Unit one of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu crossed its installed capacity and generated 1,006 MW of power on Monday, the Russian partners in the project said here. ...
Three persons were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the sensational gangrape of a young woman in a moving car in the city's posh satellite township Salt Lake, police said....
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif successfully underwent open heart surgery at a private hospital in central London on Tuesday, the premier’s second cardiac procedure in five years, his family and hospital officials confirmed. ...
The Indian economy expanded by 7.6 percent in 2015-16 to log the fastest growth among larger countries, while also outpacing China, official data showed on Wednesday. In the last quarter of the fiscal, in fact, the growth was 7.9 per cent....
Taliban militants killed at least 17 people after abducting nearly 200 bus passengers in the early hours of Tuesday in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan. ...
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met with a delegation of African students here and assured them of full security and support in India....
The BJP on Tuesday said that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's defence of her son-in-law Robert Vadra over allegations that he owns 'benami' property in London vindicates the party's old charge that whatever Vadra does has the backing of the Gandhi family....
The PMK will seek an audit or cross-checking of May 16 polling as recorded by the electronic voting machines and on the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system, said party leader Anbumani Ramadoss. ...
The new government in Kerala will take a considered view of the issue of entry of women into the famed Sabarimala temple and not rush into taking any decision, Minister for Temple Trusts K. Surendran said on Tuesday. Surendran told reporters here that currently the issue is being looked into by the Supreme Court. "The issue...
Tokyo, May 31 (IANS) With the Chinese slowdown making the world look for other growth drivers, India can become a powerful driver of economic growth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here on Tuesday. "The ability of China to shoulder that percentage of growth may not be there and, therefore, the world also is now looking for other s...
