Ishrat Jahan shootout: ‘Now no one can call me a terrorist’s father’
Alappuzha (Kerala) : Gopinathan Pillai, the father of Pranesh Kumar Pillai alias Javed Shaikh who was killed allegedly by police in a staged shootout…
‘Tumhari Amrita’ most satisfying experience: Shabana
Mumbai : Shabana Azmi, who has been part of the Indian film industry for the past 35 years and has worked in about 120…
Sensex slips below 16,000 points; plunges 2.6 percent
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities markets fell below the psychological 16,000-mark Monday for the first time in almost one and a…
Pakistani traders do brisk business at trade fair
New Delhi : Traditional cotton textiles with embroidery, aromatic spices and handicrafts are among a wide array of goods that have emerged as huge…
Team Anna unhappy over reports of proposed Lokpal bill
New Delhi : Expressing unhappiness over the reported exclusion of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), judiciary, Group C and D employees, and the…
PDP wants army special powers revoked in entire state
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir’s main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Monday said the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) should be revoked…
Mayawati resolution to split Uttar Pradesh passed
Lucknow : A resolution by Chief Minister Mayawati to split up Uttar Pradesh into four smaller states was passed by voice vote in the…
Car sales may pick up early next year : Automakers
Kolkata : Automobile makers are keeping their fingers crossed on the revival of India’s passenger car industry after a dip in sales for the…
‘Rocket Woman’ propels India’s missile mission
New Delhi : Forget breaking the glass ceiling, Tessy Thomas has virtually blasted her way through it. The 48-year-old is the first-ever woman director…
Apologise for 1971 war crimes, Bangladesh tells Pakistan
Dhaka : Bangladesh has sought an apology from Pakistan for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of liberation. Foreign Minister Dipu Moni sought…