Nukes needed to deter blackmail by other powers: India
byNew Delhi: In a delicate balancing act, India today renewed its pitch for universal, time-bound nuclear disarmament, but underlined that it will not be part…
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Coal allotment: Chorus for PM’s resignation, parliament adjourned
byNew Delhi: A combative opposition today demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s resignation over the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report on coal block allocation, leading…
Central team to visit Assam for rehabilitation efforts
byNew Delhi: A central team of officials will pay a three-day visit to Assam from Tuesday to assist the state administration in the rehabilitation of…
Delhi to be First Kerosene Free City in India
byNew Delhi: Delhi is set to become the first kerosene-free city with the government launching a scheme Tuesday under which 350,000 families using kerosene oil…
Assam violence not Hindu-Muslim clash: Minister for Northeast
byNew Delhi: The ethnic violence in Assam which led to an exodus of thousands of northeastern people from other parts of India was not a…
BJP Slams Government For Intelligence Failure
byNew Delhi: A day after India blamed Pakistan for rumours and SMSes that forced thousands of northeast citizens to flee other states, the BJP today…
Bulk SMS, MMS banned for 15 days
byNew Delhi: The government Friday banned bulk SMS and MMS messages for 15 days in view of the exodus of people from the northeast from…
Panic subsides in Karnataka, people flee Maharashtra
byMumbai/Bangalore: A mass flight triggered by rumours of imminent attacks on people from the northeast in Karnataka ebbed Thursday, but many from the region began…
One more arrested for Mumbai’s Azad Maidan violence
byMumbai: A man who snatched and fired a police gun during the violence at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan Saturday, which left two people dead and another…
Ensure safety of people from northeast, BJP tells government
byNew Delhi: The government should ensure the safety of people from the northeast, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj said here Thursday. She added…