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Osama death proves Pak is a terror haven: Cong

Congress on Monday said that US` Osama operation proves that Pakistan has been harbouring terrorists from diiferent outfits - a line India has steadfastly held to since three decades. Reacting to news reports of Osama bin Laden`s death, p

Posco gets final forest clearance

The stalled Posco project in Orissa got a final forest clearance from the ministry of environment and forests on Monday. In an order, union environment minister Jairam Ramesh said, “In view of the state government’s latest communicatio

Day six: Air India stalemate continues

The Air India pilots` strike entered the sixth day on Monday even as 90 percent of the airline`s services remained crippled. Agitating pilots have refused to budge before their demands are met even after the Delhi high court`s order on Wednesday a

Operation Osama: Fact catches up with fiction

In 2008, `Jihad From Hindukush To Armageddon`, a work of fiction published from New York accurately predicted that Osama Bin Laden (OBL) would be taken in 2011. The details vary a

SC upholds lifer for 10 cops in fake encounter case

The Supreme Court today upheld the conviction and life sentence of ten Delhi Police officials including an Assistant Police Commissioner for killing two businessmen in a fake encounter in 1997. A bench of justices H S Bedi and C K P

Osama`s killng proof that 26/11 terrorists in Pak: Chidambaram

India today said the killing of global terrorist Osama bin Laden was a matter of grave concern as it proved that terrorists belonging to different groups find sanctuary in Pakistan. Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said in a statem

Osama Bin Laden hunted down in Pakistan, Obama confirms CIA operation

Almost 10 years after the 9/11 terror strike, al Qaeda mastermind and world`s most dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden was today killed by US forces after being hounded in a special operation in Abbottabad in Pakistan. Bin Laden, 54,

Maharashtra to disburse grants through biometric system

The Maharashtra government would disburse grants of various state-sponsored financial assistance schemes through biometric system from May 1. The scheme would be launched on Maharashtra Day by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, at Bh

Pranab rubbishes demand for judicial probe in Purulia arms

Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee today ridiculed the demand for a judicial inquiry by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and his party into the "political conspiracy" behind the arms drop in Purulia 16 years ago.

PM wants CBI to act without fear, bring guilty to book

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today directed the CBI, which is investigating high-profile 2G and CWG scams, to thoroughly investigate these cases, produce quick results and act without fear to bring to book those guilty. "The h

Health insurance for senior citizens: industry laments govt inaction

When it comes to the senior citizen health insurance in India, there are hardly any insurance companies who cover senior citizens at broader length and the Indian insurance sector blames it on government lackadaisical approach. “We are not s

On PAC Congress makes fun of BJP-Left combine

Joining the heated debate over the draft report of the public account committee (PAC) of parliament on the 2G scam, the Congress slammed the BJP and the Left for displaying "blatent opportunism, collusion and complicity in destabilising secul

Encroachment of monuments: Delhi tops the list

Protected monuments in the country are facing threat from unauthorized constructions, many of which are done by none other than government officials. Last year, more than 800 historical structures under the Arcehological Survey of India (ASI) were

SC stays pre-impeachment probe by RS panel against Dinakaran

The supreme court on Friday stayed the pre-impeachment probe by a Rajya Sabha-appointed panel into allegations of judicial misconduct and corruption against Sikkim high court chief justice P D Dinakaran. The apex court passed the order on

May Day march against corruption

As the Jan Lokpal talks gather momentum, Avaaz, a global web movement to bring people-powered politics to decision-making, is organising a `virtual march` on May Day. To make the most impact Avaaz aims to create noise everywhere -

CBI to move into new headquarters on Saturday

The country’s premier investigating agency, CBI, will move into a new home on Saturday. Prime minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate its new headquarters building at 5B CGO Complex in Lodi Road. Several ministers and dignitaries wil

Harmful chemicals found in food samples from city markets

Fungus, non-permitted colour and non-permissible particles were found in food samples such as turmeric powder, black pepper and masoor dal lifted from various city markets by Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) department. Officials from

Did the Narasimha Rao government sanction Purulia arms drop?

Sixteen years after the mysterious Purulia arms-drop case of 1995, which the successive union governments have kept under wraps, an investigation by Times Now television channel has made a sensational disclosure, which is y

Anti-endosulfan hartal hits normal life in Kerala

The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the CPI(M)-led LDF in Kerala to step up pressure on the Centre for imposing a nation-wide ban on endosulfan pesticide hit normal life across the state on Friday. Public modes of transport like buses, taxis

‘Experts should come up with better safety standards for nuclear reactors’: Japanese ambassador

“Nuclear policy and future preparations should be viewed in a scientific manner. Experts and scientists from all countries should sit and share their experiences and come up with better ideas for safety standards. The decisions cannot be bas

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