News Desk: In a shocking development, four CRPF jawans were gunned down by the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger (KPLT) in Assam two days before the first phase of Assembly polls.

News Desk: In a significant development today, Goa's controversial minister Atanasio "Babush" Monserrate was detained by the Customs department at the Mumbai Airport with cash worth $10 million.

News Desk: As per the census 2011, India's population increased to 1,210.2 million or 1.21 billion (121 crore). The figure released by the Home Secretary and Registrar General of India indicates a good sign that may boost country’s economy.

News Desk: The Indian High Commission official, who was missing in Islamabad over 24 hours, was finally released and handed over to Indian authorities.

News Desk: The newly released Census 2011 indicated a good sign for India as its population growth has been reduced for the first time in nine decades, but the child sex ratio continues to decline that shows female feticide remain high.

News Desk: The Central Bureau of Information (CBI) said that it would investigate the alleged suicide of Sadiq Batcha, who was one of the accused in the 2G spectrum scam and a close associate of former Telecom Minister A Raja.

News Desk: The sale of the Maruti Suzuki India cars jumped by 24.81 per cent to 12, 71,005 units in 2010-11 fiscal year from 10, 18,365 units in the previous fiscal year.

News Desk: UK telecom giant Vodafone acquired 33 per cent stake of its Indian partner Essar for $5 billion (around Rs 22,500 crore) during the challenging period in India since 2007.

News Desk: The Census 2011 has raised concerns in India. While the population rose to 121 crore and the literacy rate touched 74.04%, the child sex ratio declined, signaling at the existence of female foeticide.

News Desk: In a significant development, India's literacy rate rose by 9.21% to reach 74.04% in 2011 as compared to 64.83% in 2001. The women in India scored a point over the men when it came to literacy.