Karzai to boycott talks with Taliban
byLondon, June 19 (IANS) The Afghan government will not take part in peace talks with the Taliban unless the process is “Afghan-led”, President Hamid…
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BJP lashes out at Himachal CM for abandoning disaster stricken people for wife’s election rally
byShimla: Chief minister Virbhadra Singh being rescued from Sangla in Kinnaur, yesterday, and flying in a private helicopter to address an election rally in Mandi…
Santosh Chowdhary takes over as minister of state for health
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Newly-appointed union Minister of State for Health Santosh Chowdhary Wednesday said she would try to implement all the schemes…
Maharashtra allocates Rs.10 crore for state residents stranded in Uttarakhand
byMumbai, June 19 (IANS) Moved by the plight of the people from Maharashtra stranded in flood-hit Uttarakhand, the state government Wednesday announced allocation of…
US man wanted for child sex abuse held in Mexico
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) A former college professor in the US who was on the FBI’s “10 most wanted” list over allegations of child…
Shuttler Sai Praneeth upsets second seed in Singapore
bySingapore, June 19 (IANS) After sending Taufik Hidayat into retirement, India’s B. Sai Praneeth caused another big upset by defeating second seed Yun Hu…
JD-U has joined Congress’s conspiracy: BJP
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) As the Nitish Kumar-led JD-U government in Bihar sailed smoothly through a trust vote Wednesday, the BJP accused its…
PM sanctions Rs.1,000 crore for Uttarakhand disaster relief
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday granted Rs.1,000 crore for disaster relief in Uttarakhand and said the death toll in…
Raja-Sharan qualify for Wimbledon main draw
byLondon, June 19 (IANS) Indian tennis pair Purav Raja and Divij Sharan qualified for the men’s doubles main draw of Wimbledon here Wednesday. The…
Congress again misusing CBI in Ishrat Jahan case: BJP
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Stressing that the Ishrat Jahan shootout was not “fake”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Congress-led government…