New Delhi: Tens of thousands of runners braved smoggy conditions for the Delhi half-marathon on Sunday despite dire health warnings from doctors who wanted the race postponed in the heavily polluted Indian capital.

More than 30,000 people competed in the 13.1 mile (21 km) race despite almost two weeks of hazardous poll

New Delhi: Continuing the string of revolts against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Padmavati’, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha on Sunday staged a protest against the release of the film, in the national capital.

In a video that surfaced, the protestors can be seen raising slogan

Thiruvananthapuram: A CPI(M) worker was injured when he was attacked by two motorbike borne persons, allegedly belonging to Social Democratic Party of India here today.

The attack took place at around 6 AM at Kattakada, in the city outskirts, police said.

A video of the incident, which went viral, shows the t

Mumbai: It is a “shame” that the country and the government is not celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, senior Congress leader Palaniappan Chidambaram said today.

The former Union finance minister also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed in his economic policies an

Mumbai: The proposed release date of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati” has been deferred, the makers of the film said today.

In a statement to a national news agency, a spokesperson of Viacom18 Motion Pictures said it had taken the decision “voluntarily”.

“Viacom18 M

Kolkata: Opener Shikhar Dhawan (94) and KL Rahul (73) restored India’s dominance with fluent half- centuries as the hosts erased a 122-run lead to nose ahead in the opening cricket Test against Sri Lanka, here today.

Taking advantage of the improved conditions, Dhawan and Rahul raised a near-flawless 166-run

New Delhi: The President and the Vice- President continue to get less salaries as compared to the top bureaucrats and service chiefs since the laws are yet to be amended to rectify an anomaly with the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations nearly two years ago.

The proposal for enhancement of

New Delhi: Have a wait listed ticket for your next trip during holidays? Not to worry, you might just be able to make it on a confirmed ticket.

A study by a popular travel portal has said that while the cancellation of wait list tickets was as high as 25.5 per cent during the Diwali of 2015 because of non-confirma

New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi today hailed his grandmother and Congress stalwart Indira Gandhi on her hundredth birth anniversary, calling her “a mother to this nation”.

“‘Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consist

Hyderabad: A 45-year-old labourer was throttled and set ablaze at Jagadgirigutta in Telangana by his two wives who were vexed of being beaten up by their husband every day.

The deceased has been identified as G Mahender, a resident of Jagadgirigutta. The accused, his two wives, Padma (38) and Jyothi (33), lived with hi