India

New Delhi, Oct 24: The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded a whopping Rs.5.96 crore as compensation to be paid by Kolkata- based AMRI Hospital and three doctors to a US-based Indian- origin doctor for medical negligence which led to the death of his wife in 1998. A bench of justices S J Mukhopadhaya and V Gopala Gowda asked the hospital and the three doctors to pay the amount within eight weeks to

Chandigarh, Oct 24: With Rahul Gandhi accusing BJP of instigating politics of anger and hate for political gains, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Wednesday night said the Congress Vice-President had spoken the truth. “Entire Congress leadership has always made sacrifices for the country’s unity and integrity… Congress leaders and workers have been fighting the divisive

New Delhi, Oct 23: The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the central government to go through the accounts of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to ascertain the source of its funds, and check if there was violation of law in the receipt of funding. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and V.K. Rao asked the centre's counsel to file a status report on the issue after looking afresh into the

Srinagar, Oct 23: A magisterial probe ordered into the killing of a youth in Baramulla town of Jammu and Kashmir in March has indicted the Army for firing on unarmed and peaceful people without any justification. "Taking into account the evidence that has come up during the inquiry proceedings, it is concluded that on March 5, 2013, the 46 Rashtriya Rifles Army personnel ransacked residential

Churu/Rajasthan, Oct 23: Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the BJP for what he called its divisive politics, using emotional memories of his grandmother, former prime minister Indira Gandhi and father, Rajiv Gandhi, to reach out to a large crowd in election-bound Rajasthan. "Hatred killed my grandmother, my father, maybe it'll kill me. I don't care," the Congress vice-president said at a rally in

Beijing, Oct 23: The Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) inked between India and China on Wednesday facilitates establishment of a hotline between the military headquarters of the two countries, besides border personnel meeting sites in all sectors receiving broad directive not to tail each others' patrols along the disputed borders. The BDCA, the outcome of a series of talks following

New Delhi, Oct 23: Former state health minister Harsh Vardhan is Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate for the Delhi assembly polls slated for Dec 4, party officials announced Wednesday. The decision was taken following the BJP's parliamentary board meeting attended by party president Rajnath Singh and senior leader L.K. Advani among others.

Beijing, Oct 23: India and China Wednesday inked a key border agreement for peace on the border as well as managing trans-border rivers and water sharing as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks here. Manmohan Singh said the agreement on Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) will add to "existing instrument to establish peace and tranquillity on the border"

Jammu, Oct 23: Pakistan troops resorted to heavy shelling at Indian positions at 50 locations along the International Border killing one BSF jawan and injuring six others a day after Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde reviewed security situation in Jammu And Kashmir. According to reports, heavy firing from the Pakistan side was reported last night in the RS Pura and Pargawal sectors and

New Delhi, Oct 22: Thousands of employees of Airports Authority of India (AAI) today started a relay hunger strike across the country to protest against the government's move to privatise six airports. The employees associated with various unions of AAI have formed a joint forum and started the three-day-long strike in front of the Civil Aviation Ministry at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan here and at AAI