The CPI(M) on Tuesday lashed out against home minister P. Chidambaram for terming West Bengal as one of the worst governed states in the country during his election campaign in the state. “This is a ludicrous statement coming from a person who belongs to a government which is presiding over the most corrupt regime in

About 800 pilots belonging to the erstwhile Indian Airlines went on a strike early on Wednesday demanding pay parity with Air India pilots and better working conditions, leading to cancellation of over 20 flights and disruption of many others by several hours.

The CBI has alleged that DMK MP Kanimozhi was an "active brain" behind the operation of Kalaignar TV and actively pursued with intermediaries and her party the reappointment of 2G scam accused A. Raja as telecom minister.

Harvard scholar Lobsang Sangay was on Wednesday elected Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile and would take over the political duties relinquished by spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

A stream of VIPs, including cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, and over a lakh of devotees paid their last respects to the Baba at Prashanti Nilayam on Tuesday.

In their bid to study earthquakes more closely, Indian scientists plan to send robotic probes to greater depths for monitoring changes in the earth's crust.

The issue of who will take over Sri Satya Sai Baba’s `60,000-crore trust will be taken up after the Baba’s last rites are completed on Wednesday.
Sources said that the current trustees will meet after the funeral and that they will go by the “aspirations of Baba”.

Sikkim high court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of the impeachment proceedings initiated against him for alleged misconduct and corruption.

Terming the arrest of sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi by the CBI as “belated”, the main Opposition BJP on Monday demanded that others whose names have been mentioned by the Prime Minister-appointed Shunglu Committee for irregularities in the CWG preparations, should also be brought to book. The

In comments that could fuel a fresh controversy over the black money issue, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday said there are Indian names in the Swiss bank data list that are going to be made public.