Rahul Gandhi`s remark that it was "very difficult" to stop every single terror attack today sparked off angry outbursts from the Shiv Sena and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, even as the Congress found "nothing wrong" in
Bangladesh and India today launched the first joint census in 162 `enclaves` on both sides of the borders, as part of efforts by the two sides to reach a decisive end to the protracted border problem. The enclaves, or areas land-loc
Chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu expects headline inflation to moderate to around 6 percent by March 2012 from the current rate of over 9 per cent, even as he said food inflation might stay elevated due to base effect. "I am
Investigators today probed "every possible hostile group" in their search for culprits behind the Mumbai terror attack and the involvement of a suicide bomber was not being ruled out. As Mumbaikars slowly came to grips wit
The incidence of diseases like malaria and diarrhoea has been increasing sharply in Mumbai since 2008 and if the trend continues, it may raise to the level of an epidemic. A Mumbai-based ngo, Praja Foundation, wrote that in a letter to the Maharas
In Govindpura, something as simple as crossing a gate can be a matter of life and death. The tiny hamlet, home to 38 Indian families, has fallen off the map to find itself on the wrong side of the border with Bangladesh. It is in a tiny s
Jairam Ramesh, the newly appointed rural development minister, has said a focused approach would be adopted to ensure that the benefits of the schemes under his ministry reach the people in Left wing extremism affected (LWE) districts of the count
NEW DELHI: With interests of the small traders who form the bulk of its vote bank uppermost in mind, the Bhartiya Janata Party has refused to back a government proposal to allow foreign players to enter the Indian m
In the wake of mounting protests from farmers of Gadag and opposition parties against acquiring lands for the proposed mega steel plant of Posco, Karnataka government today said it was ready to shift the project. "If farmers of
Gujarat energy minister Saurabh Patel today alleged that the Centre was not giving the state the required quantity of gas for power generation and instead was providing it to private companies. Taking part in a conference of the sta
Expressing reservation over bringing the Prime Minister under the purview of the Lokpal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said the head of government should not come under the ambit of the ombudsman. "I think after he quits o
The Jammu and Kashmir government has distributed domestic solar lights among 2,055 families in frontier Gurez region of north Kashmir`s Bandipora district, an official spokesman said. The solar lights were distributed among the bene
The Supreme Court today reserved its interim orders on the question of permitting inventory, videography and providing fool proof security to the estimated over Rs 1.50 lac crore wealth unearthed from chambers of the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy Tem
"At this age of mine and unblemished public record for approximately 70 years to this nation I rely on Supreme Court judgments and feel protected against any compulsion for the DNA test," 87-year-old Tiwari said in his affidavit.
Wind back to the two train accidents of last Sunday in UP and Assam, which left more than 100 dead and many more injured. There was chaos all around. Nobody seemed to be in charge. The UP accident happened in the morning but one of the three minis
Admitting that there was no credible intelligence input on the Mumbai attack, home minister P Chidambaram on Thursday did not rule out any angle, including the possibility of an attempt to derail Indo-Pak talks, behind the blasts. Expressi
The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to grant urgent hearing on the plea of former central vigilance commissioner P J Thomas that his appeal, pending with the president against his sacking, be decided first before his successor Pradeep Kumar a
Three blasts were reported in Mumbai on Wednesday evening in the crowded Dadar, Opera House and Zaveri Bazar areas. The police has not confirmed the nature and the intensity of the blasts. But news channels reported a police person saying
The much-awaited Dreamliner Boeing 787 aircraft landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday on its maiden voyage to India. The test flight of the Dreamliner after a delay of three years has given hope to the Air India management
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