The opposition to much-hyped proposal of Union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal for creation of the National Council for Higher Education and Research, an overarching body for higher education regulation in the country, has continued.

India is doubtful that Pakistan will act against its own retired or serving Army officials, accused in the 26/11 terror attack case, as such a move could prove to be a spoiler for Pakistan if the conspirators decide to “spill the beans’’ on the role of Pakistani state actors in 26/11. Government sources said that Major Abdur Rehman, alias Pasha,

Three Indian soldiers were killed in Congo on Wednesday when a company operating base where they were stationed — as part of the United Nations peace-keeping mission — was attacked by rebels belonging to the “Mayi Mayi” group.

Top CPI(Maoist) leader Kishenji’s offer for peace talks is being viewed as a ploy to create “divisions” within the government at a time when UPA ally, railway minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, is sending peace signals to the Maoists. Government sources said that the Maoist peace offer, made during the ongoing Parliament session, is a deliberate attempt to create “confusion” in the government and give the impression that there are divisions on the issue.

It seems all is still not well between home minister P. Chidambaram and senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, as the latter on Wednesday knocked the door of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to complain about the home ministry’s bid to amend the Arms Act alleging the move undermines the citizen’s right to keep legal weapons.

Annual food inflation fell to 10.35 per cent for the week ended August 7 as prices of vegetables, specially potato and onion, declined.

Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell met Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday morning, and is believed to have reviewed the preparations for the October 2010 Commonwealth

India's government has proposed a formula that could avert its threatened shutdown of the core features of the BlackBerry smartphone over security worries, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

The crisis-ridden CWG has received a further jolt with two power PSUs, NTPC and PowerGrid, deciding to hold back their Rs 40 crore sponsorship money out of a combined committed sum of Rs 60 crore for

The World Bank has approved a $430 million loan to Indian Railways for part funding of its Mumbai Urban Transport Project II (MUTP II), aimed at improving transport in and around the metropolis, the L