Expressing its commitment to fight the scourge of terrorism, Bangladesh on Saturday assured India that its territory will not be allowed to be used by elements working against the interests of any country.

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Maharahstra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on a petition challenging his recent election to the state Legislative Council.
Mr Chavan, who was sent to Maharasthra to replace Ashok Chavan in the wake of Adarsh scam, got entry to the Upper House of the state to meet the mandatory constitutional requirement of getting elected to either house of the state legislature within six months.

National carrier Air India on Saturday said it will operate around 160 flights by Monday, from its current frequency of 40, as the striking pilots start reporting for work.

The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party is seriously mulling the idea of not contesting the local bodies which will now be held on party symbols.
The Allahabad high court, on Thursday, had struck down the Mayawati’s government’s controversial decision to hold partyless civic polls.

Kanimozhi was "definitely close" to former communications minister A. Raja, the CBI on Saturday told the special court which reserved for a week its decision on the bail plea of the DMK MP, named a co-conspirator in the 2G spectrum allocation case.

Continuing its tough stance against illegal mining in Karnataka the Supreme Court on Friday ordered fresh demarcation of ninety-nine mining leases and suspended the operation by one company after finding that more than 1,081 hectares of precious forests had been eaten up by them over the years.

She may be the toast of Bollywood for her peaches and cream complexion, but Zarine Khan believes in keeping it simple. When quizzed about just what she does to ensure her dewy fresh look, the actress says nothing beats going au natural.

Minister of environment and forests (MoEF) Jairam Ramesh has ordered the lifting of the stop work order on the controversial Maheshwar Hydel Project being constructed on the river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh by the S. Kumars Group of Companies.

Delhi police said on Saturday they were questioning the friends of the 20-year-old engineering student who was stabbed to death near his South Delhi home on Thursday night. Shobit Modi, a second year Information Technology student at Manav Rachna University in Faridabad, was stabbed near C-block in Vasant Kunj around 10 PM.on Thursday.

Former external affairs minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Friday said its “high time” that India shed its image of a “soft state” and bring to book perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Favouring a US-like surgical strike in Pakistan, Mr Sinha said Indian lives are “as precious as” those of the US citizens and