New Delhi: Nineteen more people die in north India as incessant rains lashed the region triggering landslides and rising levels of major rivers.
Srinagar: Three persons are killed and 30 others injured in fresh violence in Kashmir even as curfew was relaxed in parts of Srinagar, the hub of ongoing protests in the Valley which entered 100th day.
New Delhi: In incidents apparently intended to cause terror ahead of Commonwealth Games, two unidentified motorcycle-borne attackers shot and injured two Taiwanese nationals outside the Jama Masjid here which was followed by a crude pressure cooker bomb blast in a car in the same area.
Srinagar: On the eve of an all-party delegation visit to Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah rules out his resignation and hopes the controversial AFSPA would be removed from the entire state for which people should create a conducive atmosphere of peace.
Shivpuri (MP): Twenty-three people are killed and 50 injured when a goods train hit the stationary Indore-Gwalior Intercity Express head-on in Madhya Pradesh after it overshot the signal amid heavy rains and poor visibility in the early hours.
Srinagar: On a mission to restore peace to the Kashmir Valley, the high-level all party delegation led by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram hold discussions with various shades of opinion including the hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who was met by some key members of the visiting team.
New Delhi: Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell expresses concerns over the Games Village preparation, saying that the condition of the residential zone there has "shocked" many contingents.
New Delhi: Threat of flood continues to loom large over the national capital as the level of Yamuna remained well above the danger mark and is set to go up further with Haryana releasing over two lakh cusec of water.
New Delhi: With questions being raised over the cleanliness in the Commonwealth Games Village, Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar directs Delhi Government to take control of the maintenance of the complex which will house the athletes.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announces Rs 500 crore relief assistance to flood-hit Uttarakhand, a day after Congress President Sonia Gandhi requested him for a liberal package to state.
New Delhi: Amid intense criticism over Commonwealth Games preparations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds a meeting with union ministers and others involved in the sporting event but kept away Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, triggering speculation about his being sidelined.
Ahmedabad: A key witness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case retracts from his statement included in the CBI charge sheet, saying he was "threatened" by the investigating agency into making false remarks.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directed all those involved in Commonwealth Games preparations that everything should be done to ensure success of the mega sporting event, Minister of State in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan says.
New Delhi/Kolkata: Shocked at the killing of seven elephants after being hit by a speeding goods train in West Bengal, Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh is pressing the Railways to take concrete steps to avoid such unprecedented tragedies.