UP announces compensation for kin of terror accused
byLucknow, May 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has announced financial compensation of Rs.600,000 to the family of Khalid Mujahid, the serial blast accused,…
Politics
Shukla still critical, say doctors
byGurgaon: Congress leader V.C. Shukla, critically injured in the Maoist attack on party leaders in Chhattisgarh, continues to remain critical and will take time to…
What is Life?
byAlmost no one can deny that they think about this question quite often. Whenever I think about it, my answer always comes in the…
Colombian government, FARC reach agreement on land issue
byHavana, May 27 (IANS/EFE) The Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas announced here Sunday that they have reached an agreement on the issue of…
YSR Congress leader Jagan has a year in jail
byHyderabad, May 27 (IANS) YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, or Jagan as he is popularly called, Monday completed one year in jail…
Now, Balakrishna Pillai wants son back in Kerala cabinet
byThiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) For more than a year, veteran Kerala politician and chairman of Kerala Congress (Pillai) R. Balakrishna Pillai’s only demand was…
Crush Maoist terrorism, says Thackeray
byMumbai, May 27 (IANS) Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Monday said there was need to “crush” the terror unleashed by “Maoist devils” in several…
BJP candidate to file papers for Himachal bypoll June 1
byShimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate will file nomination papers June 1 for the lone Mandi parliamentary bypoll in Himachal Pradesh, while the…
Gay activists released in Moscow
byMoscow, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police have released all participants of an unsanctioned gay pride rally detained in the Russian capital, the interior department…
Plane carrying Czech PM lands with cracked cockpit window
byWarsaw, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An Airbus A319 carrying Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas landed safely in Moscow after pilots found a crack in…