New Delhi, Feb 13
The Supreme Court Monday stayed the trial in the alleged rape of a nun during the 2008 communal violence in Odisha.
Bangalore, Feb 13
The mobile phone number of Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will not be known to many people, including VIPs in that country. But a 22-year-old man in a north Karnataka town, who knows only Kannada language, had the shock of his life when police knocked at his door sometime back to ask why he telephoned her.
Chennai/New Delhi, Feb 13
Sahara India Monday hit back at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) saying no corporate was ready to shell out more than 50-60 percent of the current value of the sponsorship of the team even as board president N. Srinivasan said exceptions cannot be made by bending Indian Premier League (IPL) rules to favour the Pune Warriors franchise owner.
New Delhi, Feb 13
Lt. Gen. Ramesh Halgali, a whistle-blower in the 2009 70-acre Sukna military station land scam in West Bengal that led to court martial of senior army officers, Monday took over as the deputy chief of army staff.
New Delhi/Tel Aviv, Feb 13
A car belonging to the Israeli embassy went up in flames Monday afternoon after a blast in an area close to the Indian prime minister's house, with Israel describing it as a terror attack and pointing fingers at Iran. India has ordered a probe into the explosion, which injured four people, including an Israeli woman.