Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) The Royal Challengers Bangalore will have to live up to their reputation of being hometown bullies if they hope to remain in contention for the play-offs as they return to familiar environment to take on the unpredictable Kings XI Punjab here Tuesday after three weeks on [...]

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, arrested for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror attacks in the national capital, Monday moved a Delhi court seeking bail. Shah, moving his bail application before Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Judge I.S. Mehta, claimed that no concrete [...]

Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) Skipper Deepak Beijwad converted two penalty corners to pave the way for Karnataka’s 3-1 win over Jharkhand with the result taking the hosts to the top of the league table in the Indian Hockey Federation’s 64th senior National men’s hockey championship for the Rangaswamy Cup here [...]

Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Monday termed women as the symbol of peace, love, humanity and dignity, while calling for measures to ensure they get recognition for their “selfless work” as well as the “respect and courtesy they deserve”. He was speaking after conferring two awards, instituted by [...]

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Monday said IAS aspirant V.Y. Manjunath, who allegedly committed suicide over a goof up in the civil services exam results, had not even qualified the preliminary exam held in 2012. Engineering graduate Manjunath, 24, allegedly committed suicide at Napoklu [...]

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Dismissing reports of a rift between the PMO and the party following dropping of two ministers from the cabinet, the Congress Monday asserted that there was no change in its position that Manmohan Singh will be prime minister till 2014. Congress general secretary Janaradan Dwivedi [...]

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Shooter Abhinav Bindra, the only Indian to win an individual Olympic gold, has been recommended for the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). “We have recommended Abhinav’s name for the Bharat Ratna. He has become a [...]

Agartala, May 13 (IANS) The Tripura assembly Monday witnessed unprecedented bedlam as the opposition Congress created a ruckus demanding that the government promise security for the money deposited by the people in chit fund companies. While protesting, the agitated opposition lawmakers took away the about three-feet-tall silver metallic ‘maize’ emblem [...]

Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) Rebel legislators of Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Congress party Monday did not appear before assembly speaker for the hearing on the disqualification sought by their respective parties. Some rebels faxed letters to speaker N. Manohar, urging him to disqualify them. They pointed out that they had already [...]

Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Welcoming the Calcutta High Court’s verdict ordering a CBI probe into the custodial death of a Trinamool Congress worker in West Bengal, the Congress Monday hoped for punishment of the guilty policemen. “We hope that the names of those who are involved will come out and [...]