Rajasthan fails annual urs pilgrims from Pakistan

Guests go back without tokens of traditional hospitality

Backward classes commission chief

NEW DELHI: The Government on Monday appointed the former Supreme Court judge, S. Ratnavel Pandian, as Chairman of the National Commission for Backward Classes for three years. After retirement from the Apex Court, Justice Pandian headed the ...

Centre urged to ban soft drinks

NEW DELHI: Janata Dal (Secular) leader from Kerala Veerendra Kumar on Monday urged the Centre to ban Coca Cola and Pepsi, in the wake of the recent report by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment that the soft drinks continued to ...

Pakistan out for confrontation: BJP

NEW DELHI: : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have, in a joint statement, criticised the Government for not being able to defend its diplomats abroad. They were referring to the treatment meted out to Indian Visa Counsellor in Pakistan ...

Many Gujarat towns swamped by floods

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Election Commission`s notice to Anbumani

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday issued a notice to Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on a petition alleging that he was holding an office of profit by being the president of the All-India Institute of Medical ...

Somnath asks Vajpayee to reconsider boycott decision

NEW DELHI: : Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has written to NDA chairman Atal Bihari Vajpayee asking him to reconsider the decision to boycott House proceedings on Tuesday. Soon after the NDA took the decision, Mr. Chatterjee wrote to ...

We understand postponement of talks with Pakistan: Boucher

Washington wants to see progress on Kashmir issue Describing the July 11 Mumbai terror attacks as a "very tragic incident," he said India needed help to fight terrorism in the region and would find no stronger ally than the U.S. in this.

Probe in Mayawati case complete: CBI

Tells Supreme Court that matter is pending for further directions

Left will not vote with BJP, says Basu

"If BJP has same views on the issue we cannot help it. We have communicated to Government our objections"

India rules out violation by 2 firms

NEW DELHI: New Delhi said on Monday that its "preliminary assessment" showed that two companies -- Balaji Amines and Prachi Poly Products -- had not violated Indian regulations or international regulations while transferring chemicals ...

JD(S) leaders plan conventions

NEW DELHI: Certain leaders of the Janata Dal (Secular) on Monday announced a plan to get cadres in different parts of the country to speak out against party president and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. The leaders, including members of ...

Arab television channels not banned: Minister

`They were only taken off the air`

Army against rescue mission in abandoned coal mine

Chances of survival of those who may have been trapped is virtually nil, it says

RPF to be strengthened

BHUBANESWAR: In the wake of the Mumbai train blasts, the Centre has decided to recruit 40,000 jawans in the Railway Protection Force to strengthen security in the country`s railways, K.C. Jena, Member (Staff), Railway Board, said here on ...

Manmohan to meet trade unions

NEW DELHI: : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting of the central trade unions on August 19 to discuss labour and other issues. They have been seeking a meeting with Dr. Singh for long and a delegation had even called on him last ...

Task force on Panchayati Raj submits report

Says non-party elections conducive to stability of panchayat framework

Capturing the aftermath of a tragedy

BHUBANESWAR: Almost seven years after the super-cyclone that ripped coastal Orissa claiming over 8,000 human lives, the trials and tribulations of its survivors have been portrayed in an Oriya feature film. Kathantara (The Another Story) ...

Sorry, says Anbumani

Apologises for not being present to make a statement in House

Only half the truth revealed: Jaitley

"Natwar is not a scapegoat"

It`s a matter of privilege of House: Yechury

"Only presiding officers can admit notices"

"Natwar`s move unbecoming of his position"

Mood among Congress MPs sullen

Report "leak" rocks Parliament

Proceedings held up as the Opposition seeks to bring in privilege motions