Govt will argue for lowering of rates by RBI: Chidambaram

TOKYO The government will continue to argue for lowering of interest rates by the Reserve Bank in the backdrop of ...

Violence, suicides in Goa’s mining belt probable: CM

PANAJI Severe violence may break out in Goa##Q##s mining belt along with several suicides due to the long drawn ban ...

Kerala worried as expats may lose jobs to Saudi labour law

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Kerala is worried. Not over issues at home but a policy drafted thousands of kilometres away in Saudi Arabia. ...

Former Odisha minister arrested in dowry torture case

BHUBANESWAR/BALASORE After evading police for a fortnight, former Odisha minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife were arrested from West Bengal ...

Marines were willing to return to India: Italian defence minister

ROME Asserting that he will “not abandon the ship or marines”, an emotional Italian Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola ruled ...

Mulayam Singh Yadav sounds the bugle, says elections in November

NEW DELHI SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav claims he has information that the next Lok Sabha elections will be advanced ...

Home ministry may ask NIA to investigate Liyaqat’s arrest

NEW DELHI The Union home ministry is actively considering ordering an independent inquiry by National Investigating Agency (NIA) to verify ...

Israel and Turkey to restore diplomatic ties as Netanyahu apologises

JERUSALEM Israel and Turkey agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized in a ...

Gujarat to keep governor out of lokayukta appointment?

GANDHINAGAR Having received a setback in the legal battle over the appointment of Justice (retd) RA Mehta as lokayukta of ...

Jayalalithaa aide Sasikala’s brother arrested

CHENNAI Police in Tamil Nadu arrested the brother of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa##Q##s close aide, V K Sasikala, on Friday. ...

Internet can’t be governed: Kapil Sibal

NEW DELHI Kapil Sibal, minister of communications and IT, said that internet was a necessity in India and an important ...

Australian PM calls for leadership ballot

CANBERRA The Australian government plunged into crisis with Prime Minister Julia Gillard caving in to building pressure and calling a ...

Sri Lanka issue: Govt not diluting resolution, DMK changed position, says Chidambaram

NEW DELHI Finance Minister P Chidambaram, addressed a press conference, reminding the audience of the measures taken by the government ...

UPA-II has lost its way over the years, says NCP leader Praful Patel

NEW DELHI He has been a steadfast partner of the UPA coalition for much of the past nine years, but ...

Pull up socks, Akhilesh tells cops on law and order

LUCKNOW A day after the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh completed a year in office, chief minister Akhilesh ...

Odisha Law Minister Raghunath Mohanty quits after dowry torture charge

BHUBANESWAR Odisha’s Law and Urban Development Minister Raghunath Mohanty on Friday resigned on “moral grounds” after his daughter-in-law filed a ...

J&K: top cop to conduct inquiry into suicide attack on CRPF camp

SRINAGAR Jammu and Kashmir government has asked state Director General of Police Ashok Prasad to conduct a detailed inquiry into ...

Second term for Vidya Balan at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Owing to her popularity, actor Vidya Balan has been re-elected (for the second time) as the brand ambassador of the ...

Stern action against banned outfits ordered

ISLAMABAD Chairing the federal cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Thursday reiterated government’s commitment to eradicate terrorism and ...

Controversial Akali Dal leader back as Punjab minister

CHANDIGARH After being forced to resign from the Parkash Singh Badal-led Punjab government in September last year following allegations of ...

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