Interceptor missile successfully tested
India on Sunday successfully test-fired indigenously developed interceptor missile from the interim test range (ITR) at Wheeler Island off Orissa coast, nearly 150 km from here.
Somalia hostage families cry for help
Fearing the worst for their loved ones, the families of Indian sailors being held hostage by Somali pirates after they commandeered the cargo vessels MV Suez and MV Iceberg in August 2010, have accuse
NRIs can vote only if present at India address
In line with the promise made by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh that NRI’s will be granted voting rights, the Election Commission of India has announced that they will be able to vote in the forthco
Involve Opp. to pick ECs, says Advani
BJP stalwart L.K. Advani on Sunday asked for participation of the Opposition in the process of selecting election commissioners and the Chief Election Commissioner on the lines of CVC and CIC.
Varun marries Yamini in Varanasi
Varun Gandhi, BJP MP and the youngest scion of the Gandhi family, married Yamini Roy Choudhury, a graphic designer, at a simple yet elegant ceremony at the Kanchi Kaamkoti Math on the banks of Ganga r
Nitish-2 completes 100 days in office
The Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)-BJP alliance government in Bihar completed 100 days of its second term on Sunday brimming with satisfaction, confidence and ambition.
‘Parliament has the power to make law out of jurisdiction’
Defining the scope and powers of the Indian Parliament to extend its jurisdiction beyond nation’s territory, the Supreme Court in a far-reaching ruling has held that it can legislate on any extra-terr
Last rites of Arjun with full honour
The mortal remains of veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh were consigned to flames with full state honours on Sunday afternoon at Churhat in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh.
BJP plans Muslim card to counter Cong
In what may embarrass the ruling Congress party the most, Assam BJP here on Sunday announced to field at least two native Muslim candidates in the ensuing Assembly elections while accusing the ruling
Cong, CPI(M) may field ‘tested’ faces
The Congress leadership in Kerala has responded coldly to the AICC directive to deny seats to those who have contested three times even as the rival CPI(M) too reversed its earlier decision not to giv