Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reversed his stand on talks with Pakistan, choosing to declare for the first time at the joint presser with US President Barack Obama here on Monday that talks and terror cannot go together. This is the exact line
As states possessing nuclear weapons, India and the United States on Monday put forth "a common vision of a world without nuclear weapons" and cooperation to tackle nuclear terrorism. Both have decided to lead global efforts for non-proliferation
Remarks of President Barack Obama -– Address to a Joint Session of the Indian Parliament New Delhi, India Monday, November 8, 2010 [As Prepared for Delivery—] Mr. Vice President, Madame Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, Members of the Lok S
US president Barack Obama today offered to play any role India and Pakistan would like on resolving Kashmir issue while prime minister Manmohan Singh made it clear that New Delhi was not afraid of discussions but terror from across the border must
The supreme court today rejected a plea of S A R Geelani, a Delhi University teacher who was acquitted in 2002 Parliament attack case, for quashing of criminal proceedings against him on the charge of perjury for giving false residential address i
RSS chief of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Srikrishna Maheshwari today said the term "Saffron terrorism" was being bandied about only to malign the Hindus and garner Muslim votes. "Those who talk of saffron terrorism are
The winter session of Parliament beginning tomorrow is expected to be a hot affair for the Congress-led ruling coalition with the opposition gearing up for bringing to the fore the issue of corruption by raising "various scams" including
Making strong political comments after a long gap, Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today alleged that attempts were being made to marginalise him and his followers within the Congress party. Addressing a public meeting here on the conclu
President Barack Obama today wound up his visit with the announcement of broad support to India`s bid for permanent seat in the UN Security Council and offering to play "any role" in reducing Indo-Pak tensions, an euphemism for Kashmir w
Indian festivals are not complete without sweets but this Diwali be careful from where you buy them as 90 per cent shops in the city selling them are not licensed, according to the MCD. Only ten per cent of the shops selling product
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata are among the five Indians named among the most powerful people in the world by Forbes in its this year`s list of 68 people "who matter".
Sliding for the third straight week, food inflation fell to 12.85 per cent for the week ended October 23 as prices of vegetables, especially potato and onion, softened due to improved supplies. Food inflation stood at 13.75 per cent for th
As the Indian Navy submitted its report on the Adarsh Housing Society scam today, the Defence Ministry indicated it would come down heavily on the culprits, who hoodwinked the system, by Monday, saying the action it recommends would be so "co
Much to the embarrassment of union commerce secretary Rahul Khullar, a notice was pasted on the main entrance door of the Udyog Bhawan on Tuesday cancelling his credit card No 4006 6760 1418 5717 for non-payment of outstanding dues of Rs 35,773.50
The Indian Navy on Wednesday said it has submitted its report on the Adarsh Housing Society scam to the defence ministry. The report along with the recommendations of the Navy for the future course of action has been sent to the defence mi
Rubbishing as farce the development card of chief minister Nitish Kumar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Bihar was not shining. "Bihar shining is a farce. Biharis are shining away from the state, but not in Bihar,"
Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah on Wednesday asserted that the objections raised by Orissa over the construction of multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation project on river Godavari were "not valid." Replying to a question dur
A Delhi court on Wednesday asked the city police to file a report on a complaint seeking prosecution of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and writer Arundhati Roy on the charges of sedition for their alleged anti-India statements.
Upping its ante on CWG irregularities, BJP today claimed that the PMO and the union cabinet approved cost escalations for Games projects five times between 2007 and 2009 that shot the expenditure up from Rs 1,000 crore to over Rs 2,400 crore.
The November-end deadline for the start of the bus-cluster scheme seems to have added to the Delhi transport corporation`s (DTC) woes. Under this scheme, the government has roped in private entities to manage 60 percent of the services in
