news-in-politicsNot clear if Pushkar was murdered: Congress
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday said it was not yet clear whether Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, committed suicide or was murdered."Not yet certain whether
Shifting homeless to night shelters not proving easy
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Delhi Police might want to play the good Samaritan but the already overworked force are not finding it easy to shift hundreds of homeless in the national capital to shelter
Union minister Danve new Maharashtra BJP chief
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Union minister Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Danve will be the new chief of BJP's Maharashtra unit, it was announced Tuesday.The minister of state for consumer affairs, he will replace
Tharoor 'stunned' that Pushkar was poisoned
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Tuesday that he was stunned to know that his wife Sunanda Pushkar was poisoned and that a murder case had now been filed.In a
Sunanda was poisoned, murder case filed: police (Second Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar, found dead in mysterious circumstances here in January last year, was poisoned to death, Delhi Police chief B.S.
Patna family injected with sedatives, robbed
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) Unidentified armed men carried out a robbery here Monday night by breaking into a house and injecting the family with sedatives before fleeing with cash and valuables worth
We will retaliate if Pakistanis fire: BSF
Jammu, Jan 6 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) will retaliate without fail if its troops are fired at by Pakistani forces, BSF Director General D.K. Pathak said here Tuesday."Prevalence of
Sunanda Pushkar was murdered: Delhi Police
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar did not commit suicide but was murdered, Delhi Police Chief B.S. Bassi said Tuesday."We have got the final medical
Much to go in S&T: Pranab
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said though India has achieved milestones in science and technology since Independence, there is "distance still left to cover".He stressed
We will retaliate if Pakistan fire: BSF
Jammu, Jan 6 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) will retaliate without fail if its troops are fired at by Pakistani forces, BSF Director General D.K. Pathak said Tuesday."Prevalence of peace
10,000 frightened villagers abandon homes in Kashmir
Jammu, Jan 6 (IANS) The number of people abandoning their homes in border villages of Jammu and Kashmir crossed 10,000 Tuesday amid heightened tension following Pakistan shelling on the
National law needed on conversions: Jaitley
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said a national law must make clear how voluntary conversion can take place while he also asked people not to expect a big bang union
India must be prepared for two-front war: IDS chief
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India must be prepared for a two-front war keeping in view the growing closeness between China and Pakistan, Integrated Defence Staff chief Air Marshal P.P. Reddy said
Sainath's Rural India archive to capture lives of everyday Indian
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Award-winning journalist P.Sainath Monday launched an online archive showcasing audio-visual and print stories that depicted the complexities of rural India by "recording
Mamata nephew assailant arrested, but none who thrashed him
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) The youth who slapped Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was arrested Monday on various charges including
Can't provide patient free life-long treatment, Delhi tells HC
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The city government has informed the Delhi High Court that it does not have any policy on providing "prolonged or life-long treatment" for patient with rare genetic
Brar is new IYC chief, launches protest against government
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) In an organisational revamp, the Congress Monday appointed Amrinder Singh Raja Brar as national president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC).Brar, who succeeded Rajiv
Ancient India exchanged ideas with Babylon, Greece, Rome: Amartya Sen
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) While Indian mathematicians made brilliant contributions in the field of the study, the Indians also learned from ancient Babylon, Greek and Romans, Nobel laureate in
Youth saves five lives by donating organs
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A 24-year-old youth has saved the lives of five people by donating his organs after his death, an official said.Ram Bhuj was admitted to the neuro-surgery department of the
Abhishek slapping may portend more terrible things: Biman Bose
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition Left Front Monday said if the attack on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee at a public rally was the result of factional feuds in the ruling
