The US embassy on Tuesday cleared the visa for BJP MP Shahnawaz Hussain after a delay due to "procedural" issues. US embassy sources said the visa was issued this morning after all the procedures were
Seeking to defuse the controversy over the Albanian government's request for transfer of Mother Teresa's remains to that country, the Missionaries of Charity (MoC) has appealed to a Christian body to cancel its protest-rally here
Urging union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal to reconsider his move to change the existing eligibility criteria in the IIT joint entrance test, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday proposal will discriminate against students with
India should shed its "submissive" and "timid" attitude towards China and show firmness in dealing with it on the boundary dispute by strengthening defence and cementing ties with Russia, Former Foreign Secretary A P Venkateswaran
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to take possession of the viscera samples of Ashutosh Asthana, prime accused in the multi-crore PF scam, who died mysteriously in Ghaziabad's Dasna jail. A special bench
Going from the 'reel' jail to the 'real' one, Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh celebrated Diwali with the inmates of the high security prison of Tihar on Tuesday , singing for them and eating a
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said China has not constructed any dam on Brahmaputra river that would have been a matter of concern for India, according to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorje Khandu. Khandu,
Telugu Desam Party (TDP)president N Chandrababu Naidu has requested Union External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to arrange for bringing the body of a medical student who died under mysterious circumstances near Shanghai in China.
Against the backdrop of the war of words with China over Arunachal Pradesh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on monday said India will "tackle" the boundary question with the neighbouring country bilaterally. Singh said this to
With vast experience in operating behind enemy lines in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US air force has brought its commando expertise to this year's joint exercise with India, training the special forces of the two
Recriminations between India and China over Arunachal Pradesh and other issues are expected to figure when the foreign ministers of the two countries meet on the sideline of a trilateral meeting next week in Bangalore.The
Heli-borne snipers, four-layered security cordon around Commonwealth Games venues and exclusive lanes for Games vehicles were among the components of a mammoth security plan unveiled on Monday by the government for the mega sporting event.
The eligibility criterion of 60 per cent marks in class-XII for appearing in IIT Joint Entrance Examination will be raised from next year to make students pay more attention to the board exam. In a
Pilgrims undertaking Haj this year will have two more embarkation points, up from 17 last time, and will have to pay Rs 16,000 instead of Rs 12,000 last year. These decisions in relation to the
The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a plea for constitution of a special investigating team to probe the death of Asutosh Asthana, the prime accused in the Uttar Pradesh multi-crore Provident Fund scam, in
A Pakistan court has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Faheem Ansari, an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case accused, for allegedly obtaining a Pakistani passport on fake documents. The Pakistan
The government on Monday approved part sale of its stake in two power utilities – National Thermal Power Corporation NTPC and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam -- and the proceeds will be channeled into an investment
Pitching for a robust Indo-US military ties, US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer on monday said that America is ready to support India's drive to modernise its armed forces. "The United States is ready
Warning that the situation in Pakistan is "very serious", Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said terrorism is "spreading" in that country and asserted that India is prepared to meet any challenge from Taliban
The NSG will set up an exclusive "high frequency" signals centre for the upcoming Commonwealth Games here as part of its strategy to secure the sporting extravaganza. Official sources said the signals centre would be
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