Rajiv Gandhi remembered on death anniversary

Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was today remembered on his 22nd death anniversary with leaders paying homage at his memorial here. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Mi......read more

Jaya renews demand for retrieval of Kachatheevu

Voicing concern over attacks on Indian fishermen, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked the Centre to take urgent steps for retrieval of Katchatheevu islet, ceded to Sri Lanka in 1974, besides redra......read more

More separatist leaders put under house arrest

Authorities today foiled the plans of separatists to hold a rally at Eidgah in old city by placing more senior Hurriyat leaders under house arrest and deploying large number of security forces in the ......read more

Li Keqiang terms his India visit as 'successful'

Buoyed by the positive vibes from his India trip, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has termed the visit as "successful", saying he "felt at home" during talks with his counterpart Manmohan Singh, the state ......read more

India-China Ties

83% Indians view China as major security threat: Poll

Eighty three per cent of Indians view China as a major security threat, even as 63 per cent would like relation with the neighbouring country to be strengthened, an opinion poll has claimed. China's ......read more

Mayawati govt siphoned off Rs 1400 cr in memorial scam, says Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta

In a jolt to former Chief Minister Mayawati, the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has said public money worth Rs 1,400 crore was siphoned off in construction of memorials during her regime and indicted 199 peo......read more

HC calls female foeticide "mass carnage"

Coming down heavily on doctors carrying out sex determination tests, the Allahabad High Court has said the law against it has not been effectively enforced in states like Uttar Pradesh. "The number o......read more

Terror suspect's death caused by ailment: Akhilesh Yadav

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that prima facie, the death of terror suspect Khalid Mujahid appeared to have been due to some disease. "We have already (called for) a CBI prob......read more

India and China ink eight agreements on trade, water resources

Weeks after the flare-up on the border issue, India and China today sought to further improve their bilateral relations and firmed up eight agreements to enhance cooperation in a range of areas includ......read more

Nitish Kumar says he can digest Lalu Yadav's barbs

Criticizing Lalu Prasad for using unparliamentary language against him and his party leaders, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said he could digest such comments, but those who could not would go to ......read more

Social Network

FIR filed against Facebook for not discontinuing hate page

An FIR was today registered against owners of social networking website Facebook for not removing an online community hate page created by some persons who have using it to "glorify" cow slaughter. I......read more

Rajasthan govt announces financial assistance for raped orphans

Rajasthan government has announced a financial assistance of Rs 3 lakh to the two differently abled orphan girls who were allegedly raped and beaten by the employees of a residential school run by an ......read more

Honour killing: 3 arrested for murdering woman in Tamil Nadu

Three persons were arrested for murdering two persons, including a newly-married woman, and seriously injuring her husband in what is suspected to be a case of honour killing, police said today. A 21-......read more

Sharad Pawar targets Narendra Modi over Ishrat Jahan's killing

Targeting Narendra Modi over the alleged fake encounter of Mumbra resident Ishrat Jahan in 2004, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here that the chief minister and Gujarat police had killed......read more