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`We will defeat terrorism and overcome poverty,'' says Rahul Gandhi

Asserting that the nation will defeat terrorism  and at the same time will try to overcome the poverty, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said on

Reang refugees cast votes in Mizoram assembly polls

November 28 : Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in six northern Tripura camps and two Mizoram camps, Friday exercised their franchise for the Mizoram assembly elections ...
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V.P. Singh to be cremated at Sangam today

Former Prime Minister V P Singh who passed away on Thursday afternoon after a prolonged illness, will be cremated at the Sangam in Allahabad today. ...
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`You could feel the heat of the fire,’ says woman who was trapped in Taj Hotel

A female television producer who was trapped inside Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Hotel on Wednesday night, has said that she could feel the heat of the ...
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Polling gets underway in Delhi amid tight security

Polling has begun in national capital Delhi amidst tight security for electing representatives to the new assembly. Elections are being held in 69 of the ...
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Three terrorists killed, one more nabbed as NSG operation on Taj enters final stretch

Three more terrorists have been killed and a second terrorist has been nabbed alive from the beseiged Taj Mahal Hotel, National Security Guard Director General ...
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NSG launches final and biggest counter-terror offensive on Taj Mahal Hotel

National Security Guard commandos have begun a what they say is their final and probably biggest counter-terror offensives on Mumbai’s five star Taj Mahal Hotel ...
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Supreme Court and High Court Judges salaries increased

The Cabinet meeting held on Thursday decided to increase the salaries of the Supreme Court and the High Court Judges.   This revision has ...
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Modi visits terror hit Mumbai, lashes out at PM

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi visited terror stuck Mumbai on Friday and lashed out at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Congress-led United Progressive ...
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Pakistan connection in Mumbai attacks: Pranab Mukherjee

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that preliminary and prima facie evidence indicates Pakistani connection in Mumbai attacks.   Mukherjee told the media persons ...
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Assam CM demands NSG hub in Guwahati to tackle terror

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has demanded a National Security Guards (NSG) hub in Guwahati to efficiently tackle terror. While addressing a press conference here

Normalcy returns to Indira Gandhi International Airport after gunshots

Operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport returned to normalcy early on Friday after gunshots were heard there. There were reports that two sharp sounds

Russian President to meet PM today

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today.  Closer bilateral interaction in combating international and cross-border terrorism is expected to

Russian president arrives in India

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in India on Thursday on a three day visit aimed at bolstering ties in defence and nuclear energy.   Medvedev

Over 65 percent polling recorded in Rajasthan

The voters turn out in Rajasthan was good with 65 to 68 per cent polling being reported for 200 assembly seats.   The polling went

India and China to hold joint counter terror, insurgency exercise

A 137 member strong Chinese Army contingent arrived in Pune this morning to participate in for first-ever Sino-Indian military combat exercise on Indian soil to

Naintial’s Pt. G. B. Pant High altitude Zoo is a big tourist attraction

The Bharat Ratna Pandit G B Pant High altitude zoo is a major attraction for tourists visiting Nainital. Located 2,020 metres above sea-level and

India has sought only three suspects, not 20, says Pak PM’s interior adviser

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s Adviser on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, has that India has only sought three terrorist suspects and not twenty as

Obama drowned McCain with his money power, says McCain ally

A close ally of Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain has charged US President-elect Barack Obama with having followed his predecessor Richard Nixon’s 1972 path

Volvo Ocean Race at Kochi

Thousands of people attended the inaugural function of Volvo Ocean Race here on Wednesday evening and welcomed the participating teams of the race. Volvo Ocean Race