Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday directed the party and the government to “forcefully resist” the abuse of religion to inflame passion, stoke prejudice and polarise our society.

Attacking the Congress for skipping the corruption issue during its AICC session, the main Opposition BJP on Tuesday said the Congress has become “indifferent to corruption” by maintaining a “complete silence” on the issue. The party also accused the Congress of targeting RSS leaders on terror links as a diversionary tactic.

Claiming that at the core of the party’s politics in the country is that of unity in the society and not of dividing it, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said a strong Congress has always been a pre-requite for strong India.

A one-day meeting of the AICC members on Tuesday authorised Congress president Sonia Gandhi to constitute the all-powerful Congress Working Committee and the central election committee.

The Congress on Tuesday went full blast in attacking the RSS and its sister organisations, accusing them of being involved in terrorism and held that the Allahabad high court verdict does not condone the demolition of Babri Masjid but skirted the Adarsh Housing scam.

In a major breakthrough, British scientists discovered that antibodies can fight viruses from within infected cells.

A decision on the fate of Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan could be taken on November 8. This is because the Congress high command does not want the Opposition to make this an issue in the Winter Session of Parliament beginning on November 9.

Purchasing your dream home is going to get a little more difficult as the Reserve Bank of India has signalled its unhappiness with soaring property prices. On Tuesday, the RBI set a limit on home loans, limiting the loan amount to 80 per cent of the property’s value. It means that if you buy a property worth `10 lakhs, you will not be able to

The Congress on Tuesday went full blast in attacking the RSS and its sister organisations, accusing them of being involved in terrorism. It also held that the Allahabad high court verdict does not condone the demolition of the Babri Masjid, but skirted the raging Mumbai housing scam issue. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee piloted an

The MCD on Tuesday blamed the neighbouring districts for not taking enough anti-dengue measures for the spread of the disease in the city. Meanwhile, 22 fresh dengue cases were reported on Tuesday, taking the total to 5,605.