India, Japan to fast-track talks on civil nuclear pact
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reaches out to shake hands with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to concludePrime Minister Manmohan Singh and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe decided Wednesday to accelerate...
View ArticleRemembering everest feat 60 years ago
Remembering everest feat 60 years agoKancha Sherpa, a team member of the 1953 Mount Everest expedition that placed Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on the summit of the world’s highest mountain, and...
View Article‘Painkillers can cause heart attacks’
Popping painkillers can be harmful. A new research revealed that higher-dose use of some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases major vascular events like non-fatal heart attacks,...
View ArticleCong to go on with parivartan yatra
The Congress officials said the party would resume its “parivartan yatra” with vengeance in Chhattisgarh to send out a message to the Maoists that they cannot brow-beat the workers. The Congress would...
View ArticleBypoll prestige issue for SP, BSP
A keenly fought political battle is unfolding in the Handia Assembly constituency in Allahabad where byelections are scheduled to be held on June 2. The byelections are crucial for both the Samajwadi...
View ArticleSpeculation over fate of UPCC chief
A guessing game has begun in the Congress on the continuation of incumbent Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Nirmal Khatri till the Lok Sabha elections. The speculation is rife in the party circles after...
View ArticleMiffed Aruna Roy opts out of NAC
Miffed at the government for not accepting the demand to link the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) wages with the minimum wages, social activist Aruna Roy has opted out...
View ArticlePolitical campaigns rattled Naxals: CM
Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh said Thursday that last Saturday’s Maoist carnage at Jiram Ghati in Bastar, where 29 people including several top Congress leaders were killed, “may be a fallout of...
View ArticleTelangana: 3 quit Cong, to join TRS
Two Telangana Congress Lok Sabha members — Manda Jagannadham (Nagarkurnool) and G. Vivek (Pedapalli) — and former CWC member K. Kesava Rao, a former MP, said Thursday they are quitting the Congress and...
View ArticleDhoni: When time comes, then I’ll speak
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained mostly silent on Thursday, refusing to break the BCCI gag on him answering questions on the IPL spot-fixing scandal except to say that some players are...
View ArticleShinde: Pune, major cities Naxal targets
The government on Thursday decided to review and revamp the security of politicians of all parties in Naxal-infested states. Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who announced he will visit Raipur...
View ArticleArrested bookies lost `1,500cr on IPL bets
Bookies and punters suffered losses of around `1,500 crores following the police action against betting in IPL-6, said a Mumbai police official who sought anonymity. The arrested Indian bookies are now...
View Article98.76% pass cbse class 10 exams, girls shine again
98.76% pass cbse class 10 exams, girls shine againStudents celebrate their success after the announcement of the CBSE Class 10 results at Ram Ashram Public School in Amritsar on Thursday. The CBSE...
View ArticleCong always soft on Naxalism: BJP
Hitting back at the Congress, which had accused it of “working in tandem” with the Naxals, the BJP on Thursday said the Congress has always adopted a “soft approach” towards Naxalism and its leaders...
View ArticleBring changes in UPA: NCP
The Nationalist Youth Congress (NYC), the frontal organisation of the NCP led by Union minister Sharad Pawar, on Thursday appealed to the parent party to “work for political formation which can bring...
View Article‘Discontent among tribals cause of Naxalism’
The Naxal issue can be resolved only by involving tribals, downtrodden in the developmental activities. Unless they are benefited by development, given jobs, provide services like water, health, road,...
View ArticleAkhilesh’s flyover to keep Maya at bay?
Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati is paranoid about three things, her security (rather, lack of it), dust and noise and unorganised crowds. UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has ensured that she...
View ArticleCongress discusses J’khand Prez Rule
The Congress core group, which met on Saturday, discussed the Telangana issue and strategy for Jharkhand, which was brought under President’s Rule in January this year for the third time since its...
View ArticleCong MLAs call for overhaul of gogoi Cabinet
Problem for Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi seems to be far from over with a group of seven senior legislators led by former minister Sarat Barkatoky demanding a complete overhauling of his council of...
View ArticleMP Cong gets into poll mode
Congress leaders from Madhya Pradesh on Saturday put up a major show of strength and solidarity when they came together at the state Congress headquarters in the state capital to chalk out the strategy...
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