Its differences with parent organisation RSS forced the BJP to change its stand on caste-based Census as the saffron party on Tuesday demanded an all-party meeting before taking a final decision on the issue. When asked to comment on differences between the RSS and BJP over the issue, party spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad

Investors seem to be rushing towards gold as markets flounder. On Tuesday, gold prices on the Multi Commodity Excha-nge touched Rs 18,560/10 grams, the highest ever. However, there may not be too much of an upside in the yellow metal this point on, unless things take a major turn for the worse.

Moves are afoot in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to shift the Question Hour timing from morning to the post-lunch session in the wake of frequent disruptions in both Houses.

The 2,000-point fall in the BSE Sensex has made a number of sectors and stocks look attractive, say market watchers. The 11 per cent fall has brought down valuations at par with the long-term trend. However, given global uncertainties, a stagewise approach in making fresh investments would be advisable at this point.

Brunetta, Braavo and Cherelle impressed the most when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Monday.
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Andhra Pradesh chief minister K. Rosaiah on Monday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other central leaders of the party. In the meetings the chief minister discussed issues relating to Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for next month and sought greater central assistance for cyclone ravaged areas of the state.

The newly-elected Delhi mayor’s first meeting of the MCD House was marred by pandemonium and physical exchange of blows between the women councillors of the two main parties here on Monday.

The England and Wales Cricket Board’s decision to pull out counties from this year’s Champions League T20 in South Africa this September has rendered the competition as a 10-team event.

Senior BJP leader Mr Arun Jaitley, reacting on the BJP’s withdrawal of support to the Shibu Soren-led coalition government on Monday, said: “We tried effectively to ensure and lead a non-Congress government in Jharkhand but we did not succeed, so we decided enough is enough. We can’t try any further.” He claimed the decision was taken on Sunday evening after consulting and discussing with each member of the parliamentary board. “It was a unanimous decision,” Mr Jaitley added.

The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has apologised for her “serious lack of judgement” after a tabloid on Sunday accused her of allegedly offering to sell access to her former husband Prince Andrew f