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Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Friday slammed reports of extravagance on Commonwealth Games projects as "ridiculously exaggerated"...

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Sonia lifted Congress from depths of defeat to glory

A reluctant entrant to politics often dubbed a "foreigner", Sonia Gandhi fought against great odds to emerge as India's tallest politician, helping the country's oldest political party to rise again from the ashes.

Maoists call 48-hour bandh to protest Azad's 'murder'

Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji, leader of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), has called a 48-hour shutdown from Sep 13...

Foodgrain worth Rs.58,000 crore rots in India: Gadkari

Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari said Friday that foodgrain worth Rs.58,000 crore was rotting in India every year because of the Congress party's bad governance.

Court notice to CBI on Shah associate's bail plea

The Gujarat High Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on the anticipatory bail plea of Yashpal Chudasama, a close aide of former minister Amit Shah,...

Shah's court appearance deferred due to hospitalisation

Gujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah, the prime accused in the Sohrabudin Sheikh staged shoot-out case, did not appear before the court Friday...

India lives in a troubled neighbourhood: Antony

India lives in a "troubled neighbourhood" and has to "maintain balance and restraint even in the face of grave challenges to our security", Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Friday.

Sonia elected Cong president for 4th time

Sonia Gandhi was Friday elected Congress president unopposed for a fourth time. Thanking party workers for their support, Gandhi described her re-election as party chief as a "great responsibility".

India's slum population to be over 93 million in 2011

India's slum population is projected to rise to 93.06 million by 2011, or 7.75 percent of the total population, say a report of an expert committee...

Games expenditure figure ridiculously exaggerated

Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Friday slammed reports of extravagance on Commonwealth Games projects as "ridiculously exaggerated"...

Jayalalithaa asserts she fought for state's rights

AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Friday accused the union government of taking actions against her during 1991-1996 for standing firm on the state's rights.

Only 2 mining licences for value addition issued

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Friday said his government had issued two mining licences only for value addition and renewed leases...

Body in police uniform found near Bihar forest

body in police uniform was found near a forest in Bihar's Lakhisarai district early Friday, a day after the Maoists said they had killed abducted Sub Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav,...

Rathore moves administrative tribunal for pension

Tainted Haryana cop S.P.S. Rathore Thursday moved the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) here seeking the release of his pension that was withheld by the union...

Cong panel wants state chiefs' election by Sep 17

With Sonia Gandhi set to be formally re-elected Congress president Friday, the focus has shifted to the state units, who have been advised to elect their chiefs and other office...

Shah challenges SC's handing over of Sohrabbudin case

Gujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah has moved the Supreme Court questioning its Jan 12, 2010, judgment handing over the investigations...

Nitish holds high-level meeting on Maoist issue

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday held a high-level meeting with top officials at his official residence after reports that Maoists...

Sensex closes flat in lacklustre trade

A benchmark index for Indian equities Thursday closed on a dull note, though broader markets saw more buying activity. A weak opening in the European markets too weighed heavy on the index.

Dawood's bookie in Pak match-fixing scandal

A report published in the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday morning suggested that two Australian cricketers, Shane Watson and Brad Haddin,...

Sonia set for successive 4th term as Cong president

Sonia Gandhi, already the longest serving incumbent, was Thursday set for a successive fourth term as Congress president with 55 valid sets of nomination papers...

Cong scraps plan to show black flags to Gadkari

The Congress party Thursday withdrew its decision to show black flags to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari who is scheduled to tour Chhattisgarh for two days from Friday.

Rubabuddin charges Modi with contempt of SC

Rubabuddin Sheikh, the brother of staged-shootout victim Sohrabuddin Sheikh, Wednesday served a legal notice on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi...

Answers ready for Pak's queries on Headley: PC

India will send its answers in a day or two to Pakistan on its queries about Pakistani American David Coleman Headley's visits to Indian cities prior to the 2008 Mumbai attack,...

Sonia as Sonia'mma for one more term

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination Thursday for another term in office as party chief. Party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi...

Digvijay objects to PC's saffron terror remarks

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh, who had earlier differed with Home Minister P. Chidambaram over his policy to counter Maoists, has now objected to his use of words "saffron terrorism".

Sensex closes 242 points higher

A benchmark index for Indian equities Wednesday closed 234 points higher than its previous close, tracking other rebounding global bourses.

Rathore's appeal dismissed in Ruchika molestation case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore...

Phrase 'saffron terror' takes the message home: PC

Unapologetic about using the term "saffron terror" that infuriated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday...

Nation is with you, President assures people of Leh

President Pratibha Patil Wednesday told the people of Leh that the entire country was with them and no effort would be spared in providing them relief....

PM lays foundation for Rs.6,000 Cr NBPPL project in AP

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday opined that the Government has the responsibility to address the gap between demand...

Congress legislators lash out at Modi's functioning

Congress legislators in Gujarat Tuesday lashed out against the "autocratic style" of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, noting it is "high time that the government maintains the standards of parliamentary.

Geelani seeks Afzal Guru's release before dialogue

Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday demanded the release of 45 prisoners, including parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, as one of the preconditions for a dialogue with New Delhi.

Modi takes swipe at PM over delay in Games projects

Known for his caustic comments, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Tuesday stating that now even the prime minister has to undertake.

No forced closure of shops during Games: Dikshit

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday assured businessmen against forced closure of their establishments and the resultant financial loss during the Commonwealth Games.

Delhi did wrong to divert SC/ST funds to CWG: PC

Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday admitted that Delhi government has violated guidelines in the diversion of plan funds for scheduled castes and tribes to finance projects for Commonwealth Games.

Bhopal tragedy convicts get SC notice

The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notices to all the seven convicts in the Bhopal gas tragedy on a petition of the Central Bureau of Investigation...

Readers Article: Talks are part of war

There is nothing wrong, if an extremist outfit that has declared “protracted peoples’ war” on the State, is willing to talk with the very State, as “war is an extension of politics”,...

Elephant to be declared national heritage animal

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said the elephant would soon be declared a national heritage animal in order to step up measures for its protection.

Ramjanmabhoomi verdict: UP seeks central support

The Uttar Pradesh government has sought 35,000 paramilitary personnel as part of its contingency planning ahead of the much-awaited verdict in the volatile...

CEC reposes faith in EVM technology

Amid increasing debate on the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs), Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Tuesday reposed faith in the EVM technology,..,

Free foodgrains for poor: Pawar gets SC flak

The Supreme Court Tuesday came down heavily on union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar for saying that the court's suggestion on free distribution...