Furore over hydel power projects on the Ganga in Uttarakhand
byDehradDun : There is a debate raging in the mountain state here over the setting up of hydel power projects on the Ganga and…
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Neither Congress nor BJP has the people’s mandate
byElections in India for even the panchayats and civic bodies are seen as political barometers. Although they are supposed to reflect local concerns, no…
BSF guns down Pakistani intruder in Punjab
byChandigarh: Border Security Force (BSF) troopers today morning gunned down an unidentified intruder along the India-Pakistan international border in the Dera Baba Nanak sector…
PM, Antony rubbish report on army movement as baseless
byNew Delhi/Visakhapatnam: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday called a media report on two key army units moving closer to the capital in January without…
Himachal government in bind over consulting Team Anna for strong Lokayukta Bill
byShimla: Intending to enact a strong Lokayukta Bill but distancing from Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal’s prescription has landed the BJP government in Himachal…
Army chief sounds conciliatory, BJP demands Antony quit
byNew Delhi : Amid controversy over the alleged bribe offer in purchase of vehicles and his claims of gaps in India’s defence preparedness, army…
Army chief row gets uglier, government promises strongest action
byNew Delhi : The row between the government and the army chief got nastier with Defence Minister A.K. Antony calling as “anti-national” leakage of…
Treat leak of letter as high treason: army chief
byNew Delhi : Rejecting allegations that he had leaked his letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, an “outraged” army chief General V.K. Singh Thursday…
Govt, opposition say no public debate on defence issues
byNew Delhi: It was peace after war between ruling and opposition MPs today with both sides agreeing that the issues raised by army chief…
Rajoana’s hanging stayed
byNew Delhi : The central government Wednesday stayed the hanging of Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana for the Aug 31, 1995 assassination…