India

New Delhi, November 16: Yet another textbook in a CBSE school has sparked a controversy by allegedly insinuating that non-vegetarians lie, cheat and commit crimes, with the government terming it as "unfortunate" and asking state bodies to remain alert about such content and monitor them. "Sensitivities of communities have to be kept in mind. I think its unfortunate, an occasional aberration

New Delhi, November 16: Voicing concern and angst over the death of an Indian woman who was denied an abortion by doctors in Ireland, India Friday summoned Irish Ambassador Feilim McLaughlin and hoped that the inquiry into the incident would be independent. The Irish envoy was summoned by M. Ganapathi, secretary (west) in the external affairs ministry. During his meeting with the Irish ambassador

Hyderabad, November 16: Police lobbed tear gas cannisters after the repeated lathicharges proved ineffective to quell unruly mobs near Charminar on Friday afternoon.A tense situation prevailed in the Old City as the huge crowd began thorwing stones on the police. Trouble broke out immediately after the noon prayers in the historic Mecca Masjid. Anticipating trouble following the controversy over

Guwahati, November 16: An Indefinite curfew was clamped and the Army called out in Kokrajhar district on Thursday after miscreants gunned down a 50-year-old man at Telipara under the Gossaigaon police station. Another man was injured in a stabbing incident in Kokrajhar town, headquarters of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD), under the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Assam Home

Mumbai, November 16: The condition of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray continues to remain stable. Late last night, Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray said his father's health was improving and stable. "Balasaheb is responding to medical treatment," Uddhav had said. Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and other prominent persons from the field of

New Delhi, November 15: State-owned oil marketing companies today cut the price of petrol by 95 paise per litre (minus state levies), effective midnight, Indian Oil announced. The fuel will now cost Rs. 67.24 in Delhi, Rs. 73.53 in Mumbai, Rs. 70.57 in Chennai, Rs. 74.55 in Kolkata, Rs. 73.73 in Hyderabad and Rs. 74.22 in Bangalore. Petrol prices were last revised on October 27, when they were

New Delhi, November 15: Buyer of an old establishment cannot be asked to clear the existing electricity dues if he has applied for a fresh power connection, the Supreme Court has held. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi, however, said that if the new owner sought transfer of power connection to his name, he would have to clear the dues for the purpose. The court clarified the legal

New Delhi, November 15: Finance Minister P Chidambaram today expressed surprise over the arrest of a person who reportedly attempted to take some pictures of him near the Chennai airport on Tuesday and sought his immediate release. In a statement issued here today, Chidambaram said he was surprised and disappointed to learn that a person who reportedly attempted to take some pictures of him was

Mumbai, November 15: The ailing Shiv Sena supremo, Bal Thackeray’s health deteriorated on Wednesday night. Doctors from Lilavati Hospital were attending on him at his residence ‘Matoshree’ at Bandra here, while huge crowds of supporters gathered outside. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray and his family and top party leaders rushed to ‘Matoshree’ as news spread of Mr. Thackeray’s

Chennai, November 14: Continuing the suspense over its stand on any Opposition-sponsored resolution in Parliament against FDI in retail, crucial UPA ally DMK on Wednesday said its decision would be taken keeping in mind the interest of small and medium traders. "Small and medium retail traders in Tamil Nadu are apprehensive that Foreign Direct Investment would greatly affect them. We would discuss