Lucknow, Feb. 8: The Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh landed in a embarrassing situation on Tuesday when several TV channels telecast footage of the Chief Minister’s personal security officer (PSO

NEW DELHI, Feb. 8: Battling charges that high-value bandwidth was given to a private company without any competitive bidding and at throwaway prices by the Isro, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on T

NEW DELHI, Feb. 8: Government sources said that as of the moment it cannot be said that the government is “open to a JPC”, but, if a resolution for formation of a JPC is moved, a discussion will suit

Mumbai, Feb. 8: Somali pirates on Tuesday hijacked an Italian-flagged vessel with 17 Indians and five Italian crew members on board. The ship was heading to Malaysia from Sudan when it was captured in

Chennai, Feb. 8: Refuting the charge of irregularities in the allotment of land under the government discretionary quota (GDQ), the Tamil Nadu CM, Mr M. Karunanidhi, on Tuesday said the quota had been

Raipur/Bhubaneswar, Feb 8: The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, Mr Raman Singh, on Tuesday assured civil rights activist Swami Agnivesh that all anti-Naxal operations in Bastar would be suspended for 24 h

New Delhi, Feb. 8: The Centre said it is in favour of curbing child marriage but could not bring uniformity in the age of “adulthood” for women in view of the conflicting laws, including those governi

New Delhi, Feb. 8: The government and the Opposition on Tuesday moved closer on the issue of the constitution of a joint parliamentary committee to probe the 2G spectrum scam, sending out a signal tha

London, Feb. 8: The extradition case against Mr Julian Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, is expected to be delayed beyond the two days initially set for the case. The second d

Islamabad, Feb. 8: The United States is getting tougher with Pakistan with each passing day to ensure release of its diplomat, Mr Raymond Davis, being tried in Lahore for gunning down two men in Lahor