
SC agrees to hear PIL on US surveillance of Internet data
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to give an urgent hearing to a PIL on the issue of US National Security Agency snooping on Internet data from India and seeking to initiate action aga
Monsoon arrives in Delhi ahead of schedule
New Delhi: Monsoon arrived in the national capital on Sunday, 13 days ahead of schedule bringing relief from scorching heat but commuters were at the receiving end due to water-logging in various pla
Temperatures drop in North India after rains; Mumbai gets pre-monsoon showers
New Delhi: Mercury dropped slightly on Friday in most places across North India after Thursday's rains, even as hot and humid conditions persisted elsewhere in the region.
Maximum temperature came do
Sahara Group pulls out of IPL, Team India sponsorship
The scandal-hit IPL on Tuesday suffered yet another blow with the Sahara Group-owned Pune Warriors India withdrawing from the cash-rich event due to Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision to encash the team's bank guarantee following a prolonged financial dispute. Sahara, which bought the franchise for Rs 1,700 crore in 2010, said it was "disgusted" by the BCCI's attitude towards it and will not rejoin the league even if the entire franchise fee was waved off, giving a new twist to the already troubled league which has seen a spate of controversies since its inception.
1993 Mumbai blasts: Sanjay Dutt gets 5 year jail term
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt for 5 years in prison in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blast that claimed 257 lives.
He has already served 18 months i
SC restrains Italian ambassador from leaving India
The Supreme Court today restrained the Italian ambassador from leaving the country without its permission, taking exception to his government’s refusal to send back marines charged with the killing of two fishermen.

