The Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned defence PSU BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited) Chairman and Managing Director VRS Natarajan on Tuesday for questioning in the Tatra truck contact. Natarajan will have to explain the contract renewed
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Monday alluded to Karnataka as a "snake" after expressing shock at Maharashtra Government`s decision to share water with people in scarcity-hit districts in neighbouring Karnataka. Thackeray also
In the backdrop of states` opposition to the NCTC and proposed amendments to the BSF Act, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met their Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa here. After a
Accusing the Centre of taking unilateral decisions on internal security without consulting states, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said this can create a "serious crisis". "There is lack of confidence between
Ahead of the crucial centre-states meet on National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) on May 5, where sparks are expected to fly with the non-congress chief ministers strategising to take on the union home minister, the tone was set at the chief min
Forward Bloc has approached the State Election Commission (SEC) complaining against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and local BJP chief Vijender Gupta alleging that they violated the Model Code of Conduct by addressing media to "influence
Mamata Bannerjee is at it, again. The chief of the Trinamool Congress is in the news this time for jailing peaceful protesters demonstrating against the arrest and detention of a few. According to a letter to the Prime Minister written by
Noting that the situation in Afghanistan-Pakistan region continues to be a cause of concern, Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday asked the armed forces to be more vigilant citing Sunday`s attacks in Kabul. "The situation in Af-Pak r
Under attack from several chief ministers, including UPA ally Mamata Banerjee, on NCTC, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said there was no conflict between the central and state agencies and they worked together on the ground to deal with ter
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the open Indo-Nepal border is emerging as a possible ingress point for anti-national elements because of strict vigil on the country`s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. Speakin
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Monday termed the arrest of a Jadavpore University professor for posting a cartoon on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as an assault on the freedom of expression. "People make my cartoons to which
Eminent academicians and scientists have written to prime minsiter Manmohan Singh about the recent detention of Professor Partho Sarothi Ray, a renowned scientist in Kolkata. They have condemned Mamata Banerjee`s act and said the treatment meted o
The government has sought monetary support from the corporate sector for its ‘Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation’ (BRLF) project under the rural development ministry. The foundation will work in the areas of watershed management, dairy
Holding that the international border and the LoC in the west continue to remain vulnerable, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said new routes for infiltration apppeared to have opened via Nepal and Bangladesh. Addressing a meeting of
The overall inflation in March eased to 6.89 percent on account of sharp decline in prices of onions, fruits and protein-based items, even as vegetables and pulses turned costlier. Inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI),
“Mamatadidi; why this colourveri di. There are more important things to do and perform in W. Bengal than changing the skyline to blue.” (A reader’s comment on an online report on the Mamata Banerjee Blue drive)
Reaching out to states complaining over NCTC, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday favoured joint and coordinated efforts to deal with c
Three non-Congress Chief Ministers, who are opposed to setting up of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, are likely to meet their Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa separately here on Monday to evolve a strategy against the proposed anti-ter
Slamming the centre for recent controversies with Army, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said tensions between the civil and military wings are bound to adversly impact the internal security of the country. Speaking at the Ch
In his decision to challenge the gag order pronounced by the Allahabad high court on reporting any news related to the movement of troops issue in the supreme court, press council of India chairman justice Markandey Katju has earned two brownie po
