Sonia goes abroad for ‘routine check-up’, to return in 4-5 days
byNew Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi has gone abroad for a “routine check-up”, nearly six months after surgery in the US, and is…
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India objects to China’s Arunachal comments
byNew Delhi : Dismissing China’s objections to Defence Minister A.K. Antony’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh, India Monday said the defence minister has the…
For the sake of power, BJP lives with indiscipline
byBangalore, Feb 26 (IANS) Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani had once famously warned his party against “Congressisation”. By that he meant being self-serving, undisciplined…
Survey of tiger reserves to check corridors for movement
byDehradun : Taking cognisance of the fact that the elephant problem in Uttarakhand had reached jumbo proportions because the forest corridors used by the…
Uttar Pradesh government favoured Ponty Chadda : CAG
byLucknow : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government in Uttar Pradesh has been indicted in yet another scam, this one related to divestment of…
Police action arbitrary, Ramdev didn’t cooperate: Supreme Court
byNew Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday slammed Delhi Police for acting in an arbitrary manner and using excessive force in disbursing Baba Ramdev…
Indian economy may grow at 8 percent in 2012-13: Rangarajan
byNew Delhi : India’s economy may grow at 7.1 percent this financial year and inch up to 8 percent next fiscal if the global…
Supreme Court pulls up Modi on FIR against activist
byNew Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Gujarat government for filing a frivolous FIR against social activist Teesta Setalvad in connection…
For Kashmiri Hindus and Muslims, Shivratri bridges a gap
byJammu : As bells tolled in the temples of Lord Shiva Monday, what emerged was a heartening story of healing wounds between Hindus and…
Poverty not declining in Bihar, despite high growth
byPatna : Bihar has been changing and developing fast but its poverty is not declining, warned Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen here. “It is…