The police have cracked the murder case of an IAS officer`s advocate daughter with the arrest of the watchman of the building where she lived in central Mumbai. "Watchman Sajid Mugal was arrested on Thursday night for the murder and h
Sharad Pawar has termed as "highly irresponsible" a Shiv Sena leader`s remark that the NCP leader has the political acumen to unify NDA and lead it to power in the 2014 general elections. The NCP supremo said his party has been w
Responding to vociferous uproar in both the Houses of parliament on Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed to bring a Constitution amendment bill for reservation to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions in the government
Yoga guru Ramdev on Thursday launched his second round of indefinite protest here demanding bringing back of blackmoney stashed away abroad. Ramdev arrived at the Ramlila Maidan protest venue, from where he was bundled out by police
The much-hyped Lokpal bill could be tabled in Rajya Sabha in the ongoing monsoon session if a parliamentary panel looking into the legislation gives its report before the end of the session, the government said on Thursday. "I am told
The United States is opening up its secret CIA training facility at Moyock in North Carolina for imparting a 5-week "crisis response team course" from October 22 to November 23, which will include high-risk counter-terror raids and night
At 84, age has started showing on BJP patriarch Lal Krishna Advani as he mixed up facts in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday to call the UPA-II as "illegitimate" for winning the election by buying votes with crores of rupees. He correct
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday slammed BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani for calling the UPA-II as "illegitimate" during the Lok Sabha debate on the Assam violence, saying his comments were "disgraceful and unfortunate.&quo
The condition of Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, admitted to a private hospital here for a liver-related ailment, was "still critical", hospital officials said on Wednesday. "He is still critical and
As the month-long monsoon session of Parliament got underway, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the government is prepared to discuss any issue in accordance with rules and hoped the opposition would cooperate in tackling legislative
The Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch Lal Krishna Advani has squirmed on his "non-Congress, non-BJP PM" remark in his Sunday blog "misunderstood" and wondered why he is often misunderstood instead of taking him in right context.
Seventy-six-year-old Pranab Mukherjee has shown early signs of becoming an active president who will keep the government on its toes by forcing it to address the people`s grievances. A "helpline portal" on the presidential website will h
With Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh critically ill, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has been given additional charge of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry. Deshmukh, who is Science and Technology Minister, was giv
Amartya Sen, in his book “Employment, Technology and Development”, distinguishes among three different aspects of employment: 1 The income aspect : Employment gives income 2 The
In view of an alarming rise in the number of bank fraud cases, the central bureau of investigation (CBI) is developing a sophisticated information system to help an embattled banking industry. The system, called ‘Bank Case Information System
There are few villages in Saranda that are as remote as Rongo, a village of five hamlets in Raidih panchayat. Not only is Rongo the largest village of the panchayat with the hamlets spread over a seven-kilometre median, it also happens to be the s
The army has let off its 73 officers illegally selling their weapons in Rajasthan with either a reprimand or a token fine of Rs 500 despite the Rajasthan government telling the supreme court on Monday that the gun selling racket of the aArmy perso
The polit bureau of the CPI(M) strongly criticises the first statement made by the finance minister P Chidambaram after assuming office. The measures announced are meant to help multinational companies. The non-payment of tax on assets they
India has sought an assurance from the United States over the safety of the Indian community there in the wake of the shooting at a Wisconsin gurudwara that left seven people, including the gunman, dead. External Affairs Minister S M Krish
Polling on Tuesday began on a brisk note for the Vice-Presidential election in which UPA candidate Hamid Ansari appears set to fend off the contest put up by NDA nominee Jaswant Singh. A total of 788 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs, includin
