India

New Delhi, Nov 25: A special CBI court on Monday convicted dentist Rajesh Tawlar and his wife Nupur Talwar of killing their daughter Aarushi and servant Hemraj. The couple have been taken into custody. The verdict comes almost five-and-a-half years after the country's most sensational double murder occurred. The CBI had accused the parents — Rajesh and Nupur Talwar — of being the killers, going by

Bhubaneswar, Nov 25: Odisha asked fishermen who are out at sea to return to safer places as Cyclone Lehar over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, officials said here Monday. The storm hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with wind speed of over 110 km an hour Sunday, and lay centred about 1,180 km south-east of Gopalpur, off Odisha coast, officials said. It would

New Delhi, Nov 25: Tarun Tejpal, the former Tehelka Editor-in-Chief, on Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail apprehending arrest by the Goa police in the sexual assault case. The application was mentioned by his lawyer in the Court of Justice G. S. Sistani, who posted the matter for hearing on Tuesday. Mr. Tejpal has been accused of rape and outraging the modesty of the

Bhopal, Nov 25: Polling for the Madhya Pradesh assembly began this morning at 8am to decide the fate of 230 seats where 2,583 candidates are in the fray. The BJP government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan is fighting for an unprecedented third consecutive victory. Long queues were seen from morning at many polling booths in major cities of the state, including Bhopal. Polling in three assembly

Noida, Nov 25: Ghaziabad police have beefed up security at the city court where judgment in the sensational Aarushi-Hemraj case is scheduled to be announced. Even Noida police has planned to deploy additional security in Jalvayu Vihar where the dentist couple's daughter was murdered. Police will also be escorting the Talwar couple from their residence to court amid heavy security. Ghaziabad SSP

New Delhi, Nov 24: Slamming Narendra Modi over his attack on the Congress leadership, Sonia Gandhi today accused him of "closing eyes and resorting to lies" to negate the development carried out during 15 years of her party' rule in Delhi. Lauding chief minister Shiela Dikshit's tenure, she also projected the state as a model of development, accusing the opposition of "knowingly ignoring" the

New Delhi, Nov 24: With relaxation in FDI norms to boost investor sentiments, India has emerged as the most attractive investment destination surpassing neighbouring China and the US, says a report. The global survey of leading consultancy firm Ernst and Young (EY) has ranked India as the most attractive investment destination followed by Brazil and China at second and third positions

Puducherry, Nov 23: One fishermen was killed and extensive damage was caused in Yanam region, an enclave of this union territory in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, by the cyclonic storm Helen, officials said today. Malladi Veerababu drowned when he was trying to lift the boat berthed on a river bank, official sources said. District Collector from Puducherry S B Deepak Kumar accompanied

New Delhi, Nov 23: The arrest of Tarun Tejpal, the 50-year old founder of Tehelka news magazine who is embroiled in a sexual assault case, is imminent, sources in the Delhi Police said Saturday. A three-member team of Goa Police, which arrived here around 11.30 a.m., reached Tehelka office and scrutinised documents, including the laptop and I-pad of the magazine's managing editor Shoma Chaudhury

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 23: Kerala's plan to tap the potential in the tourism sector of the ancient spice route treaded by merchants and explorers in search of spices and herbs has received support from the Unesco. The Spice Route Project is aimed at sharing the heritage among the 31 countries along the ancient route. The initiative is expected to bring in a substantial number of foreign tourists