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DSP murder case: Court allows polygraph test on Raja Bhaiya


DSP murder case: Court allows polygraph test on Raja Bhaiya

A day after former Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, gave his consent to undergo the lie-detector test in Kunda DSP Zia-ul-Haq’s murder …


Pakistan violates ceasefire again, Army foils infiltration attempt


Pakistan violates ceasefire again, Army foils infiltration attempt

Pakistani troops violated ceasefire on Wednesday for the fifth time in a fortnight, firing on Indian positions along the Line …


US spy programme: SC admits PIL against companies that aided PRISM


US spy programme: SC admits PIL against companies that aided PRISM

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed for an urgent hearing to a PIL with regard to the controversial data mining …


Centre’s ‘big brother’ attitude disregards Indian federal structure: Modi


Centre’s ‘big brother’ attitude disregards Indian federal structure: Modi

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Centre for its ‘big brother’ attitude towards States, which he termed …



National cycling coach Ruma Chatterjee dies in fatal road accident


National cycling coach Ruma Chatterjee dies in fatal road accident

India’s veteran cycling coach Ruma Chatterjee breathed his last on Tuesday. He was killed in a road accident near Nalgadha…

Yamuna water crosses danger mark, flood threat over Delhi


Yamuna water crosses danger mark, flood threat over Delhi

Incessant rains over the last few days in the national capital has raised the water level in Yamuna above the…

Congress core group meets to decide way ahead for Food Bill


Congress core group meets to decide way ahead for Food Bill

The Congress core group held a meeting on Wednesday to decide the way ahead for the ambitious Food Security Bill…

Monsoon fury leaves 138 killed in north, 60000 remain stranded


Monsoon fury leaves 138 killed in north, 60000 remain stranded

As many as 4000 people have been rescued by the Army in flood hit Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. 60,000 people still…

Government Panel recommends hike in FDI limits in defence, retail, aviation


Government Panel recommends hike in FDI limits in defence, retail, aviation

A Government panel has liberalised the limit of foreign direct investment limit in multi-brand retail and  in telecom and aviation…

LIVE! Nitish’s floor test in Bihar Assembly underway, BJP walks out


LIVE! Nitish’s floor test in Bihar Assembly underway, BJP walks out

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seeks a trust vote on Wednesday at a special session of the State Assembly to…

Coalgate: CBI to record statement of PM’s Advisor TKA Nair


Coalgate: CBI to record statement of PM’s Advisor TKA Nair

The CBI may soon call Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s advisor TKA Nair to record his statement in the coal blocks…

Oil Ministry letter on replacing law officer untraceable


Oil Ministry letter on replacing law officer untraceable

An important Petroleum Ministry letter asking the Law Ministry for the replacement of the then Additional Solicitor General AS Chandiok…

Phaneesh Murthy sex scandal: Class action lawsuit filed against iGate


Phaneesh Murthy sex scandal: Class action lawsuit filed against iGate

In view of its sacked CEO Phaneesh Murthy‘s ‘improper relationship’ with a subordinate employee, outsourcing firm iGate has been slapped…

BJP to raise electricity, women safety issues in Delhi poll


BJP to raise electricity, women safety issues in Delhi poll

BJP will raise the slew of issues such as electricity crisis and safety of women in the national capital as…

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills 12, injures 50


Blast in northwest Pakistan kills 12, injures 50

A Pakistani spokesman says a bomb blast at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan has killed 12 people. The spokesman for…

Iraq: Suicide bombers target Baghdad mosque, kill 24


Iraq: Suicide bombers target Baghdad mosque, kill 24

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up inside and near a Shia mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 24 people and…

Modi’s Gujarat model gets Rs 59000 cr from Planning Commission


Modi’s Gujarat model gets Rs 59000 cr from Planning Commission

Planning Commission on Tuesday granted a plan size of Rs 59,000 crore to Gujarat for this fiscal as compared to…