‘India’ News
Shashi Tharoor’s woes won’t end; now it’s Ministry of External Affairs’ book purchase
New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for External Affairs, has termed a controversy over the Ministry of External Affairs’ buying books authored by him as “contemptible.”
Food prices will fall in about 10 days, says Sharad Pawar
New Delhi: The Government of India has announced a host of measures to bring down the mounting food prices, including releasing of millions of tonnes of reserves of rice and wheat.
Attacks on Indians in Australia could hit bilateral relations, India warns Australia
New Delhi: India has warned Australia that there is a chance of relations between the two countries getting strained unless Australia took strong measures immediately to stop the continuing attacks on Indian students studying in that country.
Jyoti Basu’s condition critical; put on ventilator
Kolkata: The condition of Jyoti Basu, 95, veteran Marxist leader and former chief minister of West Bengal, who has been admitted to hospital after an attack of pneumonia, is “critical.” Doctors attending him on Basu said his condition has, however, improved a little. Basu was put on ventilator on Wednesday morning after ...
Aarushi murder case: CBI seeks court’s order to conduct narco-analysis on Aarushi’s parents
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought the permission of the Judicial Magistrate (CBI) in Ghaziabad to conduct narco-analysis tests on Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar, the parents of the teenage girl Aarushi, who was found murdered in her room under mysterious circumstances at her residence in Noida.
England denies media reports that it is pulling out of Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010
England has denied media reports that it might withdraw from the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi in October 2010 over security concerns.
Leaked Liberhan report indicts Advani, BJP, RSS, Kalyan Singh and names Vajpayee
Leaked portions of Liberhan Report say demolition was ‘meticulously planned,’ indict Advani and names ex-PM AB Vajpayee.
Liberhan Commission Report on Babri Masjid demolition likely to be tabled in Parliament in December
New Delhi: The report of the Liberhan Commission, which investigated into the circumstances leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, is expected to be tabled in Parliament on December 21, 2009 – the last day of the month-long Winter Session.
Harper and Singh meet, but India-Canada civil nuclear pact not signed
Harper and Singh meet, but India-Canada civil nuclear pact not signed during Canadian Prime Minister’s visit
Nitin Gadkari likely to be next BJP president
New Delhi: Nitin Gadkari, president of the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is most likely to become the next national president of the party, succeeding Rajnath Singh by the end of 2009.