‘Shocked’ CM writes to Anil Ambani
With long outages threatening to become a major political issue ahead of Assembly polls, a worried chief minister Sheila Dikshit has asked Reliance Infrastructure chairman Anil Ambani to take steps t
Khar seeks new pathway in Indo-Pak ties
Strongly pitching for a “new pathway” to resolve all issues with India, Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday said the two sides need to show flexibility and honour commitments made
China warns India on oil exploration
Terming the South China Sea as a disputed region, China has warned India to refrain from undertaking oil exploration in the resource-rich Vietnamese blocks in order to ensure “peace and stability” in
China: stapled visas discontinued
Ahead of its President’s visit to New Delhi next week, China, for the first time, indicated that it has discontinued the policy of issuing stapled visas to residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
Lokayukta demands more probe powers
As Delhi government’s plan to review powers of the Lokayukta, the anti-corruption watchdog has demanded more teeth to probe graft cases against public functionaries and asked chief minister Sheila Dikshit to view the institution as an “aid” for probity in governance rather than an obstacle.
Russia delays TN projects
After the US and France, Russia has expressed concern over some clauses of the nuclear liability law, leading to delay in finalising contracts for building two more atomic power plants at Kudankulam i