Calling for a united opposition to demand roll back in petrol price hike, shiv sena chief Bal Thackeray on Thursday asked people to stand together against the government`s move. "Shiv sena and NDA will start a nationwide movement ag
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he will attend the BJP National Executive meeting that began in Mumbai in the morning. "I will land in Mumbai at 3:15 PM," he told reporters here. Modi`s
Boosting its air defence shield and re-validating operational efficacy, India on Thursday test fired successfully its indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, about 15 km from here. &
Defence Minister A K Antony`s dinner for outgoing Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Wednesday night was marked by bonhomie but there were no farewell speeches. No speeches were made at the farewell dinner for Gen Singh and his wife Bharati Singh
BJP leader Sanjay Joshi, bete noire of the Gujarat Chief Minister, on Thursday resigned ahead of the party National Executive meeting beginning here, a move seen as an effort by the party president to buy peace with Narendra Modi. "Jo
Opposing the steep hike in petrol prices and spiralling prices of commodities, NDA has called for a nationwide bandh on May 31. NDA convenor and JDU president Sharad Yadav said that all the partners of the opposition alliance have been con
Union sports ministry should make it clear if it was India as a nation which won the glorious World Cricket Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev with Kirti Azad also as a member of the winning team, or it was a team hosted by a private cri
In a relief to Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh High Court today lifted the freeze on bank accounts of three firms - Sakshi newspaper, TV channel and Janani Infra, owned by the YSR Congress chief. However, the court
The CBI on Wednesday told a special court here that Rajesh and Nupur Talwar killed their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in a fit of rage after finding them in a compromising position, a claim strongly refuted by the dentist couple.
Seeking the online availability of progress of MGNREGA works, the Jammu and Kashmir government has asked its officers to ensure that the Management Information System of the scheme is uploaded regularly. The directive was given at a
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today held a meeting of Health department to discuss the situation arising out of 29 dengue-related deaths in Tirunelveli district. In an official statement here, she said 817 persons in that
To ordinary folks, the Delhi airport’s swanky Terminal-3, is a show piece of something that’s right with public-private partnerships (PPP). Suddenly, the slip is showing. First, the CAG questioned a series of joint ventures that the ma
Facing criticism over non-passage of key economic bills in the Budget Session of Parliament, government on Wednesday insisted that its reforms agenda was not on the backburner. "One must not presume that the government agenda o
Government employees of Jammu and Kashmir today held a protest demonstration at the Raj Bhavan here demanding an increase in retirement age and regularisation of daily wagers. The demonstration was led by Joint Consultative Committ
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Wednesday dismissed speculations of strains in Congress ties with Mamata Banerjee and downplayed reports over the possibility of increased role for Samajwadi Party in UPA. "Mamata j
Amid declining value of rupee and rising inflation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said Indian economy is resilient enough to overcome challenges and the government will make efforts to moderate the rate of price rise and reduce current a
The CAG has found that the company, which runs the Delhi International Airport, has a potential to earn Rs 1,63,557 crore over a 60 year period from the land given to it on a lease rent of Rs 100 per annum, hurting the interest of the government.
At least 350 girl students have fallen ill after being given iron folic acid tablets on an empty stomach under a National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scheme in Assam`s Sonitpur district today, a health official said. The girl stude
Is parliament supreme in a democracy? Prime minister Manmohan Singh believes it is, and said so on May 13 during the special session of parliament to celebrate its 60th anniversary. But American economist Christopher Lingle bags to differ. He says
Madhya Pradesh government has issued instructions to district collectors to ensure "
