Unprecedented security measures are expected to be put in place during US President Barack Obama’s visit to India beginning Saturday. An elaborate security drill will be carried out in Mumbai on Thursday involving US secret service agents, officials of Indian security agencies and NSG commandos and snipers. The Mumbai police,

Terming the just-concluded AICC meeting “bogus”, the main Opposition BJP on Wednesday alleged the meeting failed in giving any direction either to the Congress or to the nation. The party also accused the Congress of diverting public attention from corruption cases under its rule by targeting the RSS.

Under attack for remaining silent on the issue of corruption at the AICC meeting, the Congress on Wednesday hit back at the BJP by accusing it as a party of “coffin chor”.
Countering the allegations levelled against the top party leaders by the BJP accusing them to be silent on the issue corruption, AICC spokesperson Manish Tewari said, “The saffron party, among others, can more specifically be described in three expressions — coffin chor, descendants of Bangaru Lakshman and offering hospitality to terrorists. They have no right to teach us lesson, as to how confront the issue of corruption.”

Continuing its attack on the PMO and the Union Cabinet over financial irregularities in the Commonwealth Games (CWG), the main Opposition BJP on Wednesday alleged that both the PMO and Cabinet approved cost escalation for Games projects five times between 2007 and 2009. The party said escalated Games projects cost

The government has decided to bring in the controversial Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill in the coming Winter Session of Parliament in its present form.
Parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced this on Wednesday.

The Winter Session of Parliament could be hot for the government with the Opposition roaring to raise the issue of corruption in a big way. The session will begin on November 9.

Classical flute exponent Hariprasad Cha-urasia will be conferred the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the hig-hest civilian award in Fra-nce, by the French government for his contributi

Indian festivals are not complete without sweets but this Diwali be careful from where you buy them as 90 per cent shops in the city selling them are not licensed, according to the MCD.

Women can now look forward to a secure workplace with the government on Thursday proposing to bring in the long-pending sexual harassment bill under which an employer would be liable to pay a fine of

Indian Army personnel are holding an annual joint military exercise with their American counterparts involving airborne specialist operations in sub-zero temperatures in Alaska.