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Telangana slogans rent air after declaration

Karimangar: Telangana supporters and activists and leaders of different parties including Congress celebrated the UPA government’s announcement of its decision in favour of formation of separate...

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Concerns of some people on Telangana misplaced: Digvijay

New Delhi: Amid protests in parts of Andhra Pradesh over the decision of Congress and its allies to create Telangana, party leader Digvijay Singh on Wednesday said "division of a state like division of...

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Obama calls for economic reforms, wary of India, China

President Barack Obama has called for economic reforms in US saying that not doing so would mean waving the white flag to the rest of the world especially to emerging countries like India and China.“If...

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Last date for filing income tax returns extended to Aug 5

The government Wednesday extended the last date for filing of income tax returns by five days to August 5. The due date, which was Wednesday, has been extended in wake of “unprecedented surge” in...

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Mayawati renews demand for splitting Uttar Pradesh into 4 parts

Lucknow: With the UPA giving its nod for the creation of a separate Telangana state, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday renewed her demand for splitting the state into four...

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Telangana: Bandh in Rayalaseema, coastal Andhra

Normal life was disrupted in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions Wednesday as a shutdown began in the two regions against the decision of the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to...

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Coal scam: CBI awaiting files from coal ministry

At least five crucial files related to allotment of coal blocks during 2006-09 have not been received by CBI that has again communicated to the coal ministry to make them available as soon as possible....

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Revelations embarrass govt, but CM unmoved

UP minister Ahmad Hasan has said that suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal should apologise even as embarrassment for the Akhilesh Yadav government over her suspension intensified on Tuesday after...

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Akhilesh, ministers vent ire on media

UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and his ministers on Tuesday vented their ire on the media in the Durga Shakti Nagpal case. During a official function here on Tuesday, the chief minister said, “Should...

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Modi won’t fight LS polls, feels Cong

While speculation of the BJP’s election campaign committee chief Narendra Modi contesting the Lok Sabha elections is refusing to die down in the political circles, the Congress officials are predicting...

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Amazon’s Bezos, in surprise deal, buys Washington Post

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos will buy the Washington Post newspaper for $250 million in a surprise deal that ends the Graham family’s 80-year ownership and hands one of America’s most influential...

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SC: Sanction not needed to probe officials; govt disagrees

The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the government’s sanction should not be necessary before a probe can be initiated against its officers, particularly when the probe is being monitored by a...

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India slips out of trillion-dollar club

India slipped out of the elite global league of stockmarkets with a trillion-dollar valuation Tuesday, as the total value of all listed companies fell to $989 billion amid huge selling pressure on...

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6 terrorists may have sneaked in, warns IB

The attack on the Indian border outpost in Poonch along the Line of Control was a “well-planned and executed operation” by Pakistan Army regulars and Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and Jaish-e-Mohammed militants....

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Fury erupts in Parliament, spat between 2 MPs in RS

Both Houses of Parliament were rocked by uproar and adjournments over the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops on the LoC on Tuesday, with the Rajya Sabha witnesss to an ugly spat...

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Rajan is next RBI governor

Chief economic adviser Raghuram Rajan will be the new governor of the Reserve Bank. At 50, he will one of the RBI’s youngest governors when he takes charge on September 5. His appointment is for three...

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5 soldiers killed in Poonch strike by 20 men from Pak

In a daring and apparently well-planned cross-border raid by a team of heavily-armed Pakistan-based terrorists and suspected Pakistan Army “border action team” commandos, five jawans of the Indian Army...

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Political storm erupts over Antony's statement on LoC killings; BJP asks govt...

New Delhi: Political storm over Defence Minister A.K. Antony's statement on LoC killing paralysed Parliament on Wednesday with an aggressive Opposition accusing him of giving a 'clean chit' to Pakistan...

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Aam Aadmi Party candidate Santosh Koli succumbs to injuries, Kejriwal lashes out

Gurgaon: Santosh Koli, a close aide of Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party candidate for Delhi polls who was critically injured in an accident, died today in a Gurgaon hospital after battling for life...

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Owners of Micromax mobiles arrested by CBI in bribery case

New Delhi: CBI on Wednesday arrested the two owners of Micromax mobiles while they were allegedly giving Rs 30 lakh bribe to the engineers of North Delhi Municipal Corporation for clearance to a...

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