The government has said that it will be bringing in a law against honour killings in the on-going Monsoon Session of Parliament itself. Before that, the proposed law will be brought before the Union Cabinet for approval.

Lavishing praise on external affairs minister Mr S.M. Krishna for showing “dignity” when his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi remarked against home secretary Mr G.K. Pillai, BJP MP and noted lawyer Mr Ram Jethmalani on Thursday surprised many within his party as well as others.

Days after calling home secretary G.K. Pillai’s comment before the India-Pakistan talks ill-timed, external affairs minister S.M. Krishna on Thursday termed “ridiculous” the comparison of the Indian official with terrorist Hafiz Saeed by Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

The catering contract, signed by the Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games-2010 with the Delaware North (Australia), worth Rs 66.59 crores, is now under the scanner of the revenue intelligence agencies.

The claims of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games, led by Suresh Kalmadi, that various Games stadia are “ready” seem to be only on paper. In the case of main Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and other stadia, built by the CPWD, many works continue to be executed. CPWD officials assert that their part of the work has

At least eight political parties, including the Samajwadi Party and the DMK, have sent their comments to finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on whether caste should be included in the ongoing Census. The views so far are reportedly both in favour and against inclusion of caste in the Census, sources said. While the BJP is expected to send the views on Friday, the Congress is likely to communicate its response on Monday, sources said.

The RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday asserted that he would never snap ties with the Ram Vilas Paswan-led Lok Jan Shakti party and would even go to an extra mile to keep the alliance intact. He, however, conceded that the two parties are still engaged in a hard bargain over seat-adjustment for this year’s Bihar Assembly elections.

Even as a pending paternity suit against former Andhra Pradesh governor N.D. Tiwari had thrown up the question on DNA test to determine the paternity in such disputes, the Supreme Court in an important judgment ruled against using the technology, saying it will have serious social consequences for any child whose paternity is in question.

Even as the Centre is yet to make up its mind on whether to call an all-party meeting on Kashmir at this juncture, a group of 40 young MPs cutting across party lines, on Thursday appealed to the youth in the valley to “exercise restraint” and have trust in dialogue for working out a solution. The Centre is optimistic of restoring normalcy there by fully backing Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah.

The main Opposition BJP on Thursday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convene an all-party to restore peace and harmony in Jammu and Kashmir. A delegation of BJP leaders including parliamentary party chief L.K. Advani and party MLAs from the state met the Prime Minister and also submitted a memorandum. The