China`s assisting and arming Pakistan has made "it a second class enemy", but its economic strength overpowering India is not a real concern, according to Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata. "China has of course been assisting a
Telugu Desam suspended MLA Kodali Srivenkateswara Rao alias Nani from the party after he met YSR Congress honorary president Y S Vijaya here on Monday. "Nani has been suspended from the party with immediate effect," a one-line st
The Supreme Court today directed the Gujarat government to file a survey report of the religious sites which were damaged and destroyed during the 2002 riots in the state. A bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra also asked th
Congress has propped up Vice-President Hamid Ansari`s name for a second term with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh beginning the exercise to solicit support for his candidature. Singh discussed Ansari`s name with former Prime Minister and JD-
The Monsoon session of parliament has been delayed further. The session may be convened on August 7 now. The UPA2 is facing internal crisis to find a successor of Pranab Mukherjee. Insiders feel that either Prime Minister Manmohan
Due to incessant rains in Uttar Pradesh in the past few days, the demand for electricity has come down drastically. According to UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL), the demand for power, which was around 13,000 MW has come down to about 9,00
Gujarat is likely to witness a triangular fight in this year`s Assembly elections, as dissident BJP leaders, opposed to Chief Minister Narendra Modi and led by former Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel, are set to float their own party. The ot
Union Minister Jairam Ramesh has been admitted to the AIIMS after complaints of glandular swelling. It is believed some wild insect bit him. He is expected to remain in the hospital for the next two or three days. Doctors say it could be an insect
Buckling under B S Yeddyurappa`s pressure, BJP on Saturday decided to replace Sadananda Gowda with Jagdish Shettar as Chief Minister of Karnataka marking the third change in the state in four years. The decision was taken at the BJP core g
Central Vigilance Commission has sought a report from the CBI on alleged "leakage" of information related to the ongoing investigations in the disproportionate assets case against Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy. "Some
Opposition nominee P A Sangma on Saturday sought the Election Commission`s intervention for a fresh probe into his objections against the candidature of UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee, levelling new allegations that he was still holding two more off
A Delhi court on Saturday issued a bailable warrant against former Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss after he failed to appear before it in a case of allegedly allowing a medical college to go ahead with admissions without having sufficient resour
GOVT GETS SONIA`S IRE IN NAC REPORT NAC gives 35 pages report to the nation about non implementation On the day of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave a full page email interview to Hindustan Times talking about his achieveme
Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Friday asked Punjab government to "look into yourself" before blaming the centre for discrimination, and said that the state government could use only Rs 29 crore on rural sanitation
Facing financial downturn and dearth of development assistance by the donor agencies, the United Nations in its new report suggests an innovative idea to assist the poor countries in meeting their development goals by taxing billionaires across
The reconstituted national advisory council (NAC) has decided to focus on MNREGS works in view of the delayed monsoon and an impending drought which may mean more demand for public works. The council came to the conclusion that afte
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday told a Delhi court that it has been unable to get the custody of 26/11 key handler Abu Jundal, whom it wanted to interrogate for unearthing the conspiracy hatched by Lashkar-e-Toiba for terror stri
Calling the transfer of CBI Joint Director Rishi Raj Singh, who headed the probe in the Adarsh scam, as "inappropriate", a senior Maharashtra BJP leader has requested the Centre to put it on hold. Leader of Opposition in the Legi
Home Minister P Chidambaram may head the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on the allocation of telecom spectrum, which was reconstituted on Friday after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar declined to head it. Official sources said Chidam
Maintaining that a Supreme Court appointed panel on Mullaperiyar Dam had accepted Kerala`s demand for a new reservoir, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday said the state, which is locked in a row with Tamil Nadu on the issue, would bring it to
