Advani leads NDA protest outside parliament over JPC
Dec 13: Soon after parliament was adjourned till noon Monday, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members led by senior leader L.K. Advani began a protest outside to press for a parliamentary probe int
Supreme Court clears MCI's common medical entrance test
Dec 13: The Supreme Court Monday permitted the Medical Council of India (MCI) to conduct a common test for undergraduate medical courses even as it decides on pending cases against the council.
An ap
Divided on JPC, MPs unite against terror
Dec 13: Divided over the probe into the 2008 2G spectrum allocation, MPs cutting across party lines found common ground Monday when they stood united against terrorism to remember those killed in the
Punish parliament attack convict Afzal Guru: BJP
Dec 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday criticised the government for the delay in punishing Afzal Guru, sentenced to death for his role in the 2001 parliament terror attack, asking why the go
President's decision awaited on Afzal Guru mercy plea: Chidambaram
Dec 13: Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said that action against Afzal Guru, convicted in the 2001 parliament terror attack case, can be taken only after President Pratibha Patil gives her decisio
Chidambaram blames migrants for Delhi crimes, draws flak
Dec 13: Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday blamed the migrants living in Delhi's unauthorised colonies for the capital's rising crime graph. His comments drew flak from the opposition, including the
Chidambaram blames migrants for Delhi crime, retracts
Dec 13: Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday blamed migrants living in Delhi's unauthorised colonies for the capital's rising crime graph, drawing flak from the opposition as well as his own Congress p
Sabre-wielder takes hostages at kindergarten
A youth wielding a sabre took several young children hostage at a kindergarten in Besancon on Monday morning, television reports said, citing eyewitnesses.
A large police contingent was at the scene,
Plot behind rape claim: Assange
London, Dec. 12: There are hidden agendas in the rape claims made against the Wikileaks founder, Mr Julian Assange, by two women in Stockholm, his lawyer has said.
Mr Bjrn Hurtig, who is representin
Queen Kong
Hong Kong, Dec. 12: Saina Nehwal showed her grit and class as she crushed China’s Shixian Wang 15-21, 21-16, 21-17 in a marathon encounter to win the Hong Kong Open and claim her career’s fourth Super