Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, whose condition turned critical last night, is showing signs of improvement and has been taken off the life support system, party spokesman Sanjay Raut said today.

Keeping the Centre in suspense, DMK, a key ally of the UPA-led Congress coalition, on Tuesday said its stand on FDI in retail would be known when the Bill is brought before Parliament.

Hospitality service provider Hyatt Regency, Chennai has bagged the ‘Best International Hotel Marketing’ award. Hyatt Regency, Chennai, was the official representative from the Asia Pacific region to compete with Europe, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and the United States for the award, a company statement said. Hyatt Regency Chennai general manager Sunjae Sharma received the award on November 4 in London.

The Jumhoorie Party, whose leader and a key presidential aide dubbed Indian envoy Dnyaneshwar Mulay a “traitor” and “an enemy of Maldives”, on Sunday distanced itself from his remarks, saying it was a

Tension prevailed in parts of the old city of Hyderabad on Sunday with rumours doing the rounds that the Bhagyalakshmi temple management was taking up expansion works in violation of high court orders

For the second time in 40 days, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and BJP’s trouble-shooter, Arun Jaitley failed to convince Lingayat strongman, B.S.

Senior RSS ideologue M.G. Vaidya has stoked a major controversy by suggesting that Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi was behind Ram Jethmalani’s demand for BJP president Nitin Gadkari’s resignation, a statement from which the RSS distanced itself.

India and Maldives were involved in a diplomatic row over intemperate remarks made against the Indian high commissioner by the spokesperson to the Maldivian President which was described by the envoy as against diplomatic protocol.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the economic “gloom and doom” clouding the country in recent years has been dispelled and that he is determined to push ahead with further reforms.

Four Independent legislators, who served as ministers in the Cabinet of Mr B.S. Yeddyurappa, seem to be tilting towards the Congress ahead of 2012’s elections to the Legislative Assembly.