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Pix Gavaskar true Maharashtrian not Sachin Sena (22 November 07:18) |
| Continuing its attack on Sachin Tendulkar, the Shiv Sena on Sunday said there was no instance of him helping any Marathi cricketer while Sunil Gavaskar was a "genuine Maharashtrian"... |
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Gafoor remarks Maharashtra govt orders inquiry (22 November 07:18) |
| The Maharashtra government has ordered an inquiry into former Mumbai police commissioner Hassan Gafoor's alleged remarks accusing four senior police officers of dereliction of duty during th... |
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ISI had links with Headley say US sleuths (22 November 07:18) |
| The US investigators believe some elements in Pakistan's ISI could be linked to American terror suspect David Headley who is currently in FBI custody for trying to plot attacks in India. |
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India not worried about US honouring N-deal PM (22 November 05:18) |
| Ahead of his meeting with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India has no worries about US honouring the Indo-US nuclear deal, but would like to get a "positive r... |
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CIA chief briefs Narayanan IB boss (22 November 05:18) |
| Central Intelligence Agency chief Leon E Panetta held extensive talks with chiefs of Intelligence agencies and National Security Advisor M K Narayanan relating to the presence of terror grou... |
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CBI refuses to reveal info on Q under RTI (22 November 05:18) |
| The CBI, which has decided to close the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, has refused to reveal information about him relating to Bofors payoff case under the RTI Act on ... |
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No threat to Sabarimala temple Kerala top cop (22 November 05:18) |
| "There is no threat to Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, Kerala Director General of Police Jacob Punnose stressed while speaking to the media at the hill shrine to overview the security. |
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Symbolically Dr Singhs US visit is huge (22 November 05:18) |
| If some leading policy wonks argue that the first official state visit in the Obama administration by Dr Manmohan Singh is largely symbolic and does not for a strategic relationship make, Ro... |
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PM leaves Geneva for Washington (22 November 05:18) |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left from Geneva for Washington on a state Visit to the US during which the two countries are expected to take their bilateral relationship to a new level. |
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US to accord red carpet welcome to Dr Singh (22 November 03:18) |
| A red carpet welcome awaits Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he lands at the Andrews Air Force Base today as the first state guest of President Barack Obama for a visit that is expected to t... |
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Headley vowed to retaliate against India Report (22 November 03:18) |
| Pakistani-origin US national David Coleman Headley, nabbed by FBI on charges of plotting terror attacks on Indian facilities, had vowed to "retaliate against India" in one of his e-mail mess... |
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Twin blasts in Assam 6 killed 54 injured (22 November 03:18) |
| Six people were on Sunday killed and 54 others injured, including 34 seriously, in the two blasts suspected to have been triggered by ULFA near a police station in Nalbari, five days ahead o... |
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China snubbed says it favours direct Indo-Pak talks (22 November 01:18) |
| After being snubbed, China has conveyed to India that it has no intention of playing a broker in India-Pakistan relations and favours direct talks between them. |
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JK Militants attack a NC worker (22 November 01:18) |
| Militants on Saturday evening shot at and wounded a prominent a block president and worker of the ruling National Conference at Hardeshiva village near north Kashmir town of Sopore. |
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Indo-US officials work hard to conclude talks on reprocessing facility (22 November 01:18) |
| As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama prepare to meet in Washington on Tuesday, Indian and US officials are working hard to conclude negotiations on the reprocessing fa... |
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Mediapersons demand ban on Saamna (21 November 11:18) |
| A protest led by the Press Club of India on Saturday against the Shiv Sena attack on offices of IBN Lokmat asked the Election Commission to de-recognise the party and demanded a ban on its m... |
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No third-party intervention in Indo-Pak relations CPM to China (21 November 11:18) |
| The Indian communist parties have held discussions with their Chinese counterparts in New Delhi, but maintained there was "absolutely no scope or need" for third-party intervention in Indo-P... |
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US zeroes in on Pakistani linked to Headley Rana (21 November 11:18) |
| The US investigators have zeroed in on a Pakistani national, who is suspected to be a key link between LeT operatives David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana about whom India is expe... |
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Headley case PM replies to Mahesh Bhatts letter (21 November 11:18) |
| Noted filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had assured him of looking into the matter after the former had in a missive to him alleged improper handling of t... |
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Domiciles of Maharashtra should be employed first Chavan (21 November 11:18) |
| Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday said people domiciled in the state should be given local employment opportunity first. |
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Former Afghan governor sent 3000 of his men to Taliban (21 November 11:18) |
| An Afghan senator, who was once the governor of Helmand province, has claimed that he encouraged 3,000 of his followers to join the ranks of Taliban after he was sacked from his job under pr... |
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9 top ULFA militants have entered Assam to carry out blasts Police (21 November 09:18) |
| At least nine top United Liberation Front of Assam militants have sneaked into Assam for conducting subversive activities targeting oil refineries and other vital installations on November 2... |
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Mullaperiyar dam in stable and safe condition TN (21 November 09:18) |
| The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday dismissed Kerala's claims of leakage in Mullaperiyar Dam and said the reservoir was "stable and in safe condition". |
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JK Army jawan 2 militants killed in gunbattle (21 November 09:18) |
| Two militants and an army jawan were killed in a fierce gun battle between security forces and Ultras in a forest area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Saturday. |
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India had issued Red Corner notices against Pak father son (21 November 09:18) |
| The father-son duo from Pakistan, arrested in Italy for allegedly managing money transfer for communication links of the Mumbai terror attackers, had a Red Corner Notice issued against them ... |
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Kerala police admits Rana had visited state (21 November 09:18) |
| Long after the central Intelligence agencies' disclosure, the Kerala police finally admitted that Lashkar terrorist Tahawwur Rana had indeed been in Kerala and had stayed at a hotel in the s... |
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700 terrorists in JK Pak funding them DGP (21 November 09:18) |
| There are nearly 700 terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir and the infiltrating militants in the state are getting funds and equipment from Pakistan, said Jammu and Kashmir Director Gene... |
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Three suspected militants blow themselves up in PoK (21 November 09:18) |
| Three suspected Taliban militants blew themselves up after being cornered by police in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir though there were no casualties. |
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JuD LeT on Pak securitys watchlist during Eid (21 November 07:18) |
| Jamaat-ud-Dawah, which is led by Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, has been included in a Pakistani official circular of organisations that the security agencies have to keep a... |
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Dalai hopes PM will raise Tibet with Obama (21 November 07:18) |
| Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said he understood India had "limitations" on the issue of Tibet and hoped that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would take it up in whatever way possi... |
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IG Parambir Singh to move court against Gafoors outburst (21 November 07:18) |
| Inspector General of Police (Konkan region) Parambir Singh is planning to take legal recourse against former commissioner of police Hassan Gafoor, for his remarks that he and other senior of... |
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CJI against pervasive media coverage of terror attacks (21 November 07:18) |
| "Pervasive" media coverage of terror attacks came in for sharp criticism by Chief Justice of India Justice K G Balakrishnan, who said it could provoke a disproportionate level of anger and i... |
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42 dead over 60 trapped in Chinese mine blast (21 November 07:18) |
| A powerful gas explosion tore through an underground coal mine in northeastern China on Saturday killing 42 miners and trapping 66. |
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Karkare was not shot on his bulletproof vest report (21 November 07:18) |
| Setting at rest the controversy that slain Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare died because of defective bulletproof jacket, the postmortem report has revealed that he rece... |
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Car in Priyankas cavalcade meets with accident (21 November 05:09) |
| A vehicle in Priyanka Vadra's cavalcade on Saturday met with an accident as a police escort hit it from behind, sending security personnel into a tizzy. |
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Pakistani father-son duo held in Italy over Mumbai attacks (21 November 05:09) |
| A Pakistani father-son duo in Italy, who managed a money transfer agency that was used to finance the Mumbai terror attacks, were arrested on Saturday in the northern Italian city of Brescia... |
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Indian hand in Baloch ISI gives proof to CIA (21 November 05:09) |
| Inter-Services Intelligence chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha, during his meeting with Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta, has reportedly presented evidence regarding India's hand in fa... |
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India attaches high priority to relations with US PM (21 November 01:18) |
| Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that India attaches high priority to its relations with the United States. In his departure statement, Dr Singh said, "Our bilateral agenda ... |
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PMs new vision to make government perform (21 November 01:18) |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is introducing a new vision of governance to ensure each and every ministry and department of the Union government performs and delivers the pre-defined results... |
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India-US working more closely than ever (21 November 11:18) |
| Influential United States Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, the new Democratic co-chair of the reconstituted US Senate India Caucus, who took over from the erstwhile Senator and now S... |
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Attack on TV channel Rajdeep Sardesai to meet Maharashtra CM (21 November 01:18) |
| Senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai will meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Mumbai on Saturday to lodge a formal protest over the attack on the offices of TV channel IBN-Lokmat. ... |
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Army foils infiltration bid along LoC (21 November 01:18) |
| Security personnel on Friday night foiled an infiltration bid, after a brief encounter with militants along the Line of Control in Balakote area, nearly 190 km from Jammu. Troops patrolling ... |
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Differences with party resolved Trinamool MP (21 November 01:18) |
| Disgruntled Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Kabir Suman, who had alleged that he was unable to work for the people of his constituency because of opposition from a section of party l... |
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Illegal mining Karnataka minister on the defensive (21 November 01:18) |
| Karnataka Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy on Friday night said the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee's report -- describing as 'illegal' the mining of iron ore by the O... |
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Hawala scam Koda seeks time from ED (21 November 01:18) |
| Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who failed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday, has sought time for his appearance, saying his documents are not ready. Koda,... |
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Advani doesnt want to continue as leader of Opposition (20 November 11:18) |
| Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader L K Advani has told party leaders that he does not want to continue as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha for the next five years, senior lead... |
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Shun censorship distorted propaganda Dalai Lama tells China (20 November 11:18) |
| Observing that the 1.3 billion people of China have the 'right to know the reality', Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday advised the Communist regime there to shun 'censorship ... |
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No radioactive material found in Maltese ship off TN coast (20 November 11:18) |
| After a day-long search of a Malta-registered ship following an anonymous call that it contained radioactive material, authorities allowed it to anchor inside the Chennai port. on Friday, as... |
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No decision yet on new Chief Information Commissioner (20 November 11:18) |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Leader of Opposition L K Advani and Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily on Friday to decide on the new Chief Information Commissioner but the meeting remained... |
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Afghan Taliban chief not in Karachi Pak govt (20 November 11:18) |
| Pakistan on Friday dismissed reports claiming Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar had fled from Quetta to Karachi, with the help of the Inter Services Intelligence, to avoid the possibility of ... |
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