Split verdict in UP but SP largest party: Exit polls
byNew Delhi : All exits polls announced Saturday predicted a hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh, putting the Samajwadi Party on top of a mainly…
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Bikram Singh will be next Indian Army chief
byNew Delhi : Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh will be the next Indian Army chief, it was announced Saturday thus ending months of a bitter…
Defence ministry denies bugging in Antony’s office
byNew Delhi : The government Friday vehemently denied that Defence Minister A.K. Antony’s office was “bugged”, but clarified that routine security sweeps were done…
US says its special forces in India; Delhi says ‘no’
byWashington/New Delhi : US special forces are based in India and four other South Asian countries, a Pentagon commander has said. India quickly denied…
Non-bailable warrant against Azharuddin
byNew Delhi : A Delhi court Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against former Indian cricket captain-turned-MP Mohammed Azharuddin after he failed to appear in…
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta booked for forgery
byMumbai : A case of cheating and forgery has been registered against filmmaker Sanjay Gupta for sending out invites on a letterhead resembling that…
Fishermen’s killing: India-Italy differences unresolved; court toughens stance
byNew Delhi/Kochi : India and Italy Tuesday sought to “clear the air” over the killing of two Indian fishermen by two Italian marines, but…
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…
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…