In a move to strengthen its support base among backward castes, women and minorities ahead of the local body elections next year, the Maharashtra Congress is celebrating a year-long Samajik Samata Varsha (social equality year) from April 14, the birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar.

Amidst opposition demand for his removal, Puducherry Lt governor Iqbal Singh on Wednesday met Union home minister P. Chidambaram and apprised him of his questioning by Enforcement Directorate over his recommendation for issuing a passport to alleged tax evader Hasan Ali Khan.

In a complaint to the Election Commission, CPI(M) on Wednesday alleged that Union home minister P. Chidambaram and his ministry were trying to "portray" the Left Front as "aggressor" in West Bengal, thereby violating the model code of conduct in place in the state.

Former BJP MP from Pali Pushp Jain said Gujarat IPS Sanjeev Bhatt has no right to come as crusader as he was involved in framing a false case against advocate Sumer Singh Rajpurohit to settle a property dispute.

The strike by about 800 pilots of Air India began to show its impact with the national carrier cancelling 24 flights from the city On Wednesday, leaving passengers in the lurch.

The Congress on Tuesday further stepped up its attack against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for his alleged role in the post-Godhra riots in 2004 by asking for a Supreme Court monitored investigations into recent revelations made by some police officers.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has, in a draft report on 2G scam, strongly indicted former telecom minister A. Raja and came down heavily on the PMO and the Cabinet secretariat for not taking "corrective action" while not sparing even the Prime Minister for "some unfortunate omissions".

The CBI probe into the mysterious death of Sadiq Batcha, an alleged business associate of former telecom minister A. Raja, has not revealed anything suspicious.
Sources in the agency said, “Agency’s probe into Batcha’s death has not revealed anything suspicious. The agency officials constructed the chain of events and found

In the backdrop of development of Chinese military infrastructure along the border, Indian Air Force (IAF) has activated an advanced landing ground (ALG) at Dharasu in Uttarakhand to enable rapid movement of troops and equipment in times of need.

With an aim to attain total literacy in the country over the next 10 years, as stated by HRD minister Kapil Sibal after the release of provisional Census figures recently, the ministry has decided to involve the Union culture and information and broadcasting ministries for active collaboration in the endeavour.