With the Indian Army raising two new mountain divisions (about 30,000 troops) to bolster defence preparedness against China, the ministry of defence (MoD) has decided not to establish a new Corps head

Pakistani-American LeT terrorist David Headley withheld certain details of his wives and kin living in the US and Pakistan during questioning by Indian investigators.

The Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam could prove ideal for the Opposition whether Mr Ashok Chavan stays or goes as chief minister.

President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 26th death anniversary at her samadhi at Shakti Sthal here on Sunday.

Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Sunday said that he had not recommended any case for membership of the controversial Adarsh Housing Society and that allegations in this regard were a “conspiracy t

At least nine persons were injured and some vehicles and shops were damaged when a portion of a wall collapsed at the MCD’s under-construction Parade Ground multi-level underground parking site in Chandni Chowk on Saturday morning. The MCD blamed the leakage from a pipeline that catered to a water reservoir constructed by the fire department for the incident and has ordered an inquiry. A case of negligence against unknown persons has been registered at the Kotwali police station.

As Bihar’s NDA leaders on Saturday mocked at RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi, the couple’s cricketer son defended his mother over her controversial comments about chief minister Nitish Kumar uttered in a campaign speech. But a case was lodged against Ms Devi in a lower court.

Is Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi the next BJP chief? At least this is the opinion of a majority section within the RSS which wants Mr Modi, a Hindutva icon, to play a major role in the 2014 general elections.

Alleging that scandals are becoming a regular feature in the UPA government, the BJP on Saturday demanded resignation of Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan over his alleged involvement in the Adarsh Housing Society scam. The party demanded a comprehensive probe in the scam by a sitting Supreme Court judge and invoking Defence of India Rules.

Speculation about a possible successor to Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan is doing the rounds in the Congress after realising that Mr Chavan is not a “lambi race ka ghoda” and thus cannot complete a full term.