New Delhi: Cairn India’s Rajasthan block is now estimated to hold a record 7.3 billion barrels of oil reserves that can produce 15 million tonnes of oil, the highest by any field in India, the company said.

BHOPAL: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Mamta Sharma whose remark that the word "sexy" should not be taken in a negative connotation had sparked a controversy, today said that she stood by her statement on the issue.

JAMMU: With registration for helicopter flights to the cave shrine of Lord Shiva at Amarnath in South Kashmir beginning from May 7 next, a pilgrim can now fly there in Rs 1,445 and Rs 2,355 through two routes.

Jorhat: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Saturday said tea would be declared as national drink by April next year.

New Delhi: Within a month of stitching an alliance to fight corruption, Team Anna is now fuming at yoga guru Ramdev for his "one-up manship" and "not taking into confidence" Anna Hazare while announcing the future course of action.

Raipur: In an audacious daylight operation, Maoist rebels today abducted Collector of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district Alex Pal Menon from the middle of a meeting with villagers after killing his two security officers.

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court today allowed the telecast of Vidya Balan starrer The Dirty Picture on Sony Entertainment Television with 56 cuts.
 

Dhamara (Odisha), Apr 19: India today conducted the maiden test of it's indigenously developed nuclear capable 'Agni V' intercontinental ballistic missile with a strike range of over 5,000 km, from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast near here.

New York : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named among the 100 most influential people in the world by the prestigious Time magazine in its 2012 list which also includes US President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and billionaire investor Warren Buffet.

Ghaziabad: The non-bailable warrant against dentist Nupur Talwar in the double murder case of her teenaged daughter, Aarushi and their domestic help, Hemraj, was today extended by special CBI court here till April 30.