Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee may have had young Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in her mind when she said a person from Uttar Pradesh will be the future of the nation. Without
Expressing concern over increase in infiltration attempts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the Centre and the states should launch coordinated efforts to tackle internal security threats. Addressing the Chief Ministers' Conference on Internal
A Dubai-bound Emirates flight with 356 passengers and crew on board was on Sunday grounded for about four hours at the airport here following a terror alert after which a couple was detained by police
India on Sunday "successfully" test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile with a range of more than 3,000 km from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast. The indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile was tested from a rail
India on Sunday described Pakistan- based terrorist groups as "dark forces" which are "implacably" opposed to the country and asserted that they would be defeated whenever confronted. Home Minister P Chidambaram said militant groups like
At a time when NCP chief Sharad Pawar has come under attack over rise in prices of sugar and other essential commodities, the party magazine 'Rashtravadi' has said that "no one dies due to not
The Supreme Court has taken a view that only in rare cases life imprisonment should be awarded to those convicted for causing the death of women in dowry-related cases. A bench of Justices P Sathasivam
Delhi Police on Satruday claimed suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist Shahzad, arrested from Uttar Pradesh, confessed to firing at late Inspector M C Sharma during the encounter at Batla House on September 19, 2008, a week
India has said it was "deeply worried" over the potential nexus between clandestine proliferation of nuclear weapons and terrorism and favoured "transparent verification procedures" to prevent such materials falling in dangerous hands.Speaking at the Global
Abhishek, the 28-year-old son of a Himachal Pradesh Congress leader, was killed early Sunday morning as his car crashed into a stationary truck near Okhla Barrage in Noida, police said. The Hyundai Accent Car smashed
After taking on the Shiv Sena on its home turf for "Mumbai for Marathis" campaign, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Sainiks should be opposed by mobilising people and not by violence. Taking
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday had a spat during the conference on food prices here after the former accused Modi of politicising the issue of sale of
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who returned to Mumbai after promoting his film in US and UK, said on Saturday that his remarks about taking Pak players for IPL were misinterpreted. Speaking to media outside
Vilas Varak, the fitness instructor at Moksh gym who was told to go on leave after his name came up in investigations related to alleged Lashkar operative, David Headley, has lost his job, reports Hindustan
The US ambassador to India was seen pedaling a rickshaw with three passengers seated comfortably as the sun shined down upon them. And it's not because the ambassador, Timothy J. Roemer, decided to switch careers,
Investigators are zeroing in on politicians who allegedly helped Indian Mujahideen terrorist Shahzad alias Pappu after his escape from the Batla House encounter, with the role of a former MLA from Uttar Pradesh, currently based
Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, who is accused of masterminding the Mumbai terror attacks, on Friday said the only solution to resolving problems between India and Pakistan is the 'liberation of Jammu and Kashmir', failing
Uttarakhand on Friday became the first state in the country to announce a ban on Bt brinjal even before the Centre takes a final decision on the introduction of the controversial genetically modified crop. The
The Centre on Friday extended the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the fifth since 2001, by two years from February seven, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Home Ministry officials said
The Supreme Court on Friday fixed March 12 to hear the plea of Uttar Pradesh government for lifting the stay on the work for construction of statues and memorials for Dalit leaders at a park
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