Following the controversial affidavit of the Planning Commission on below poverty line (BPL) cap in the Supreme Court, the minister of rural development Jairam Ramesh has questioned the plan panel’s methodology and in place has suggested three options to solve the problems.

The Orissa government on Thursday issued fresh flood alert in four districts as heavy rain lashed most parts of northern region of the state due to depression.
Water level in rivers like Baitarani, Brahmani and Budhabalang were rising alarmingly. By the evening, most of the rivers were flowing over their marks

A section of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is preparing for revolt if former leader Kalyan Singh is brought back into the party even as another section is working overtime to ensure his return.

The Border Security Force (BSF) and the West Bengal police are in complete disagreement over intrusion by Bangladeshi pirates in the creek areas of Sunderbans.

A man sitting in his Alto car died when his car caught fire. The car was parked in the service lane on the way towards Mukundpur from Azadpur.

If you think that rocketing food prices will come down someday, here is a word of caution. According to experts in the International Federation of the Red Cross, the era of cheap food is over.

A 29-year-old drug peddler, caught selling charas, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment and was fined `1 lakh by a Delhi court.

Former chief minister and CPI(M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Thursday said thousands of CPI(M) cadres have fanned out in the villages to find out why the people did not vote for the Left Front in the last Assembly

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Quraishi on Wednesday rejected the idea of right to recall an elected MP favoured by social activist Anna Hazare, as impractical and emphasised that the move could have a destabilising effect on the entire system.

India made clear on Wednesday that it has basic differences of perception with the major Western powers, including the US, over sensitive questions pertaining to Iran and recent developments in the Arab world involving efforts at regime change and the use of force.