DMK wants a cabinet post — in lieu of Raja
A day after its A. Raja quit the Cabinet over corruption charges, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK insisted one of its other MPs should be inducted into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government.
SC asks Vodafone to deposit Rs 2,500 crore
The Supreme Court on Monday directed telecom major Vodafone to deposit Rs 2,500 crore ($550 million) as part of a tax liability in the takeover of Hutch Essar group's India operations.
After Suu Kyi, Dalai Lama hopes for Chinese dissident's freedom
Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday welcomed the release of Myanmarese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and hoped China too would free fellow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo a
DMK wants Cabinet seat, Raja or no Raja
Chennai: A day after its A. Raja quit the cabinet over corruption charges, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK insisted one of its other MPs should be inducted into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government.
Sonia, Rahul to campaign for last round of Bihar polls
Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi and her son, party general secretary Rahul Gandhi, will campaign in Bihar this week for the last round of the six phase Assembly polls, party leaders said on Monday
Maoists blast bridge, call for poll boycott in Bihar
Five days ahead of the last round of the Bihar Assembly elections, Maoists blasted a bridge and put up posters calling for a poll boycott, the police said on Monday.
China, Russia back UN reforms; laud India's global role
New Delhi: Backing reforms of the UN, China and Russia on Monday lauded the role of India in international affairs and said they looked forward to deepening cooperation with New Delhi in the UN Securi
Fighting dengue with GM
London, Nov. 14: Scientists have released three million genetically-modified mosquitoes in the Cayman Islands to fight dengue fever.
Batches of the male mosquitoes were released in a 40-acre area, to
CWG scam: CBI arrests two former OC officials
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday arrested two former officials of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee, T.S. Darbari and Sanjay Mahindroo, who are allegedly involv
Mel C wants Spice Girls to perform at 2012 Olympics
Singer Mel C says she wants to see the Spice Girls perform at the London Olympics in 2012 but thinks they would have to reconsider their stage show for a global audience.