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Fresh trouble in store for Big B over transfer of ..
Fresh trouble appeared to be brewing for Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan over his decision to gift the farmland he had allegedly acquired in violation of rules in Daulatpur village of Barabanki district, about 40 km from Lucknow, three years ago....
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China secretly executes 4 pro-Tibet protesters: Re..
China has reportedly executed four Tibetan protesters, including one woman, in connection with last years deadly riots in Lhasa. The first ever-reported judicial killings of Tibetans in China have prompted overseas protests that proper legal procedures were not followed....
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"Kerry"s visit underscores Pak Army"s power"
The influence Pakistan Army wields even in its diplomatic ties with the US was evident when Senator John F Kerry met the countrys army chief to allay politicians concerns about the new US aid package that has sparked public outrage....
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"Climate change bigger threat than terrorism"
Describing climate change as one of the most serious security challenges the world is going to face, Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, on Friday called for urgent United Nations reforms and making India and Brazil as permanent members of the Security Council....
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No party has proved defect of EVMs: EC
Against the backdrop of some opposition parties raising doubts about the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMS), the Election Commission on Friday said no party has been able to prove that the machine could be tampered with....
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Graphic: Jharkhand polls in Dec, Nov
Without a popular government for almost a year, Jharkhand will go to Assembly polls in November-December staggered over nearly a month with the first phase of polling scheduled for November 27....
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Cong-NCP gets 37.38 per cent votes in Maharashtra
The ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra has garnered 37.38 per cent of the total votes polled in the just concluded assembly polls....
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Raje"s letter "slams top leaders" for her resignat..
As her parting shot, Vasundhara Raje, who quit as leader of the opposition in Rajasthan, on Friday shot off a controversial letter to all Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary Board members accusing the party central leadership of mishandling her resignation issue....
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Pak Army pounces on Mehsud"s hometown
Pakistan military used warplanes and attack helicopters to dislodge Taliban militants blocking its bid to overrun their strong bases as 13 militants were killed in continuing heavy fighting for the key towns of Kotkai, Makeen and Ladha in the countrys lawless tribal belt....
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"I don"t foresee any dramatic splits in the Shiv S..
The consolidation of the Congress and NCP alliance does not provide any space for such splits, feels Dr Rajeshwari Deshpande, a scholar on Maharashtra politics....
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MIG-27 crashes in West Bengal; pilot ejects to saf..
This is the ninth IAF Aircraft crash since January this year. The aircraft was on a routine training sortie from the Hashimara airbase and crashed at around 1310 hours, nearly 15 kilometres from its take off base near New Jalpaiguri, IAF officials said....
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Hope Pak will secure its nuclear assets: India
Answering a question with reference to a bomb attack near the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in Kamra, which is about 75 km from Islamabad, and reportedly houses some of the countrys nuclear assets, Rao said that New Delhi was aware of the attack and hoped authorities in Islamabad would ensure the safeguarding of those assets....
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Images: 2 killed in Mumbai train mishap
In a freak mishap, a portion of an under-construction bridge and a bulky water pipeline, passing over the Central railway tracks, collapsed on a moving train in Thane, killing two persons and injuring 11, officials said....
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Cong-NCP hangs on to power courtesy MNS
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MNS offers support to Cong-NCP govt in Maharashtra
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