Singhvi back as Congress spokesperson
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who had resigned as Congress spokesperson after his name surfaced in a CD row in April, was brought back on Friday to put across the party's view in TV debates, said party sourc
Swamy seeks de-recognition of Congress
Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy Saturday said he will urge the Election Commission to de-recognize the Congress for providing an "interest-free loan" to Associated Journals Ltd.
A day after the
12th Plan will triple spending on health: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the 12th Five Year Plan will enhance spending on health up to three times and that more medical and nursing colleges were needed to overcome a shortage o
Pakistani kills Indian doctor in UAE hospital
Indian doctor Rajan Daniel's throat was slit inside a hospital in Abu Dhabi by a Pakistani man who blamed him for his relative's death, a media report said Saturday.
The Pakistani was armed with a bi
Bengali movie branded 'anti-government'
The state-run Star Theatre in Kolkata on Saturday stopped the screening of Bengali film Teen Kanya on the premise that it sends out an anti-state message.
West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu f
Swamy needs to prove charges against Gandhis: Congress
The Congress on Friday challenged Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy to prove his allegations of wrongdoing against party president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi.
"We don't take him (Swamy)
An elephant that can speak Korean
Believe it or not, but Koshik, an Asian elephant, can reproduce human speech, especially words in Korean. And researchers from an Austrian university have authenticated this.
The pachyderm accomplish
Sandy-hit US faces petrol shortage, transport problems
Three days after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the US East Coast, hitting New Jersey and New York the hardest, millions of Americans are now confronted with gas shortages and an overwhelmed mass transi
TDP leader Yerran Naidu dies in road accident
Telugu Desam Party's senior leader and former central minister K. Yerran Naidu died in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district early Friday. He was 55.
The mishap took place when a ca
Swamy needs to prove charges against Gandhis: Congress
The Congress on Friday challenged Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy to prove his allegations of wrongdoing against party president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi.
"We don't take him (Swamy)