Rajya Sabha stalled again over coal allocation
byNew Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was Tuesday adjourned till noon as the BJP continued with its demand for Prime Minister Manmohan…
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TV should focus on daily life, not criminals: Medvedev
byMoscow, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) TV channels in Russia should focus their attention on daily social and lifestyle issues, not on criminal reports as…
Iraqi president comes out of coma
byTehran, May 7 (IANS/AKI) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has come out of coma after suffering a stroke in December, Iran’s Fars news agency reported….
Seven-time Italian PM Andreotti dies
byRome, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Giulio Andreotti, the man who was seven times prime minister of Italy, has died at the age of 94,…
CPI-M on confrontation course with Banerjee over rally
byKolkata, May 6 (IANS) A standoff is brewing between the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government and the main opposition CPI-M over the administration’s refusal…
Advani flags off Chhattisgarh CM’s 6,100 km long `Vikas Yatra’
byDantewada (Chhattisgarh), May 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday flagged off the 6,100-km long “Vikas Yatra” of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister…
Withdraw forces from Bengal’s Maoist areas: Mahasweta
byKolkata, May 6 (IANS) Alleging that many people, including Maoists, have been jailed without trial in West Bengal, Magsaysay award winning writer Mahasweta Devi…
Law minister, PMO made changes in coal report, CBI tells SC (Fourth Lead)
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The CBI told the Supreme Court Monday that four changes were made at the instance of Law and Justice…
Now Trinamool drags CPI-M into coal scam
byKolkata, May 6 (IANS) In the wake of the opposition’s demand for a CBI probe into the multi-crore-rupee Saradha Group chit fund scandal, the…
Food security bill tabled in Parliament
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A war of words broke out between the Congress and the opposition over the National Food Security Bill that…