NEW DELHI: Eminent historian Bipan Chandra died on Saturday at the age of 86. According to family members he died around 6am at his home in Gurgaon.

NEW DELHI: Amid "great expectations", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday embarked on a visit to Japan which is expected to open new vistas in the bilateral ties and take the strategic and global partnership to a higher level.

NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Friday recommended that community radio stations be allowed to broadcast news and current affairs sourced from All India Radio. The move is likely to bring cheer to community radio operators who have been demanding the move for some time now.

SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir legislative council on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution asking the state government to "urge the Centre to resume" India-Pakistan dialogue.

NEW DELHI: In an indication of how tenuous the India-Pakistan border situation is, Pakistan violated the ceasefire again on Wednesday night in Akhnoor (Jammu),

HYDERABAD: The phenomenal response to Hyderabad woman Manju Latha Kalanidhi's Rice Bucket Challenge has inspired her to want to keep the campaign running.

HYDERABAD: As the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge touched Indian homes, engaged Bollywoodians, CEOs and students, it got a very Indian twist in one Hyderabad home.

 CHANDIGARH: Farmers in rain-deficient Punjab and Haryana have been forced to pay through their nose to protect their standing paddy crop from damage. Many who couldn't afford the steep input costs have replaced their wilting crop with those that would need much less water to cultivate.

 NEW DELHI: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan, who has been at the centre of many controversies recently, kicked up yet another storm on social media on Thursday with his reference to a women's body as a temple.

NEW DELHI: With two days of silence on the border and a "successful" flag meeting with Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday,