Presidential election: Antony holds talks with Karunanidhi
In an attempt to evolve a strong consensus for the Presidential election slated for July, the UPA government's trouble shooter and Defence Minister A.K. Antony has met DMK president M. Karunanidhi at
Bribe: CBI court sentences Bangaru Laxman to 4 years in jail
Former BJP President Bangaru Laxman, convicted for accepting Rs one lakh bribe in a fictitious arms deal case, on Saturday sentenced for 4 years in jail.
The verdict was pronounced by CBI court in Ne
Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma alleges discrimination drove his niece to commit suicide
Dana Silva M Sangma, niece of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma committed suicide at her college in Manesar near Gurgaon and Sangama has alleged that discrimination drove his niece to take the ext
Maoists' mediators sum up talks as rebels hike demands
Interlocutors for the Maoists and the mediators appointed by Chhattisgarh government held talks for over five hours Friday to find a way for safe release of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, e
Hostage situation in Central London
Police sealed off a busy central London street during rush hour amid reports of an armed man causing a disturbance, but said the incident was not terrorism-related.
TV reports say four people have be
Maoists kill 2 villagers, abduct 10 others in Maharashtra
TV reports said two villagers were killed in the state's Gadchiroli district, while ten were taken away. Security officials have rushed to the spot to investigate the claims.
The ultras have been dem
Govt nominates Sachin Tendulkar to Rajya Sabha
In an interesting move, the government has recommended star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s name to Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
This will open the Master Blaster’s innings as a politician. There won’t be a
China man dies after woman 'squeezes' testicles
A shopkeeper in China succumbed to severe injuries when a woman, who he was arguing with, clutched and squeezed his testicles until he blacked out.
Reports from the southern city of Haikou, in the sm
Analysts downplay S&P downgrading, say nothing new in warning
Analysts and economists today termed Standard & Poor's decision to lower the country's rating outlook close to junk status (BBB-) as 'reactionary and out of context', saying there has been 'no immedia
Birthday boy Sachin Tendulkar, 39, urged to carry on
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar turned 39 on Tuesday with an impassioned plea from his childhood coach to carry on playing cricket for India since he is ‘far from finished’.
"All those murmurs about h