India on Friday reiterated its disappointment over the Pakistan Supreme Court letting off Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed saying that the evidence shared with the Pakistan government was sufficient to convict him.

A Pakistani court on Friday declared disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan a “free citizen” asking the government to lift restrictions on his movement.

Canada deeply regrets the avoidable controversy over denial of visas to Indian nationals. In a statement issued in Ottawa on Thursday, Canadian citizenship and immigration minister Jason Kenney said the letters sent out by Canadian High Commission officials here explaining the grounds for routine visa refusals had cast false

The BJP stands divided on the caste-based census issue. Defying party line, senior BJP leader Dr Murli Manohar Joshi on Friday said he was opposed to such a demographic exercise as it would further divide the society. His views, however, were in tune with the RSS, which is also opposed to caste-based census. The RSS had,

The Congress core group met here on Friday against the backdrop of the controversial issue of a caste-based census and political developments in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, especially growing tension between the Congress and Trinamul Congress and reported dissension within the Andhra Congress.

A Delhi court on Friday framed charges against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and five others in a case of murder and spreading enmity between two communities in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) net profit of Rs 3,776 crore, an increase of 71 per cent for the fourth quarter due to better realisation on crude.
For 2009-10, its net profit increased by 4 per cent at Rs 16,768 crore.

The net profit of SAIL jumped by 40 per cent for the fourth quarter due to better realisation on pick-up in demand.
The company posted a net profit of Rs 2,085 crore and sales turnover of Rs 11,955 crore during the quarter.

Friday was a day of mixed experiences for the world’s two leading steel makers — Tata Steel and Pohang Steel Company (Posco) of South Korea.
Tata Steel, laid the foundation stone for its proposed six-million-tonne project at Orissa’s Kalinga Nagar plant at Ambagadia after a five-year long battle.

Questioning the government’s decision to refer the issue of caste-based Census to yet-to-be formed Group of Ministers (GoM), JD(U) president Sharad Yadav claimed that the move is just a “delaying tactic”. He, however, further enhanced the scope of his demand by asking that the proposed Unique Identity Cards should also mention the caste of citizens.