NEW DELHI: As prelude to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit next week, Japan has announced that it remains committed to civil nuclear cooperation with India and its concerns over nuclear safety. The negotiations between the two countries have remained stalled [...]
Srinagar: Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in an exchange of fire in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir’s capital Srinagar on Thursday morning, the local police said. “Hilal Molvi of LeT was killed in an encounter with police in [...]
Pune: 42 months from now, actor Sanjay Dutt will also be known as qaidi (prisoner) number 16656 at Pune’s Yerwada Jail. The 53-year-old actor, who was moved to high-security jail in Pune from Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail last night, has been kept in [...]
New Delhi: BJP today sought to paint a dismal picture of UPA-II, holding it responsible for the economic gloom and failure to give the country leadership while accusing it of diminishing the role of the Prime Minister. On the fourth [...]
Chandigarh: Brother of actor Vindoo Randhawa, who has been arrested for his alleged links with bookies, today claimed that his sibling is not involved in the IPL spot-fixing scandal. “I can never believe that he is involved in any way. Let [...]
New Delhi: Two years after reserving its verdict, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday will decide whether to prosecute 19 witnesses including Bollywood actor and model Mr. Shyan Munshi on the charge of perjury for turning hostile during the murder trial [...]
NEW DELHI: May 22, 2013 9:14 IST Prashant Bhushan, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Supreme Court lawyer, flayed the appointment of Defense Secretary Shashikant Sharma as the new Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) of India terming it as illegal, unconstitutional and likely to [...]
London: Mahatma Gandhi’s last Will and Testament is expected to be the most sought after lot as part of an auction of rare items and Documents being held in a small English town on Tuesday. Described as a “highly important document”, [...]
Dubai: The UAE has emerged as the key beneficiary among the Gulf Cooperation Council nations of the increased inflow of private capital mostly from India, China and Russia, owing to the political stability and ideal local investment opportunity in the [...]
Mumbai: The rupee trimmed its initial gains, but was still trading higher at 55.06 against the dollar in late morning deals owing to exporters selling, despite higher dollar overseas. The rupee opened higher at 54.97 per dollar as against the [...]
Mumbai: The BSE benchmark index Sensex today recovered by over 35 points in early trade on selective buying by funds and retail investors in banking, IT and oil stocks. The 30-share index, which had lost 62.14 points in the previous [...]
New Delhi: Gold prices recovered by Rs 70, or 0.27%, to Rs 26,274 per 10 grams in futures trade as speculators created fresh positions taking positive cues from the global market. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in [...]
Lahore: President Asif Ali Zardari has blamed national and international forces for his Pakistan Peoples Party’s defeat in the landmark general elections. In a meeting with PPP ticket-holders of Punjab province at his private residence here, Zardari claimed some “international [...]
New Delhi: May 21, 2013 13:14IST National-level volleyball player of yesteryears Arunima Sinha, who lost her right leg by being thrown off a moving train, today created history by becoming the first amputee to climb Mount Everest. Ms Sinha scaled the [...]
New Delhi: May 21,213 11:15 IST Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was today remembered on his 22nd death anniversary with leaders paying homage to him at his memorial in Delhi. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, the real time [...]
New Delhi: Explaining difference between consensual sex and rape, the Supreme Court said, “Rape is the most morally and physically reprehensible crime in a society, as it is an assault on the body, mind and privacy of victim while a [...]
New Delhi: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said peace and regional stability cannot be a reality without strategic mutual trust between China and India. “And likewise the development of prosperity of the world cannot be a reality without the cooperation and [...]
Kolkata: Woman mountaineer Chanda Gayen has successfully scaled the Mt Everest, becoming the third woman from West Bengal to achieve the target. A message sent to Kolkata from the base camp at Solo Khumbu in Nepal said Chanda, who started [...]
Delhi: Actor in many Hindi films of bollywood Sanjay Dutt son of renowned ex actor of bollywood Sunil Dutt and Mother Nargis Dutt is feeling suffocated in an egg shaped cell which is a high security area for obvious reasons. These cells generally [...]
Down with the sensational spot-fixing in IPL, the BCCI has called an urgent meeting on Sunday where the tarnished image of the filthy rich league will be discussed and probably some prime decision will take place as precautionary steps to escape [...]
Accused Rajesh Talwar on Friday while recording his statement in Arushi-Hemraj murder case answered the questions raised by the court including witnesses and evidence. Mr. Talwar mostly denied the allegations and alleged that the prosecution is trying to influence the [...]
New Delhi: Vectra Group Chief Ravinder Rishi, facing CBI probe for alleged irregularities in supply of all-terrain Tatra trucks, has been denied permission to go abroad for business purposes and treatment by a Delhi court which said there is an [...]
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said it was a “bad and unfortunate” decision by the government to reduce interest rates on various small savings schemes and PPF by 0.10 per cent. “It is a bad and unfortunate [...]
Aurangabad: Suicide by the main accused in the Delhi gang-rape case has created fear in the minds of the family of another accused, Akshay Thakur, who they apprehend, will meet the same fate. “After learning of the suicide by Ram [...]
Imphal: Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre will be sworn in as the Chief Justice of the new Manipur High Court tomorrow by Governor Gurbachan Jagat. Justice Sapre, a former judge of Chhattisgarh High Court, was appointed on March 19 by President [...]
New Delhi: The two marines charged with the killing of fishermen have left Italy and are on their way to India, just in time to meet the deadline set by the Supreme Court for their return. The move follows an [...]
Patna: Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir today expressed grave concern over growing practise of “media trial” and said it could prejudice against the accused. “(Media trial) it is a matter of grave concern. This should not happen,” Kabir told [...]
New Delhi: Blamed for a number of issues in the 2G scam, former Telecom Minister A Raja wants to appear before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) as a witness to tell his side of story. Raja’s request to Lok Sabha [...]
New Delhi: The twin blasts in Hyderabad rocked both Houses of Parliament today with opposition members attacking the government for alleged lapses in matters of internal security. As soon as the Lok Sabha met, Speaker Meira Kumar made an obituary [...]
Hyderabad: Terror struck Hyderabad killing 12 people and injuring 84 others tonight when two powerful near simultaneous blasts ripped through a crowded area close to a cluster of bus stands in Dilsukhnagar area. The blasts triggered by Improvised Explosive Devices [...]
Hyderabad: Serial bomb blasts rocked Hyderabad Thursday evening, killing at least 12 people and injuring around 57 others, Home Secretary R.K. Singh said. “Twin blasts have occured. The number of dead has increased from 10 to 12 and the injured [...]
New Delhi: NCP today demanded death sentence for the rapists of three minor sisters in Maharashtra as it pushed for expeditious passage of the bill on crime against women. “It is unacceptable. All of us have to hang our heads [...]
New Delhi: Expressing concern over declining growth, President Pranab Mukherjee today said government is taking steps to revive investment activity and boost economy. “Both global and domestic factors have affected our growth. We need to address the impact of both. [...]
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament beginning tomorrow looks set to be stormy with Opposition vowing to strongly raise issues like corruption and inflation even though government expressed readiness to discuss all issues and order any kind of probe [...]
New Delhi: On the eve of Budget Session of Parliament, the government on Wednesday sought to buy peace with the Opposition saying it was ready for any kind of inquiry into the chopper scam on which there was a political [...]
Amritsar: Nearly 94 years after over 1,000 Indian protesters were killed in Jallianwalla Bagh during the British Raj, Prime Minister David Cameron today described the incident as “deeply shameful” but stopped short of a public apology. 46-year-old Cameron, who is [...]
New Delhi: Russia should induct the joint venture BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to fully appreciate its tie up with India for developing the weapon system, Defence Minister A K Antony said today. “Russia should induct BrahMos in their fleet so [...]
India’s efforts to access information on the helicopter scam received a setback on Saturday with an Italian court rejecting a request for documents related to the deal even as CBI and Defence Ministry teams prepared to travel to Rome to [...]
New Delhi: As it braces for an opposition onslaught in Parliament next week, government today cracked the whip by moving to scrap the 12 helicopter deal with AgustaWestland and decided to send a CBI team to Italy to probe the [...]
New Delhi: The wife of Afzal Guru, who was hanged and buried in Tihar jail last week, has said she had full right over his body and demanded that the mortal remains be handed over to her for “proper burial” [...]
New Delhi: Italy’s state-controlled AgustaWestland had allegedly kept aside Rs 217 crore as part of “corrupt activity” to bag India’s Rs 3,600 crore deal and its choppers became eligible only after certain required parameters were altered in the tender document. [...]
Mumbai: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today expressed hope the US administration’s proposal to end the tax incentives on outsourcing companies will not impact the growing bilateral trade relations between the two nations. “We will have to look at [...]
New Delhi: Describing the Italian chopper deal as one having the “makings of a second Bofors scam”, BJP on Wednesday sought to know why the government has not taken any action on the matter till now and said it will [...]
New Delhi: With the government ordering a CBI probe, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) may also register a criminal case of money laundering to probe allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal from an Italian defence and [...]
New Delhi: Former IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi, whose name has surfaced in the VVIP helicopter scam, today admitted having met one of the alleged middlemen but claimed innocence. “I have met Carlo in my cousins’ place [...]
New Delhi: CBI will soon begin its probe into the alleged payment of Rs 362 crore bribe in India by an Italian aerospace firm to clear a Rs 3600 crore helicopter deal for ferrying VVIPs. The agency today received a [...]
New Delhi: The government will consider any request by the family of Afzal Guru to visit his grave inside the Tihar jail here where he was buried after his hanging on Saturday, Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Monday. [...]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said the tapped telephone conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with politicians, corporate honchos and others needs to be scrutinised by the CBI to find out element of criminality. A bench of justices [...]
New Delhi: India’s foodgrain production is estimated to have crossed 250 million tonne in 2012-13 crop year despite drought in several parts of the country, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today. “We had produced 260 million tonne foodgrains last year. [...]
Bangalore: The country on Friday said it is developing a long-range nuclear-capable Agni-VI ballistic missile that would carry multiple warheads allowing one weapon system to take out several targets at a time. “Agni-V is major strategic defence weapon. Now we [...]
Bangalore: IAF has been asked to speed up its inquiry into an incident in Chhattisgarh where its security guards had allegedly abandoned an injured policeman and an armed chopper, Defence Ministry A K Antony said today. Addressing a press conference [...]
Palghar (Maharashtra): Congress President Sonia Gandhi today launched a new initiative of universal child health screening for birth defects and deficiencies that can lead to disabilities, as well as early intervention services that will cover an estimated 27 crore children. [...]
New Delhi: Alleging that Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s Hindu terror remarks were a ploy to deflect attention from the failures of the government, BJP today said Congress will have to “bear the consequences” of this “insult” inside and outside Parliament. [...]
New Delhi : Rejecting criticism that the anti-rape ordinance was an eyewash, government today expressed the hope that it will have a deterrent effect on potential criminals and said issues like reducing the age of juvenile, marital rape and amending [...]
New Delhi: A Delhi court today framed charges against sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and nine others for allegedly cheating, conspiring and causing a loss of over Rs 90 crore to the exchequer in a Games-related corruption case. [...]
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today signalled plans to carry out drastic and lasting changes in the working of the Congress to make it fighting fit ahead of a series of elections including the Lok Sabha polls. After giving a patient [...]
New Delhi: Pakistan has made a “lot of promises” but India should not take any “serious steps” towards improving ties with it unless they are translated into action on the ground, Defence Minister A K Antony said here today. “Even [...]
Chennai: A day after an emotional outburst on his self-exile over hurdles in the release of “Vishwaroopam”, actor Kamal Haasan today said he is “still hurt”, but would wait before moving the Supreme Court against the state government’s ban on [...]
New Delhi: Etihad Airways and Jet Airways executives today met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh here amid the possibility of the Abu Dhabi-based carrier picking up a 24% stake in the premier Indian airline. The Etihad delegation was led by [...]
New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected as “totally baseless” Pakistan’s claim that its troops have also been beheaded by the Indian Army in the past. Defence Minister A.K. Antony said though tension along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir have [...]
New Delhi: Security personnel fanned out across the states, where a ground-to-air security apparatus was put in place on the eve of Republic Day amid a call by rebel groups in the northeast for boycott of all celebrations. Shivaji Park [...]
New Delhi: Triggering a fresh debate in the context of the brutal gangrape in Delhi and youth protests that followed, President Pranab Mukherjee today raised a question whether the country’s legislature reflects emerging India or does it need radical reforms. [...]
New Delhi: Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5 and Airborne Early Warning and Control System will be some of the major attractions of the DRDO tableau during the Republic Day parade. DRDO had successfully test fired the Agni-5 in April last [...]
New Delhi: With Rahul Gandhi taking the centre stage, a major reshuffle in the AICC secretariat is on the cards, which could see fresh faces as the party braces up for the Lok Sabha elections just 15 months away. A [...]
New Delhi: In good news for BPL cardholders and other marginalised sections, the Delhi Government today decided to increase the number of subsidised LPG cylinder for them from nine to 12. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired [...]
Washington: The US today welcomed direct talks between India and Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. “We think the best way to work through the issues on the Line of Control is for India and [...]
Kolkata: President Pranab Mukherjee today hoped that the commemoration of Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary would awaken the people to the great contributions and sacrifices made by him for the welfare, progress and enlightenment of mankind. “Swamiji’s message of rationality [...]
New Delhi: Top military commanders of India and Pakistan today agreed not to allow escalation of tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) with the Pakistan Army asking its troops to observe ceasefire strictly and exercise restraint. The ways to [...]
Sidhi (MP): Army chief General Bikram Singh would pay a visit to the family members of martyr Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh at his native Dadhiya village in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh on January 18. Minister of State for Defence [...]
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today said the country can achieve the targeted 4 per cent growth in the agriculture sector during the 12th Plan period with the help of better seeds, improved water management practice and balanced use of [...]
New Delhi: Mediapersons, legal experts and civil society have suggested the setting up of a constitutionally mandated regulator to check “misuse and abuse” of the media in the country. Some discussants also suggested establishing a consultative group for norms, conduct [...]
New Delhi: In a tough message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it cannot be business as usual in the aftermath of the “barbaric” beheading of Indian soldier as India put on hold the visa-on-arrival facility and sent [...]
Khairair (Uttar Pradesh): The family of beheaded soldier Hemraj called off their six-day-old fast after a visit by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and top BJP leaders and assurances by Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh that steps will be [...]
New Delhi: Angry over the beheading of Indian soldier on Line of Control, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh today issued a clear warning to Pakistan saying India reserves the right to retaliate at the “time and place” of its choosing. [...]
New Delhi: The government is hopeful of restricting fiscal deficit at 5.3 per cent of the GDP in the current fiscal year in view of savings on certain expenditure and the likelihood of garnering budgeted proceeds from disinvestment and spectrum [...]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the occasion of Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal and hoped the festivals would bring prosperity and happiness for all. “These festivals mark the joy and hope that a new [...]
New Delhi: Asserting that repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan are “unacceptable”, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne today warned that India may have to look at “some other options for compliance” if such incidents continue. “We have a Line [...]
New Delhi: Praising judiciary for assuming a role beyond only settling disputes in its quest to deliver justice to all, President Pranab Mukherjee today cautioned that the assumption of wider role by it should not disrupt the fine balance among [...]
New Delhi: BJP today said the last word has not yet been said on the FDI in multi-brand retail issue and the party would revisit the decision of the UPA government if it comes to power. Speaking at a programme [...]
India on Friday told Pakistan that it had only resorted to “controlled response” to the “unprovoked” firing by Pakistani army yesterday along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. This was conveyed by Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal, who [...]
Chennai: Key UPA ally DMK today virtually defended the recent rail fare hike, asking what else could be the solution to provide infrastructure. “The Tamil Nadu Government can hike bus fares, cannot the Centre revise rail fares?” party chief M. [...]
New Delhi: There was “no plan” to amend Right to Information (RTI) Act, Union Minister V Narayanasamy today said, asserting that the Centre was taking various measures to ensure transparent governance. Addressing a conference here, Narayanasamy also said there [...]
New Delhi: India today said the repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir were a matter of “serious concern” and the provocative action of killing of two soldiers was a “turning point”. Defence Minister A [...]
Bhopal: The distraught father of Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh, who was one of the soldiers killed in an attack by Pakistan Army across the LoC, wants that the neighbouring nation be given a “befitting reply” for the dastardly act. “The [...]
Jammu: The bodies of two jawans who were brutally killed by Pakistan troops were being flown to Delhi. Wrapped in the tri-colour, the bodies of Lance Naik Hemraj (29) and Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh (28), who laid down their lives [...]
New Delhi: India’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) today spoke to his Pakistani counterpart to complain about the attack by their troops after crossing the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir in which two Indian soldiers were killed. Lt Gen [...]
New Delhi: India today summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner to convey a “strong protest” over the Pakistani Army action in which two Indian soldiers were killed and their bodies subjected to “barbaric and inhuman mutilation” in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan [...]
Jammu: In a gruesome attack, Pakistani troops on Tuesday crossed into Indian territory and ambushed an Army patrol party killing two soldiers whose heads were reportedly chopped off. The attack took place along the Line of Control in Poonch district [...]
New Delhi: BJP today slammed the Delhi Police for filing a case against a news channel which aired the interview of the 23-year-old gangrape victim’s friend, saying this is unacceptable and an attack on press freedom. Speaking at a party [...]
Kolkata: President Pranab Mukherjee today emphasised on evolving an educational system which imbibes a scientific culture and increased focus on innovation to compete in a globalised economy. He also called upon the scientific fraternity to work in a “timebound manner” [...]
New Delhi: The revised anti-rape law, which is expected to be stringent and facilitate speedier justice, is unlikely to be named after the Delhi gang-rape victim as suggested by some quarters. The new law will be framed after Justice Verma [...]
The three-member Committee has been asked to submit its report to the government in 30 days. The other members of the Committee are Justice (retd) Leila Seth, former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, and former Solicitor General Gopal [...]
Mumbai: Cyrus Mistry, the new chairman of the Tata Group, will formally take charge of his office on Monday, company sources said on Saturday. Mistry, who was appointed chairman to succeed Ratan Tata, is the sixth chairman of the Tata [...]
New Delhi: Promising swift and fitting punishment for the Delhi gang-rape accused, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said the nation’s “beloved daughter” will get justice and her fight will not go in vain. “As a woman and mother, I understand [...]
Singapore: The 23-year-old victim of the brutal gang rape and assault in Delhi that had triggered an outrage across India died early this morning here after putting up a brave battle for life for nearly a fortnight. The girl, who [...]
New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today stressed that no time should be lost in bringing the perpetrators of the barbaric gangrape to justice while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the guilty will not be spared. Addressing the media on [...]
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today walked out of the National Development Council (NDC) meeting here accusing the Centre of “stifling” the voice of Chief Ministers by restricting their speeches to 10 minutes. Coming out of [...]
New Delhi: After questions were raised over the cause of a Constable’s death during violent protests last Sunday, the Delhi Police today assigned its Crime Branch to investigate the case in which murder charges have been invoked. Constable Subhash Tomar [...]
Allahabad: President Pranab Mukherjee today expressed “deep distress” over the recent gangrape of a girl in Delhi but cautioned that though anger over the “ghastly incident” was “justified”, violence was “no solution”. Condoling the death of a policeman who succumbed [...]
New Delhi: Issuing a fresh appeal for peace, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said government will look into delay in response in the gangrape case as also all aspects concerning the security of women while asking people to desist from [...]
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