New Delhi, March 8: The Congress’ promise of making International Women’s Day a historic occasion by passing the landmark Women’s Reservation Bill hit a roadblock amidst unruly scenes, repeated adjournments and vehement opposition by the Samajwadi Party, RJD and LJP members in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Copies of the bill were  torn up and tossed away by protesting

New Delhi, March 8: After failing to get the Women’s Reservation Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, the government appears to have decided on a “go-slow” strategy on the issue. Many in the corridors of power attributed it to poor management while

New Delhi, March 8: The Centre on Monday sounded an alert in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru warning of possible terror attacks in these metropolises following the sustained interrogation of suspected Indian Mujahideen militant Salman Ahmed.

Los Angeles, March 8: Hollywood finally entrusted a female director with an Oscar on Sunday. Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman in the 82-year history of the Academy Awards to take the prize as her gritty Iraq war movie The Hurt Locker outshone Avatar after a nail-biting campaign season.

Paris, March 8: India proposes to establish five nuclear “energy parks” in its coastal states and is in talks with the United States, France and Russia for technical collaboration, the chairman of India’s Atomic Energy Commission, Mr Srikumar Banerjee, said on

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata drives his sports car in Mumbai on Sunday.     PHOTO: PTI

New Delhi ,March 7: With many party MPs hinting they would support the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the Janata Dal (United) has called a meeting of its parliamentarians on Monday morning to formulate a final view amid differences between senior party leader and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and party chief Sharad Yadav over the issue.

New Delhi ,March 7: While the Women’s Reservation Bill might sail through the Rajya Sabha, whose composition will not be affected by it, the government might face problems once it is placed before the Lok Sabha, given that a large number of OBC and Muslim MPs, cutting across party lines, who remain vehemently opposed to it. It is learnt that some OBC leaders plan to challenge the legislation in the courts.

Melbourne ,March 7: A 23-year-old part-time Indian taxi driver, who kept a three-year-old Indian boy unconscious in the boot of his car and drove around for three hours before dumping him in a field, was arrested on Sunday and charged over the death of the toddler.

New Delhi ,March 7: Suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist Salm-an Ahmad alias Chotu, 21, arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharth Nagar on Friday, was brought to New Delhi on Sunday and produced in the chief metropolitan magistrate’s court at Tis Hazari, where duty magistrate Ajay Garg remanded him to poli-ce custody for eight days.