‘India will overtake UK by 2017’
India looks set to spend more on its defence budget than cash-strapped Britain within four years’ time, according to a new report published on Wednesday. International defence analysis firm IHS Jane’s...
View ArticleTMC leader irked by colleagues’ remarks on sec
Voicing his displeasure over the belligerent attack launched by his party colleagues against the state election commission, West Bengal government chief whip Sobhandeb Chatterjee said that political...
View ArticleSkewed sex ratio behind trafficking
The skewed sex ratio of Haryana has resulted in large scale trafficking of girls from the other states into the hinterland of Haryana. A report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC)...
View ArticleTeens stay back in US, 1 missing
Two Indian teenage brothers on a school trip disappeared from the group as they wanted to stay in the US. One of them is still missing, while the other brother has reported to the police, local media...
View ArticleFailure in bio-fund collection?
Massive funds that could have been collected from the industry and channelised for conservation of biodiversity in India could not be collected due to lack of proper implementation of the Biological...
View ArticleGirl raped & killed, cops say dogs did it
A 5-year-old was raped and murdered by an unidentified person in the early hours of Tuesday. Her body was found the following morning in Vivek Khand locality in Gomti Nagar area by morning walkers,...
View ArticleBengal panchayat polls today
The five-phase panchayat polls begin with the election in three districts: Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore on Thursday. A large number of seats in the first-phase fall in the sensitive Jangalmahal...
View Article9 Ishrat case bullets still puzzle the CBI
Investigations into the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case have established that the 19-year-old Mumbai teenager and her three alleged associates had sustained a total of 80 bullet wounds during the...
View ArticleSonia tells party CMs to ensure food law works
Setting the stage for the early rolling out of the UPA’s ambitious food security scheme, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday held a meeting with chief ministers of party-ruled states and asked...
View ArticleGhost of Bofors is dead
Controversial Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who was a key figure in the Bofors payoffs scandal, has died in Milan following a stroke. Seventy-four-year-old Quattrocchi died peacefully on...
View ArticleL.K. Advani doesn’t look like he is ready to retire
Is L.K. Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s former mentor, guide and man for all seasons, although he retains his place in the party’s parliamentary board, going the way of former Prime Minister P.V....
View ArticleTainted Kushwaha’s wife, brother join SP
In a surprise move, the wife and brother of former BSP minister Babu Singh Kushwaha joined the Samajwadi Party on Saturday, along with their supporters. Addressing a press conference here, Samajwadi...
View ArticleCong will take final call on PM nominee: Dwivedi
A day after AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh hinted that the party may not announce Rahul Gandhi as its prime ministerial candidate, another senior functionary of the party, Janardhan Dwivedi,...
View ArticleChandy meets Sonia Amid Solar scam row
In the backdrop of the Opposition LDF baying for his blood and some of is own party men insisting that he made way for some one else over his alleged role in the solar scam, Kerala Chief minister...
View ArticleT-decision before Monsoon Session?
Top sources in AICC indicates that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has finally decided to end the Telangana deadlock. This will be conveyed to the party’s highest policy making body, the Congress...
View ArticleSoren Jr is new J’khand CM
JMM leader Hemant Soren, 37, was sworn in as Jharkhand’s ninth chief minister on Saturday as the head of the new ruling coalition of JMM, Congress, RJD and Independent MLAs, along with two legislators,...
View ArticleBJP’s bizarre defence, BSP MP in support
Even as Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi continued to be slammed for his “Hindu nationalist” and “puppy” remarks, the BJP came up with a somewhat bizarre defence, saying his comments “reveal the...
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Undertrial killed, 4 policemen injured in grenade attack
Srinagar: An undertrial was killed and four policemen escorting him to Baramulla district jail were injured in a grenade attack by militants here on Wednesday. A civilian pedestrian was also injured in...
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BSP expels MP for praising Modi for “puppy” remarks
Days after he defended Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for his “puppy” remarks, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Wednesday expelled its Hamirpur MP Vijay Bahadur Singh for making statements which went...
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99 pistols meant for criminals seized by Delhi police, two arrested
New Delhi: In a major catch, the Delhi Police has seized 99 pistols meant for various criminal gangs operating in and around the national capital. Two men - one identified by his second name Mishra and...
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