USAID to pull out of Ecuador: US embassy official

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 03:05

The US Agency for International Development has decided to end its operations in Ecuador next year after failing to reach an agreement with its leftist government, a US embassy official said on Tuesday.

BJP MP Murarilal Singh passes away in Raipur

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 15:53

BJP MP from Chhattisgarh`s Sarguja constituency, Murarilal Singh, passed away today at a private hospital here following a brain

India vs West Indies: Ishant, Vinay dropped from Indian ODI squad

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 00:09

Out-of-form pacers Ishant Sharma and R Vinay Kumar on Tuesday were dropped from India`s 15-member squad for the three-match ODI series against the West Indies, starting at Kochi on November 21.

Zee News regrets showing Neeraj Kumar Jha`s name wrongly

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 22:24

Zee News had carried a story in which a member of Congress, Neeraj Kumar Jha, was shown dancing with bar dancers. However, the person was not Neeraj Kumar Jha.

CBI grills Railway Board member Kul Bhushan

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 20:25

CBI questioned Railway Board member (electrical) Kul Bhushan in connection with its preliminary enquiry into alleged corrupt practices during his tenure.

Special food on Rajdhani, Shatabdi for diabetic, ill travellers

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 18:12

The Indian Railways will provide special meals on demand for diabetic and ailing passengers travelling on Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.

SC proposes new three-member panel to probe into IPL spot-fixing scandal

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 19:25

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed N Srinivasan to take charge as president of the BCCI but has also constituted a three-member panel to investigate the allegations of spot-fixing and betting in the Indian Premier League.

World Bank to cut $400 million from budget in reorganization

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 10:43

The USD 400 million in savings will be phased in over three years and mark an 8 percent cut from the bank's current USD 5 billion in annual expenses.

BAI forms three-member panel to look into Jwala case

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 22:23

Faced with criticism from former and current shuttlers for recommending disproportionate punishment on Jwala Gutta, the Badminton Association of India on Monday decided to appoint a three-member independent committee to further look into the matter.

West Bengal Police question Kunal Ghosh for fifth time

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 13:57

Amid speculation that he may be arrested soon, Rajya Sabha member Kunal Ghosh was on Thursday questioned by West Bengal Police for the fifth time over the last 12 days, in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.

Suspended CPI(M) member Tapan Ghosh surrenders

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 19:56

Suspended CPI(M) district committee member Tapan Ghosh wanted in connection with violence in Nandigram, surrendered in a local court.

LK Advani may have been tougher opponent than Narendra Modi: Shantaram Naik

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 22:16

The Congress would have found a "sober" LK Advani a much tougher poll rival than a "despotic" Narendra Modi, Congress Rajya Sabha member from Goa Shantaram Naik said.