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Nawaz to be ‘flexible’ to improve India ties
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief Nawaz Sharif will enter the record books when he takes the oath as the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan for a record third time in a few days after his party won...
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3 killed in clash over Ashram in Rohtak
3 killed in clash over Ashram in RohtakAn irate mob clashes with police personnel during a violent protest against the opening of an ashram near Rohtak, Haryana, on Sunday. Three people were killed and...
View ArticleMinistry initiates revision of VVIP list for security checks
The civil aviation ministry has finally initiated the task of “revision” of the list of VIPs/VVIPs who are exempt from pre-embarkation security checks at civil airports across the country, with the...
View ArticleNitish backs PC on backwardness panel
Ignoring ally BJP’s expressions of scepticism over the UPA government’s recent overtures towards granting special category state status to Bihar, chief minister and JD(U) strongman Nitish Kumar on...
View ArticleModi to NRIs: India facing crisis due to weak rulers
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the UPA government over its handling of foreign policy, saying the country is being ruled by “weak” leaders. Asserting that he has given a new...
View ArticleSC lifts stay on medical test results
Lakhs of students aspiring to pursue medical studies across the country heaved a sigh of relief on Monday as the Supreme Court gave its nod to private and government medical colleges to declare results...
View ArticleGovt to stop direct funds to societies
Taking a lesson from the bitter experience of the multi-crore NRHM scam in UP under the dispensation of former chief minister Mayawati, the Centre will now end the practice of sending funds directly to...
View ArticleKarat rules out third front before ’14 polls
CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Monday ruled out the formation of a third front before the general elections but said that the prospects of a third front emerging after the elections are...
View ArticleCong appoints 2 new PCC chiefs
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday appointed Jayadev Jena and Sukhdeo Bhagat as Orissa and Jharkhand PCC presidents, respectively. While the Jharkhand Assembly polls are expected either next...
View ArticleGehlot takes stock of preparations
Enthusiastic about Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Rajasthan, Congress leaders and workers have been engaged in homework for a personal interaction with the scion of the Gandhi family....
View ArticleSidda sworn in, offers `4,409cr sops
Kuruba community strongman Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of Karnataka on Monday at Kanteerava outdoor stadium watched by a 50,000-strong crowd of his supporters who kept cheering...
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Diggy takes a dig at judiciary
In a veiled criticism of the judiciary in the country in the wake of recent Supreme Court observations in which it claimed that the CBI was a “caged parrot”, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on...
View ArticleICMR asks experts to study child injuries
With childhood-related injuries increasing, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited experts to study epidemology on injuries related to children and to lay down interventions to...
View ArticleJaitley: Remarks frustration of loser
Hitting out at the ruling Congress over the “immature comments” made by new law minister Kapil Sibal and the “unwarranted advice” given to the judiciary by its senior leader Digvijay Singh, the BJP on...
View ArticleCong wants debate on comment trend
The current mood in the Congress is in favour of a wider debate on the trend of judicial comments, observations made during hearing of cases before judges. There is nothing wrong in it, let us have a...
View Article‘CBI to complete probe in 3 months’
Even as doubts are being raised about the probe in the Railgate bribery scandal, CBI director Ranjit Sinha on Tuesday asserted that the agency ‘is investigating the case’ and nothing should be...
View ArticleUPA unsure on ordinance route
Time is apparently running out for the ruling UPA to reap political dividends from the Food Security Bill. The growing sense within the ministry of food and consumer affairs is that there would not be...
View ArticleAlva: Don’t use my name to serve political purpose
Making a reference to governor Margaret Alva in a war of words between the ruling Congress and Opposition BJP has irked Raj Bhavan. Ms Alva has expressed her displeasure over it. She said her name...
View ArticleCong leaders pitch for Parmeshwar inclusion
Senior Congress leaders view that the Karnataka PCC chief G. Parmeshwar should be inducted into the state Cabinet as it would send out a positive message to the backward castes. Chief minister...
View ArticleMLAs rush to Delhi to lobby for berths
A day after Mr Siddaramaiah was sworn in as chief minister, the action has shifted to Delhi with ministerial aspirants rushing to the capital and lobbying hard for Cabinet berths. Unperturbed by these...
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