Military not missing RDX from my time, says Lt Col in bail plea

Annul Vemulas' SC status, says screening committee

Don't demonise Donald Trump, analyse him: India's foreign secretary S Jaishankar

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Demonetisation, higher fuel see SpiceJet Q3 net profit plunge 24% to Rs 181.1 crore
Low cost carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday reported a profit of Rs 181.1 crore in the quarter ended December 2016, down 24% from a profit of Rs 239.9 crore in the same quarter in previous fiscal. The airline said that demand in the quarter had softened “due to demonetisation.”

Wholesale inflation spikes to 5.25% in January
As per the commerce ministry data, inflation in the 'fuel and power' basket more than doubled to 18.14 per cent in January, up from 8.65 per cent in the previous month.

Honda drives in the new City sedan for Rs 8.5 lakh with upgrades
Japanese car maker Honda on Tuesday drove in the new City sedan priced at Rs 8.5 lakh for entry petrol version and Rs 10.75 lakh for diesel (both ex-showroom Delhi). The company said that it expects a "strong demand" for the new model which has already received 5,000 bookings over the last ten days.

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India reported 1.1m deaths due to air pollution in 2015
The government here may be in denial mode on linking premature deaths to air pollution, but a new study on global air pollution by the US-based institutes claims that the India's worsening air pollution caused some 1.1 million premature deaths in 2015 and the country now "rivals China for among the highest air pollution health burdens in the world."

Gurugram India's most polluted city, again
Air quality index in Gurugram touched the 356-mark on Monday, surpassing 28 other cities in terms of pollution again.

'Mud on Boots' project launched to support conservationists

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Half-brother of North Korean leader Kim assassinated
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. The source gave no further details. Officials in Seoul were not immediately available for comment.

Flynn in the bin: Donald Trump's NSA is gone in 24 days

Hitler lookalike arrested in Austria
Austrian police arrested an Adolf Hitler lookalike after he was spotted wandering around the Nazi dictator's hometown sporting his infamous moustache and side parting.The man called himself "Harald Hitler" and was arrested under a 1947 Austrian law which made it illegal to promote Nazi ideology.

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Justin Bieber seals his date with India

Shahid: It's a privilege to play an army jawan

Akshay Kumar's interesting message on Valentine's Day
While the world was busy sharing romantic messages on Valentine’s Day, ‘Jolly LLB 2’ actor Akshay Kumar shared an interesting and important advice to his female fans.

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Gravitational wave detection will help probe evolution of Universe, yet require more sensitive detectors
A year after the breakthrough detection of Einstein’s gravitational waves in deep space through the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) experiment, Prof Archana Pai of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) who served as part of a global team of scientists looks forward with the Indian government proposal to set up a LIGO detector in the country.

After Indian Navy rejection, DRDO says no hope lost on LCA
Weeks after the Indian Navy chief said the LCA-Navy was overweight and that it cannot be used by the force, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has allayed fears of the project becoming redundant even as the navy has floated a request for information (RFI) to procure 56 carrier-borne aircraft in the last week of January.

First middle-weight black hole found hiding in dense star cluster

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Ashwin-Jadeja best spin duo at the moment: Brad Hogg
"Ashwin and Jadeja are probably the best spin duo in world at the moment. Ashwin has got the height and uses it to get the bounce and his line and lengths are always spot on. Jadeja, on most conditions, is lethal because he doesn't give much away," Brad Hogg said.

BCCI selectors name unchanged squad for first two Australia Tests
This year's Border Gavaskar Trophy pits the two top sides against each other - India are No 1 in the ICC Test Championship with 121 ratings points, followed by Australia who are holders of the trophy with their 2-0 win at home in 2013-14.

Ashwin is like 'Bradman' of bowling, says Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh was quick to admit that this is one of the strongest Indian side in many years led by offie R Ashwin. "Ashwin is like the (Don) Bradman of bowling at the moment. His record is equivalent to what Bradman did with batting," Waugh added.

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5 biggest smartphone brands in India
The rankings in smartphone market in India have witnessed a major upheaval. For the first time in many years, there's no Indian brand in the top 5.

Why 'hire American' is a bigger issue for IT companies than H-1B visa restrictions
If the US wants more IT jobs to go to Americans, it has to start from within by first producing enough skilled professionals, said an immigration expert.

Here's what Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka and chairman Seshasayee have to say on charges against them
"I left India barely in my teens, and I came of age in the US. Twenty-eight years later, I was walking into an alien setting when I returned. I was reassured by the integrity and culture of Infosys, and I will not let it down on my watch," said an emotional Vishal Sikka.

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Schools can now order NCERT books online

Delhi high court stays Delhi govt's new nursery admission norms

Aligarh Muslim University: All three in running for V-C post conform to UGC norms

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Sassoon house still stands tall at demolished Indu Mills

Military not missing RDX from my time, says Lt Col in bail plea

Bata slaps defamation case against Jolly LLB-2; Akshay, crew & producers get court summons

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UGC notification: JNU students and teachers protest, VC issues appeal
While the Jawaharlal Nehru University students joined a protest march against the May 2016 UGC notification on the call of the teachers, vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar appealed to the university community to “come forward and save the institution from detractors and agitators who appear hell-bent on making JNU dysfunctional,“ in a two page appeal released by the university administration on Tuesday.

CBI gets nod to prosecute Delhi CM's ex-secretary Rajendra Kumar
The Centre rejected the application for voluntary retirement of Rajendra Kumar, former principal secretary to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, and gave the CBI sanction to prosecute him in a corruption case.

Neighbourhood rule for nursery admission stayed
The fate of a child's education can't be "relegated to only his/her position on a map", the Delhi high court observed on Tuesday, staying the AAP government's nursery admission notification with neighbourhood as the sole criteria.

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Pustaka Parishe- At this fair, you can take home a free book
Come March 4, National College Grounds in Basavanagudi will come alive with Pustaka Parishe, where visitors get the chance to take home a book free of cost.

19-year-old boy kills alcoholic father for assaulting mother
A 19-year-old boy allegedly stabbed his father to death for beating his mother in Subramanyanagar police limits in the early hours of Tuesday.

RTE fiat stayed, relief for minority schools
In a relief to minority educational institutions, the high court has stayed a government order asking them to admit students against the 25% quota under the RTE Act, 2009.

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Before US, Vamsi Reddy Mamidala of acting
It was not America as such that Vamsi Reddy Mamidala was fascinated with.The glitter and glamour of tinsel town appealed to him more and he wanted to make a foray into Tollywood.

Chain snatcher strikes walker at Kasu Brahmananda Reddy park
A housewife who came for morning walk at the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) Park in Banjara Hills became the latest victim of chain-snatchers.The woman lost her mangalsutra on Tuesday.

Fear of aggregators' wrath, weak financial status upends cab strike
The cab drivers' strike planned for Tuesday turned out to be a damp squib with most cabbies staying away from the symbolic dharna organised to protest unjust taxi aggregators.

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Drone seized from hospital employees
Police on Tuesday seized a drone from four employees of a private hospital on Greams Road for flying it near Chinthadripet.

Water supply to be disrupted in south Chennai
Water supply to parts of south Chennai will be disrupted for three days from Thursday to Sunday to facilitate maintenance work at the desalination plant in Nemmeli.

Now, call helpline to prevent seat grabbing in unreserved coaches
To prevent grabbing of seats in the unreserved compartments of trains, the Southern Railways has come up with a set of helpline numbers for passengers.

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EDI groomed 14 biotech entrepreneurs

10 crewmen of adrift vessel rescued

Nation-wide bank strike on Feb 28

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AU gives in to students' demands, ready to give offline option

BJP committed to development of UP: Rajiv Pratap Rudy
He said that BJP is the only option for people of UP as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to overall development of Uttar Pradesh. Rudy was in the city on Monday to campaign for BJP candidates. He also interacted with people in both urban and rural areas of the district.

Chance to open post office in shops, houses

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Blow for Patnaik as BJP gains in Odisha civic polls

Mass culling of fowl begins at Angul after bird flu confirmed
Mass culling of fowls at a state-owned poultry farm in Angul began on Tuesday following positive cases of bird flu confirmed by a Bhopal-based Central laboratory.

Police foils moral policing plans on Valentine's Day
Police foiled plans of Bajrang Dal activists to spoil Valentine’s Day celebrations in the city on Tuesday by making preventive detentions.

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Bad roads cost Khajuraho a third of foreign footfall
Khajuraho, famous the world over for its erotic sculptures, is losing its charm, thanks to the bumpy ride to the temple town that is about 369 km from Bhopal. In the last four years, the number of tourists has plummeted by a shocking 32%.

Naga sadhus take to streets, block traffic
Carrying a double-barrel gun slung around his shoulder a Naga sadhu led his fraternity to stage a sit-in on the busy Kamla Park road, bringing traffic to a standstill for a few hours on Tuesday.

In T-20 cricket, Bundelkhand Raee dancers have a reason to cheer
The masala of T-20 cricket have come to the rescue of traditional Raee dancers in Bundelkhand. They have now donned the role of cheerleaders in local tournaments.

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Grammy winners hit a note of faith
A day after they won a Grammy for its latest eponymous album, music group White Sun found a fresh fanbase in Punjab as listeners tuned into their website to find words they had counted on their entire lives.

HP cabinet to discuss giving 28 acres back to Ramdev's group

TOI brings smiles to Tricity's less privileged citizens

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