AIADMK sweeps Tamil Nadu civic polls
Six months after it won the assembly elections, the AIADMK on Friday swept the two-phased Tamil Nadu civic polls.
The party won five of the 10 mayoral posts while it was leading with a comfortable ma
Muammar Gaddafi antagonised India with Kashmir remarks
India has been scaling up its relations with Libya over the years, largely driven by energy interests, but its long-standing ruler Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed on Thursday, was no great friend of N
Gaddafi was alive when captured, shows YouTube video
Muammar Gaddafi was alive when he was captured by the National Transitional Council fighters in his hometown Sirte shows a video on YouTube.
The video appears to show Gaddafi moments after his arres
Jayalalithaa reappears in court in assets case
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Friday resumed answering questions from a special court judge here in the disproportionate assets case against her.
She had on Thursday answered 379 quest
Central to be sought to track phone calls from Kerala jails: Oommen Chandy
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday assured the Kerala assembly that, if need arises, the help of central agencies would be sought to unravel the details of phone calls made from state jails
Seize the moment, fight corruption: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the task of 'evolving a mechanism to check corruption was urgent' and the nation should 'seize the moment'.
"We are on the cusp of far reaching changes in
Button, Hamilton excited about Indian Grand Prix
The two McLaren Mercedes drivers, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, are excited at the prospect of racing at the spanking new Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Greater Noida where the inaugural For
US release Headley terrorist interrogation tapes
US federal prosecutors have released interrogation tapes of admitted Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley, who helped plot the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, after a Chicago judge's order.
Thackeray warns Modi against pampering Muslims
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will lose Shiv Sena's support if he pampered Muslims, the party's chief Bal Thackeray on Thursday said.
"If he (Modi) errs, we shall not support him. I will not a
IAF renews search for MiG-29 pilot, wreckage
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday renewed its search for the pilot and the wreckage of the MiG-29 combat jet that crashed in the cold and inhospitable Himalayan terrain of Lahaul Valley in Himach