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`Those engaged in terror acts should be booked`

With the US announcing a USD 10 million bounty on Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said those engaged in terror acts against India should be brought to book. "All those who are e

PM, Antony dismiss report on troop movement

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday rubbished a news report on "unusual" troop movement towards Delhi in the middle of January as "alarmist" and "absolutely baseless".

Nothing be done to lower dignity of army chief`s office: PM

Amid controversies involving Gen V K Singh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said everybody has an obligation to do nothing to lower the dignity of the office of the Army Chief. "The Army Chief`s office is an exalted

Troop movement report `alarmist`, says PM

Terming as “alarmist” a media report that the Army moved two units towards Delhi in January without informing the government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said such reports “should not be taken at face value“.

Nuke submarine INS Chakra commissioned

India on Wednesday inducted the Russian-origin nuclear-powered submarine `Nerpa` into the Navy, joining the elite league of nations having such sophisticated warships. Defence Minister A K Antony formally commissioned the Akula II c

ACB to expose liquor mafia-politicians-bureaucrats nexus

In a bid to expose the alleged nexus involving liquor syndicates, politicians and excise officials, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has intensified its operation and conducting mass searches in various districts of Andhra Pradesh. After c

Defence ministry dismisses troop build up report

The defence ministry was on Wednesday dismissive about a media report that the Army moved two units towards Delhi in January without informing the government, saying such exercises are conducted from time to time. "The points r

No LTTE camps in India, says Chidambaram

Centre on Tuesday termed as "completely baseless" a Sri Lankan newspaper report about existence of LTTE camps in Tamil Nadu, saying there was no such facility anywhere in the country. "It is completely baseless. There

PM`s task force recommends Rs 100 crore corpus for sick units

The Prime Minister`s Task Force on Micro, Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) has recommended the setting up of a corpus of Rs 100 crore by the Centre for implementing a special rehabilitation package for sick industrial units in Jammu and Kashmir.

Govt to hold separate meeting on NCTC with CMs

Bowing once again to pressure from ally Trinamool Congress, government has agreed to discuss the National Counter Terrorism Centre issue separately with chief ministers in Delhi on May five as demanded by Mamata Banerjee. Home Minis

Alarm bells ringing about country`s security: Gadkari

BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said "alarm bells" are ringing about the security of the nation and expressed concern over the "strange atmosphere" inside and outside Parliament about issues surrounding it.

Maha to be covered under Rajiv Gandhi health scheme

Maharashtra Government on Tuesday said that the entire state will soon be covered under the ambitious Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayi Health Scheme by August this year. Health Minister Suresh Shetty admitted in the Legislative Assembly that

Yeddyurappa rakes up leadership issue again

Continuing to mount pressure on the central leadership, BJP Karnataka strongman B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said he would wait for a "few more days" on the party`s promise to reinstate him as Chief Minister. "I will wa

Army chief seeks time for detailed bribery complaint

Army chief Gen V K Singh has sought a few more days to file his detailed complaint in connection with the alleged bribe offer from a senior retired officer to clear a tranche of nearly 600 "sub-standard" trucks. Gen Singh,

`Tech transfer good move to build defence capabilities`

Monday’s defence acquisition council (DAC) meet chaired by defence minister AK Antony in which a 15-year long term integrated perspective plan was put in place and the 12th five-year defence plan discussed, is not anything worthwhile, say de

Politicians are out to gag supreme court and high courts

A day before the first half of the budget session ended on March 30, Lok Sabha passed the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill of 2011 with an extraordinary provision that seems to have escaped scrutiny. This provision effecti

MLA abductors reject invite for talks

Abductors of BJD legislator Jhina Hikaka on Tuesday fixed April 5 as the deadline for fulfilment of their demands and rejected the Odisha government`s invitation for talks, a day after a similar threat was issued by another Maoist group holding an

Inquiry into VIP treatment to Jagir Kaur

Amid reports that VIP facilities including an LCD TV were being provided to Bibi Jagir Kaur, lodged in Theh Kanjla Jail in Kapurthala in connection with the abduction case of her daughter, a top Punjab Prisons official on Tuesday ordered an inquir

RTE completes 2 yrs but a lot needs to be done

The national RTE forum, a coalition of educationists and civil society organisations, came out with its annual stock-taking report on Tuesday. It highlighted the progress made and constraints that have slowed down the implementation of the act.

CBI detains two persons in connection with Adarsh scam

The CBI on Tuesday detained two persons including an IAS officer for alleged irregularities in granting sanction to multi-crore Adarsh housing society here. The two--former Maharashtra Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Ramanan

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