India

Hyderabad, May 27: Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today appeared before the CBI here amid heavy security for the third consecutive day today for his questioning in the alleged disproportionate assets case registered against him. Jagan's financial advisor Vijay Sai Reddy (another accused in the case) also accompanied him to the Dilkusha guest house. The Kadapa MP is being grilled by the CBI since

New Delhi, May 27: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India and Myanmar would explore new initiatives and define a roadmap for further boosting of bilateral ties with focus on trade, investment and connectivity as he begins a three-day visit to that country. Pointing out that India attaches the highest importance to its relations with Myanmar, a "close friend and neighbour", Singh said in a

Allahabad, May 23: Three children were killed and six others injured in a blast in a slum area of the city on Wednesday. The blast occurred in Kareli area. While three children were killed, six persons, including five kids, were injured, senior superintendent of police of Allahabad Naveen Arora said. "People have been rushed to various hospitals and we are in the process of joining the dots," he

New Delhi, May 23: Congress tribal leaders led by former Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi today opposed the candidature of P A Sangma for presidential election, saying the NCP leader is ''playing into the hands of communal forces''. Asked who are these communal forces, the former Chhatisgarh Chief Minister told reporters, "BJP and its allies are representing communal forces." Sangma has sought

Mumbai, May 23: Continuing free-fall for the sixth day in a row, rupee today crashed below the psychological level of 56 against US dollar to yet another all time low on heavy demand for the American currency from importers, especially oil refiners, amid foreign fund outflows and weak equities. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the domestic unit recorded its steepest fall ever by

New Delhi, May 23: Air India today filed a contempt petition against striking pilots in the Delhi high court on grounds that the agitators have failed to comply with its previous order restraining them from undertaking the stir. Filing the petition through counsel Lalit Bhasin, Air India management said despite the court's restraint order, several opportunities were given to the striking pilots to

Mumbai, May 23: Alarmed by the deaths of two tigers in Maharashtra forest reserves, state Forest Minister Patangrao Kadam announced that over 500 armed guards will be recruited for the four forest reserves of the state and will be given shoot at sight orders against poachers. This comes a week after an alert by the state Forest Department that poachers in Madhya Pradesh have been paid an advance

New Delhi, May 23: Marking the third anniversary of the UPA II government, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday put the ruling coalition in poll mode, warning her party and allies that they have two years to get their act together as UPA-2 can hope to renew its mandate in 2014 only on the basis of performance rather than promises. Her remarks came after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his

New Delhi, May 23: A trial court here on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to apprise it of action taken by it on a complaint against Yoga Guru Ramdev for his controversial remarks against parliamentarians. Metropolitan magistrate Purshotam Pathak sought an action-taken-report (ATR) from the police by June 22 on a complaint by a law student, Vibhor Anand, in which he said that remarks made by the

Mumbai, May 22: Continuing its free fall for the fifth day in a row, rupee set a new low of 55.47 before ending at 55.39 against the dollar on relentless demand for the American currency from importers, especially oil refiners, even as foreign fund flows remained muted. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the domestic unit opened sharply higher at 54.60 per dollar from its last close