Kerala temple stash guesstimate: Rs 1 Lakh crore
The documentation of “invaluable” antiques in Vaults A, C and D of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple has been completed. No major theft of temple treasures has been detected during the two-year inventorying...
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Buddha’s bowl or not? ASI can’t decide
Is it or is it not the Buddha’s begging bowl? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is in a tizzy. Four months after the ASI sent a two-member team to Afghanistan to ascertain the authenticity of...
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PM Narendra Modi to watch Mangalyaan shift
PM Narendra Modi to watch Mangalyaan shiftIt will be an unusually early morning for Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he joins bleary-eyed space scientists to watch them steer Mangalyaan into its orbit...
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Sushma Swaraj may meet 100 FMs on US trip
Sushma SwarajExternal affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is scheduled to interact with nearly 100 foreign ministers during her 10-day visit to the US from September 24 and will join the delegation of Prime...
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India plans an equal reply to China buildup
India plans an equal reply to China buildupThe ongoing standoff between Indian and Chinese security forces in the Ladakh region escalated further on Saturday as 50 more troops entered Chumar at a...
View ArticleNCP rejects Congress offer of 124 seats
The NCP on Saturday rejected the Congress’ proposal of 124 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly polls next month, saying this was an old offer as it had already fought on those seats in the 2004...
View ArticleBJP won’t accept new Shiv Sena formula
The tug of war between the Shiv Sena and BJP over seat-sharing continued on Saturday without result. Rejecting the BJP’s formula, the Shiv Sena has come out with a new formula unacceptable to the...
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Diplomacy is no takeaway joint: Congress
Salman KhurshidCriticising the Narendra Modi government’s policy towards Pakistan and China, the Congress on Sunday said diplomacy is not a “take away joint” and asked the Prime Minister to take the...
View ArticleNCP final call on tieup today
The NCP on Sunday said a meeting of its core committee in Mumbai on Monday will take a final call on the matter even as it asserted that it is sticking to its “original demand”.“No new proposal has...
View ArticleBritish Empire loses trial in UK Supreme Court
The British Raj did more harm than good in the Indian subcontinent, this was the conclusion of a historic debate that put the mighty empire on a mock trial at the Supreme Court here.The Indo-British...
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CBI examines P. Chidambaram wife in Saradha scam
CBI examines P. Chidambaram wife in Saradha scamThe CBI has examined Nalini Chidambaram, the wife of former finance minister P. Chidambaram, in connection with its probe into the alleged multi-crore...
View ArticleUS tourists may soon get visa on arrival
Tourists from the United States may soon avail visa on arrival in India. The ministry of home affairs is trying to give a final shape to the proposal in time for the Prime Minister’s visit to the US...
View ArticleNIA wants to probe Jammu and Kashmir cases
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has asked the Centre to give it jurisdiction over the terror cases of Jammu and Kashmir registered under the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) which involve offences of...
View ArticleCongress, NCP test each other’s patience
The Congress and the NCP are testing the patience of each other on the crucial issue of seat-sharing for the Maharashtra Assembly polls next month. While the Congress has not taken any decision “yet”,...
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BJP-Shiv Sena ties on the brink
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray (centre) and his son Aditya, along with other Sena leaders. Rajesh JadhavUddhav Thackeray offers 119, BJP says no; Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants alliance saved The...
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Locals help each other survive flood fury in Srinagar
Soldiers carry a rescued flood victim at the Air Force station in Srinagar. — APParts of Srinagar were submerged after the flood waters overleapt the river banks at many places and strong currents even...
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PM Narendra Modi wants a plan to cut down imports
Narendra Modi wants a plan to cut down importsIn line with the “Make in India” appeal that he made during his address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day this year, Prime Minister...
View ArticleCentre has an 18-year plan to clean Ganga
After being rapped by the Supreme Court for its approach to cleaning the Ganga, the Narendra Modi government has placed before it a blueprint of short, medium and long-term measures that spread over 18...
View ArticleMars orbiter clears semifinal
At 2.45 pm on Monday, a stack of numbers flickering on an array of computers at the Spacecraft Control Centre at Isro’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (Istrac) facility in Bengal-uru set off a...
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Supreme Court will hear NGO plea on CBI chief
Supreme Court will hear NGO plea on CBI chiefIn what could be described as a setback to CBI director Ranjit Sinha, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a plea for hearing allegations levelled...
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