Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday left for Belgium to attend the 11th India-EU Summit aimed at furthering the country's strategic partnership with the European Union.

Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi turned 65 on Thursday with leaders of the party and its allies visiting her 10 Janpath residence to greet her.

Tata Group supremo Ratan Tata on Thursday termed as "politically motivated" the efforts of the GSM lobbyists, including Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar, saying their endeavour was to embarrass Pri

After giving conflicting signals on constituting a joint parliamentary committee to probe 2G spectrum allocation, UPA partners Trinamul Congress and DMK on Tuesday came out in support of the government. The NDA and the Left Front, meanwhile, are working on a strategy to take this issue to the people ahead of the Assembly elections in five states, including West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, to put Ms Mamata Banerjee and Mr Karunanidhi on the defensive.

Another attempt by Blueline bus operators to buy time before the phaseout deadline of December 14 was rejected by the Delhi high court on Tuesday. The court refused to entertain their plea seeking stay against the phaseout notification of the Delhi government. A bench headed by Justice A.K. Sikri did not admit the plea of the operators

At least three accused in the Dhaula Kuan gangrape on Tuesday refused to appear for a Test Identification Parade (TIP).
Investigating officers have confirmed that Kamru, Shahid and Iqbal have refused to undergo the test parade at the jail. Earlier, Shamshad and Usman had gone through

With no sign of the government relenting on the demand for a joint parliamentary probe (JPC) on the controversial 2G spectrum allocation on the floor of the House, the non-NDA and non-UPA parties took their battle outside the two Houses of Parliament. The “secular Opposition” as they would like to call it on Tuesday staged a dharna in front of the Gandhi statue demanding a JPC probe into the 2G affair.

The NDA on Tuesday said it was ready for a five-day special session of Parliament to compensate for the loss of work due to the current deadlock, provided the government concedes to the Opposition demand for JPC probe into the 2G spectrum issue.

Amidst the din in the House, the government on Tuesday introduced the much awaited and much debated Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Work Place Bill, 2010, in the Lok Sabha to ensure a safe working environment for every woman.

The BJP, which witnessed a thumping victory in the Bihar Assembly polls, is confident that its numerical strength gained in Bihar polls, can help it in increasing the NDA fold. Sources said the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), which had recently snapped ties with the BJP, is sending feelers to the latter for a possible pre-poll alliance. Assembly polls are scheduled in Assam for 2011.