A day after being attacked outside a Ghaziabad court, murdered teenager Aarushi’s father Rajesh Talwar was stable even though doctors were unable to give details of his conditions Wednesday.

A study has revealed that the state of affairs in government and aided schools was not up to the mark in the country.
The report, scheduled to be released soon, has found that the number of teachers in government schools has declined while on the other hand, it has increased in

In a major revamp of police forces to counter terrorism and insurgency, the government, in one of the biggest such orders, is purchasing 57,500 AK series weapons at a cost of 340 euros per weapon from a Bulgarian manufacturer of firearms and military equipment.

President Pratibha Patil hosted the customary at home reception to mark the 62nd Republic Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday evening, where ministers, diplomats and other top dignitaries were present.

The military might of India was on display with the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) trainer being showcased for the first time. The usual flight of Sukhois and Jaguars continued to add to the grandeur of the parade. Meanwhile, the parade also saw India’s rich cultural heritage being displayed at Rajpath with a large number of school

A rap on the knuckles from the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) for its failure to eradicate the shameful practice of manual scavenging in the country has prompted the government to consider amendments to the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrine (Prohibition) Act, 1993 and see how the existing scheme for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers can be recast.

West Bengal Congress leaders are keen on a joint campaign with the Trinamul Congress to ride piggyback on Ms Mamata Banerjee to power, but party leaders from Tamil Nadu are not showing interest for such an exercise with the DMK for the coming electoral battle.

A war of words has erupted in the Bihar unit of the BJP with one section of the party expressing displeasure over chief minister Nitish Kumar’s adverse comment on “Ekta Yatra” undertaken by the youth wing of the Saffron party, while another group of state leaders asking the former to show restraint, as in alliance politics such attacks are unacceptable.

The eagerly awaited discussions over the Srikrishna Committee report on the controversial Telangana issue between the eight recognised political parties of Andhra Pradesh and the Union home ministry, in all probability, will take place in the first week of February.

Describing as “unfortunate” the detention of its senior leaders in Jammu, the BJP on Wednesday rubbished charges that it was playing politics over hoisting the national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. The party said it could move the court against the “unconstitutional and illegal” stand taken by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to prevent its leaders from hoisting the national flag.