downpour was not as heavy as the state witnessed during December, the non-stop flow has

Guwahati, May 19: BJP-led NDA is headed for a landslide victory in Assam winning 18 of the 22 seats declared so far and leading in 68 of the remaining 126 assembly seats. BJP alone has won 12 seats and is leading in 50 others, while its allies AGP and BPF have won three each and are leading in nine each. Congress' dream to return to power for a record consecutive fourth term was dashed to the

Chennai, May 18: Sparing Tamil Nadu, the deep depression over Bay of Bengal has moved to Andhra Pradesh coast and is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by tomorrow, Met office said today. The danger of heavy rainfall in excess of 25 CM in Chennai and neighbourhood, forecast last night, has abated with the weather system moving away but coastal areas of the state would continue to experience

Ahmedabad, May 18: On the run for 14 years, the key accused in the 2002 Godhra train carnage, in which 59 kar sevaks were killed, was today arrested by the Gujarat ATS. The train carnage had triggered widespread riots in the state. An ATS official said that Farooq Mohammad Bhana was one of the key accused, who hatched the conspiracy to burn the train at Godhra Railway Station on February 27, 2002

New Delhi, May 18: The Supreme Court has held that the land acquired by a state government cannot be transferred to builders as it would amount to profiteering at the cost of farmers. If the acquired land cannot be used for the stated purpose, it must be returned to its original land owners, it added. Holding that land is a scarce natural resource, a bench of Justices Anil R Dave and Adarsh Kumar

New Delhi, May 17: A fresh controversy broke out today over the UGC's directive asking universities and colleges to follow Ayush ministry's yoga protocol that begins with chanting of 'Om' and some Sanskrit sholakas during Yoga Day celebrations on June 21. While Congress criticised the BJP-led government for being "insensitive", saying yoga, a great discipline of ancient India, does not belong to

New Delhi, May 17: India today reacted strongly to Pakistan seeking UN intervention on the Indian draft bill on map, saying it was an "entirely internal legislative matter" and Pakistan or any other party has no locus standi on it. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said India "firmly rejects" repeated and increasing attempts by Pakistan to impose on the international community

New Delhi, May 17: Interpol today issued a fresh Red Corner Notice against chief of banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror outfit Maulana Masood Azhar and his brother Abdul Rauf in connection with the attack on IAF base in Pathankot. The fresh Red Corner notice was issued after the NIA secured an 'open-ended' non-bailable warrant against Azhar and Rauf for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror

New Delhi, May 17: Aam Aadmi Party won five and Congress won four wards each while the BJP won from three wards in the MCD bypolls for 13 wards, results of which were declared today. Independent candidate Rajender Singh Tanwar won from Bhati ward where the maximum votes had been polled in the bypolls held on Sunday last. AAP candidate Abhishek Bidhuri won from Tekhand ward by a margin of 1555

Gaya, May 17: Absconding JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi, whose son Rocky Yadav was arrested in connection with killing of a Gaya youth in an incident of road rage, surrendered in a court today and was remanded into 14 days of judicial custody. As the morning court started for the day, Manorama Devi surrendered in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV Som Sagar. The court remanded her to 14