The Greyhounds, the elite anti-Naxal force of the state, attacked a Maoist training camp on the Andhra-Orissa border in Chitrakonda police station limits of Malkanjgiri on Friday noon.

Upholding the Centre’s stand, the Delhi high court on Friday allowed its petition challenging an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC), which permitted the RTI activist, Subhash Chandra Aggarwal, to inspect files pertaining to the controversial Sharm el-Sheikh joint statement between India and Pakistan in Egypt in July 2009.

India has expressed its apprehension to the United States that US military aid to Pakistan could be misused by Pakistan against India and has suggested that the US set up a monitoring mechanism to ensure that its aid is not subjected to misuse, defence sources confirmed on Friday. India has also told the United States that the

The CPI(M), which was routed in its efforts to cobble up a third front during the last general elections, is at it again. Party general secretary Prakash Karat not merely tried to push forward his anti-Congress agenda, but also talked of a third alternative.

The government has an open mind on the issue of shifting Question Hour in Parliament from the customary 11 am to some other time to enable Opposition members to raise matters of urgent public importance.

Maintaining a politically correct distance from the RJD while supporting that party’s aggressive stand in the wake of the alleged “treasury scam,” Bihar’s Congress MLAs on Friday met governor Devanand Konwar and demanded the dismissal of the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government.

Maintaining that problems related to Centre-state relations could be solved if governors are appointed in consultation with chief ministers, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Friday criticised the UPA government for not taking states into confidence in the process.

Angry over the CBI summoning a Gujarat minister who happens to be chief minister Narendra Modi’s close aide, Ms Swaraj lashed out at the government for “unashamedly misusing” the CBI for political purposes. When asked why her party refused to attend the lunch, she said, “The atmosphere had become so vitiated that

BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Friday brought back tainted saffron leader, Mr Bangaru Laxman, in an active role in the organisation. Former BJP chief Mr Laxman was forced to resign from the party after he was caught accepting bribe on camera. A corruption case against him is still pending in the court. The expulsion was later revoked, but Mr

The cash strapped MCD wants to make it mandatory for the citizens to show property tax receipt when they apply for issuance of various licences. Meanwhile, the talks between municipal contractors and the MCD leaders over pending payment remained inconclusive and the contractors have decided to continue with their strike. On the other hand, the opposition Congress has demanded a white paper on the alleged financial mismanagement in the MCD.