Congress president Sonia Gandhi told party MPs on Thursday that she would accord the "highest priority" to the women's reservation bill that would be introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 8, International Women's Day,
About a year ago, Lt Commander Rahul Nair paid a glowing tribute to a close friend who died in a plane crash but he would never have thought that he would meet the same fate
Indian missions in Afghanistan are under fresh threat from terror outfits as intelligence inputs suggest that such groups are planning new attacks. The fresh inputs received from Indian as well as international intelligence agencies said
Pravin Mahajan, who lived with his wife and two children in a modest apartment in Thane in Mumbai, was an unknown figure until the morning of April 22, 2006 when he shot his brother and
A final year MBBS student was on Wednesday found dead in mysterious circumstances in his hostel room in the AIIMS campus. The body of Bal Mukund Bharti was found in room no 22 in Hostel-II
A court in New Delhi on Wednesday asked Delhi Police to provide a copy of their application seeking to quiz self-styled Godman in custody in a case of alleged running of a multi-crore sex racket
Nearly three months after being hospitalised with brain haemorrhage, Pravin Mahajan, convicted for murdering his brother and senior BPJ leader Pramod Mahajan, on Wednesday died in neighbouring Thane. The end for Pravin (50), who had
Congress on Wednesday indicated that there will be no roll back in fuel prices and accused the opposition of resorting to "political opportunism" on the issue. "The opposition should introspect before resorting to such political
The Ministry of Civil Aviation will seek a complete roll-back of service tax imposed on domestic air travel in the Budget, a Central Government Minister said. "We will request for a complete roll-back of service
Hitting out at the government, BJP on Wednesday said it has scored a "double century" on price rise and questioned the "silence" of Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the "burning issue". Even the allies of
A naval aerobatic plane, flying in a formation during an airshow, on Wedneday crashed into a three- storeyed residential building in Hyderabad, killing two pilots and injuring seven persons on the ground. The Kiran MK-II
The hike in petrol and diesel rates united the entire opposition in Parliament forcing adjournment of both Houses till 2 pm.It was trouble from the word go in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha which saw
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that the government would talk to its allies on the issue of fuel price hike but gave enough hints that a rollback would be difficult.Party sources said that
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has said painter Maqbool Fida Husain will have to apologize and destroy his objectionable paintings if he wants to return to India. Writing in his editorial in Saamna, the mouthpiece
It was a festive Holi evening in the heart of Guwahati.On the streets of Fancy Bazar, the city's main commercial area, a special programme of popular music and dance was in full swing. A few
In an hour-long meeting held on Tuesday evening, All India Congress Committee general secretary Janardan Dwivedi reportedly warned Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor that his various controversial statements were proving to be
Tension prevailed in parts of Mangalore while calm prevailed in Shimoga town on Wednesday which witnessed violent protests over an article purportedly written by Bangladeshi writer Tasleema Nasreen. Unidentified persons had thrown a petrol bomb
Delhi Police has initiated the process to invoke provisions of MCOCA against a 39-year-old self-styled Godman who was arrested for allegedly running a multi-crore sex racket in the national capital. Shiv Murat Dwivedi (39) alias
In their biggest breakthrough against the Maoists so far, the West Bengal Police have arrested Venkateshwar Reddy, a top leader in the Maoist hierarchy.Believed to be the right hand of Maoist leader Kishenji, he was
When it comes to some hard-hitting repartees and sound advice, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee does not spare even his own daughter, of course in a language puntuated by fatherly affection and remarks in lighter vein.
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