India

Chennai, Apr 9: The Madras High Court today directed that bodies of six persons, gunned down in an encounter in the Seshachalam forests in Andhra Pradesh, be preserved until tomorrow when it will take up the matter. The bodies would be preserved in a mortuary in Thiruvannamalai District Headquarters government hospital, about 170 km from here. The court's direction was in response to a petition

Lahore, Apr 9: A Pakistani court today suspended the Punjab government's detention order against 2008 Mumbai attack accused and LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi under a public security act and ordered his immediate release. Justice Muhammad Anwarul Haq of Lahore High Court suspended the detention of 55-year-old Lakhvi under Maintenance of Public Order after the government failed to

Mumbai, Apr 9: The Shiv Sena staged a noisy protest on Thursday outside celebrity author Shobhaa De's residence, after she attacked a move to force multiplexes to show Marathi movies in the prime time slot. Carrying banners as well as 'vada-pav' and 'misal', the Sainkis shouted slogans against De.The protesters condemned De's comments opposing the Bharatiya Janata Party-Sena government's diktat to

Hyderabad, Apr 9: B Ramalinga Raju and nine others found guilty in the multi-crore accounting fraud Satyam case on Thursday by a special court in Hyderabad. During the last hearing on March 9, Special Judge BVLN Chakravarthi said, "On April 9, the judgement will be pronounced. I am making it very clear. April 9 will be the final date for the verdict. No question of further adjournments. Court will

New Delhi, Apr 9: The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) on Wednesday upgraded India’s aviation safety ranking to Category-1 status, more than 14 months after removing the country from the elite list citing deficiency in several parameters. The decision of the United States aviation watchdog, conveyed to Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju by US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, paves

New Delhi, Apr 8: Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh has landed himself in another controversy over his remarks dubbing newsmen as "presstitutes", evoking strong reaction today from a media association and the Opposition which demanded that he be "dismissed". Singh, who is currently in Djibouti to oversee evacuation of Indians from Yemen, had yesterday compared the rescue operation

New Delhi, Apr 8: After the famous blue WagonR car that was once the preferred vehicle of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporter has claimed ownership of the party's logo and demanded it back. Party volunteer Sunil Lal, who claims to have designed the AAP logo, has asked the party to stop using the same in any form of branding including on stationary, website

Chittoor, Apr 8: A rights group said on Wednesday it has traced a “survivor” from a group of loggers shot dead by Andhra Pradesh police in an incident dubbed as a “massacre” of wood-cutters from neighbouring Tamil Nadu. On Tuesday, Andhra Pradesh police had claimed to have shot dead 20 illegal red sandalwood smugglers in a forest close to the temple town of Tirupati, sparking violent protests in

New Delhi, Apr 8: Coming to the rescue of farmers hit by unseasonal rains and hailstorm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced higher compensation for crop damage and eased criteria for them to avail government support. The Prime Minister said that he has also asked banks to restructure loans of affected farmers and instructed insurance companies to pro-actively settle their claims

Sanaa, Apr 8: As tons of desperately needed medical supplies await clearance to be flown into Yemen, aid workers have warned of an unfolding humanitarian crisis, saying at least 560 people, including dozens of children, have been killed, mostly in a Saudi-led air campaign and battles between Shiite rebels and forces loyal to the embattled president. More than 1,700 people have been wounded and