Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Tuesday appealed to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to release Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who is languishing in a Pakistani jail. In a letter addressed to Zardari th
Voicing unhappiness over the proposed prisoner swap with Maoists to secure release of two hostages from their captivity, Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Tuesday said all aspects should be considered while making any move in th
DMK President M Karunanidhi on Tuesday slammed Sri Lanka for raking up the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project issue, saying India "will do what is required." The Kudankulam project was not something new and had been started many ye
Farmers affected by land acquisition for various housing projects in the Uttar Pradesh capital would be provided with cheap accommodations as part of the compensation package. A decision in this regard was taken by the Lucknow Development
Voicing deep concern over mentally unsound Pakistani nationals languishing in Indian jails even after completion of their sentences, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government why they should not be repatriated, saying such detention "
Dismissing as "rumours" reports about shortage of certain tank ammunition, Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday said there will always be "shortcomings" but the country was in a much stronger position as compared to the past.
In the 70s and 80s Indira Gandhi would trace the genesis of every domestic problem to the “foreign hand”. Nothing was the result of the doing or non-doing of the domestic “hand”. If the president of India sneezed, the US or
In more trouble for Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, a land allotment in Latur district during his tenure as Maharashtra Chief Minister has come under the scanner of the Bombay High Court. The issue is a part of the PIL which had also cha
VHP leader Praveen Togadia on Tuesday said the welcome of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari before the extradition of Mumbai terror attack accused Hafiz Sayeed was a "matter of shame" and the Centre it seemed was taking it up only as a
A large section of Kingfisher Airlines employees, including pilots and engineers, received their salaries on Monday after a delay of nearly four months, airline sources said on Monday. "In fact, we paid the salaries of all employees o
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Monday expressed satisfaction and closed the issue of two Army units` movement mid January towards the capital, after Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma assured it that it was a "routine&qu
The Bhartiya Janata Party on Monday nailed down Defence Minister AK Antony for buying Tatra trucks from abroad at exorbitant price, sabotaging the preparedness of the Defence Ministry`s own vehicle factory at Jabalpur to supply them at less than h
In a painful rerun of the Baby Falak saga, a three-month-old baby girl is battling for life at a hospital here on Monday after being allegedly battered by her father who is also accused of biting the infant. Omar Farooq, a car painter, has
With the abductors of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka demanding release of hardcore Naxal Chenda Bhusanam alias Ghasi, an accused in the killing of at least 55 security personnel, the Odisha government has sought opinion of the state police on the matter.
As Odisha government was grappling with the twin abductions involving an MLA and a foreigner, one of the mediators nominated by Maoists on Monday said the state responded `reasonably well` to Naxal demands. "Keeping in view the
Former Chief Minister and State JDS President H D Kumraswamy on Monday hit out at BJP strongman B S Yeddyurappa for `indulging in theatrics` over the drought situation in Karnataka. "Yeddyurappa is indulging in theatrics over the drou
Prakash Karat was on Monday re-elected as General Secretary for the third term at CPI(M)`s 20th Congress, which gave a call to strengthen the party and work towards building a Left and democratic alternative in the country. This would be t
India on Monday said any apprehension in the minds of its neighbouring countries on interlinking of rivers is misplaced as these proposed linkages have been put on the backburner and work will start only after MoUs are worked out. "Th
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said that the government has never interfered in the CBI investigations of Dara Singh encounter and Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder cases. "Investigation in Dara Singh encounter case
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pawan Kumar Bansal on Monday asserted that terrorism issue had not taken a backseat in the talks with Pakistan President Asif Zardari and India had made this clear to him during his visit to the capital. B
