India

Malda, Oct 18: More than two dozen crude bombs were discovered Friday at an orchard in West Bengal's Malda district, police said. The crude bombs, contained in a plastic bag, were found in a mango orchard in 16 Mile area under Kaliachak police station. "About 30 crude bombs have been found from the bag. A bomb disposal squad is diffusing them. We are also in the lookout for Mohshin Sheikh, the

Nashik, Oct 18: A 65-year-old woman has accused three men of setting her on fire for not voting for a candidate they were backing for the Maharashtra assembly, in a police complaint, in Babhulgaon Khurd village in Yeola, around 90km from Nashik. She is battling for her life with 80% burns. On the basis of Zelubai Jagannath Wable's complaint, police arrested Ashok Bornare (38), Pandurang Bornare

New Delhi, Oct 17: The ancient Nalanda University, renowned across southeast Asia and beyond, had a school of public health and a Chinese student who studied there around the 6th century AD had a lot of admiration for the state of public health in India, which today is in a state of "disaster", said Nobel laureate and renowned economist Amartya Sen. Sen, who is vice chancellor of the revived

New Delhi, Oct 17: In a major relief to jailed AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court today granted her bail in a disproportionate assets case in which she was sentenced to four-year jail term. A bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu stayed the sentence and warned Jayalalithaa against causing any delay by seeking adjournment in her appeal in Karnataka High Court. The bench directed

Balasore, Oct 17: India on Friday test-fired the indigenously developed sub-sonic long-range cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. The missile took off at 10:04 am and after reaching a height of 800 metres, took a sharp turn towards the Bay of Bengal. Sources at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said it will only be known after 11:00 am

New Delhi, Oct 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed US-based economist Arvind Subramanian as the chief economic adviser (CEA) and shunted out Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram, signalling the government’s intention that it may finally push for big ticket reforms in the next Budget. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Modi, cleared the changes late on Wednesday night. Mayaram

Manesar (Haryana), Oct 16: With China reacting sharply to government's plans to construct a border road in Arunachal Pradesh, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today sent a strong message, asserting that no one can warn India. "Today, no one can give warning to India. We are a very powerful country," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. Singh was asked about China's strong reaction to

Sriharikota (AP), Oct 16: Scripting another success in India's space programme, ISRO today launched its third navigation satellite IRNSS 1C on board its PSLV rocket from here in the wee hours, moving closer to setting up its own navigation system on par with the GPS of the US. IRNSS 1C is part of the series of seven satellites Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch to put

New Delhi/Mumbai/Chandigarh, Oct 16: The BJP was within striking distance of power in both Haryana and Maharashtra, exit polls said Wednesday at the end of keenly fought assembly elections that pitted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party against all key players in the two states. Various exit polls gave the Bharatiya Janata Party a margin of 42-54 seats in the 90-member Haryana assembly and 124

New Delhi, Oct 16: Haryana witnessed an “all-time high” voter turnout in the Assembly elections held on Wednesday as the electors made a last-hour dash to seal the fate of a total of 1,351 candidates in the fray. Voting, however, was moderate in Maharashtra, where 4,110 candidates are facing a tough contest. Of the total 1,61,58,117 voters, 76 per cent exercised their franchise at 16,320 polling