India

New Delhi, Dec 3: A section of the United Progressive Alliance government has suggested merging two Rayalaseema districts—Anantapur and Kurnool—with the proposed Telangana state, evoking strong reactions from leaders in Andhra Pradesh. The Rayala-Telangana proposal had initially gained currency in the run-up to the July 30 Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting. Its revival, at a time when the

Chennai, Dec 2: ISRO's Mars Orbiter mission had ventured out of Earth's sphere of influence yesterday, beginning its 300-day journey to the Red planet, marking a major milestone in India's space history. ISRO's Mars Orbiter, which was placed in inter-Mars trajectory in the early hours yesterday, has crossed Moon's orbit and is travelling beyond Earth's natural satellite. "The Mars Orbiter

Srinagar, Dec 2: A police officer was on Monday killed and two other cops were injured in a militant attack outside Chadoora police station in Budgam district of Kashmir. Militants opened indiscriminate fire on the police party, injuring three policemen, including station house officer (SHO) sub inspector Shabir Ahmad, police said. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where the SHO

New Delhi, Dec 2: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea of the father of the December 16 gangrape victim that the juvenility of an accused needs to be ascertained by a criminal court and not by the Juvenile Justice Board. A bench headed by Justice B.S. Chauhan also asked the Ministry of Women and Child development to file its response within four weeks on the issue of

Panaji, Dec 2: Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal, facing charges of sexually assaulting a woman journalist, was today taken to Goa Medical College Hospital for mandatory sexual potency test by the police. Police sources said this was mandatory in a case of sexual assault. 50-year-old Tejpal was yesterday remanded in six-day police custody by a court here after which Crime Branch officials grilled him

New Delhi, Dec 2: The Union government has said it will inquire into the alleged misuse of state machinery in Gujarat in the wake of snooping on a woman, allegedly at the behest of Amit Shah, former Minister and close aide of Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The illegal surveillance of the architect allegedly by the Gujarat Police violated phone-tapping rules as it was done without the mandatory

Jammu, Dec 1: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday hit back at Narendra Modi for his comment that women in the state did not enjoy equal rights, saying he is either ill informed or lying. “He (Modi) very conveniently used me and my sister as examples to illustrate a point that has no bearing on truth. Either he lies or is ill informed,” Mr. Omar tweeted after the BJP prime

New Delhi, Dec 1: Rising retail inflation has pushed homemakers to cut down their kitchen budgets and reduce consumption of essential commodities, including vegetables, fruits and pulses, by almost 40 per cent in the last three years, says an Assocham study. High prices have forced households to compromise on nutrient-rich food, it said. "Nearly 72 per cent of lower-middle class families, covered

Panaji, Dec 1: Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a woman colleague, was today sent to police remand for six days following which Crime Branch officials began grilling him. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Shama Joshi ordered six days' police custody of Tejpal after the prosecution sought his remand for 14 days. Public prosecutor Frances Tavera sought police custody of Tejpal saying his

Chennai/Bangalore, Dec 1: Crossing a major milestone in the country's space history, ISRO's Mars Orbiter mission today ventured out of Earth's sphere of influence for the first time in an attempt to reach the red planet's orbit. The critical manoeuvre to place the Mars Orbiter Spacecraft in the Mars Transfer Trajectory was successfully carried out almost an hour past midnight. During this