India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi instructed immediate release of Rs. 940 crore central funds for rain hit Tamil Nadu.

The risk of obesity is increasing unlike other major public health concerns such as Tobacco around the world.

Peter was arrested on November 20 on charges of murder, abduction and criminal conspiracy and has been in CBI custody since.

Prabha Arun Kumar, who hails from Mangalore, was stabbed to death in Sydney and the motive of the attack is yet to be ascertained.

Since, the government is going in the right direction; I believe that the results will also be good, says Advani (R).

The interceptor is a 7.5-meter long single stage solid rocket propelled guided missile equipped with a navigation system, a hi-tech computer and an electro-mechanical activator, sources said.

Rahul provided several documents of Sheena Bora to the CBI officials, the officer said, adding that those are the documents with which she was blackmailing Indrani Mukerjea.

uch certificate is issued as proof of residence to avail domicile or resident quotas in educational institutions and in the state or central government services.

Indian officials said that such a cooperation would provide a major boost to the security cooperation between the two countries.

Despite a much-heralded fresh start in US-India ties under PM Modi, the United States has run into problems arranging visits by two senior officials.

The official, requesting anonymity, today said former media baron Peter Mukerjea, arrested yesterday by CBI, had played "a major role" in the murder of Sheena, his step- daughter.

The government had cleared the Jan Lokpal Bill on November 18 when the Session began, paving the way for creating the post of an anti-graft ombudsman, which it claimed was similar to the one proposed during the Anna Hazare movement.

The area has been cordoned off and a manhunt has been launched to nab the attackers, the officer said.

Investigators are not convinced with Peter's statement that he was not aware of the crime committed by Indrani.

There seems to be no end to the standoff between the Centre and the Supreme Court over the reforms in the collegium system of appointment of judges to higher judiciary.

The other awardees include international athlete Kavita Raut; first woman editor of a Marathi daily Punyanagri, Rahi Bhide; author Kavita Mahajan; academician Farida Lambay and industrialist Megha Phansalkar.