NEW DELHI: The unity of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance looks set to be tested this weekend with Janata Dal (United) likely to ask the saffron outfit to declare shortly its candidate for prime minister while making it clear that it would not accept a person lacking in "secular" image: polit

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IANS): The Congress will target the BJP in Karnataka on corruption and will release a charge sheet ahead of the assembly polls, said party sources Wednesday. "The charge sheet will be released April 13. We will also release our manifesto," said a Congress leader dealing with th

Rohtak/New Delhi: The Delhi Police has recovered two country-made pistols that were allegedly used to murder BSP leader and real estate tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj at his farmhouse last month. The guns were found in a canal in Rohtak, Haryana last evening. Meanwhile, the cops continue to search for a

 Key ministers who served the BJP government pitted against each other, brothers crossing swords, erosion of Bellary mining baron's influence, a ruling party minus heavyweight B S Yeddyurappa and a fragmented political landscape -- the May five Assembly elections in Karnataka have all the ingredient

Thane: Ten-month-old Gudiya, found alive under rubble 29 hours after a seven-storey building collapsed in Thane, is well and being looked after by the staff at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Hospital in Kalwa, who named her. Her parents are untraced. Four-year-old Sandhya Thakur didn't have to be na

[caption id="attachment_30351" align="aligncenter" width="600"] AirAsia on Friday said it has received formal approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board to launch an airline in the country in association with the Tatas.[/caption] AirAsia on Friday said it has received formal approval fr

Thane: The death toll in the collapse of an illegal building that was under construction in Thane near Mumbai has risen to 28. About 50 people are injured and rescue workers say five to six people could still be trapped in the debris.  (Pictures of the collapse)   The residential building in the

New Delhi:The Indian government proposes to send two senior ministers to Saudi Arabia to asses the impact of the new 'nitaqat' employment policy that is expected to affect thousands of Indians who are working in the kingdom without valid employment or visa documents. Minister for Overseas Indian

Bangalore-A sum of Rs 200 crore would be spent on conducting elections to the State Legislative Assembly on May 5, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha said here today. The state government would bear entire cost of the poll and had already released Rs 100 crore, he told reporters h

Etawah : Amid speculation that his party might withdraw external support to UPA,  Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav launched yet another tirade yesterday against the Congress, accusing it of  "cheating and being clever" and taking the people for a ride. Addressing SP workers a

Amritsar: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and his son allegedly threatened and beat up an examination official at a centre in Amritsar where the politician's daughter was appearing for the class 12 boards. The official says he had prevented them from helping the girl cheat. Pran Nath, B

Deoria, Uttar Pradesh: A senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh looked at a woman who said she had been raped, and said, "Why would anyone rape such an elderly woman?" The remark was filmed on Friday by local media in Deoria in Eastern Uttar Pradesh who wanted to expose the difficulty a woman

BHOPAL: Three farmers hanged two bulls to death after it strayed into his field causing damages to crops, in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. The incident occurred at Mayapur village — around 10km from district headquarters — where tension gripped the area after villagers spotted the bulls h

AHMEDABAD: At a time when Narendra Modi's development model is under national spotlight, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticized his government in Gujarat for imprudent fiscal management. It has underlined a need for greater professionalism and accountability in the functioning

WASHINGTON: The United States is poised to turn the so-called outsourcing visa into a skill importing programme. American lawmakers are on the verge of overhauling immigration laws, including the infamous H-1B visa, which critics say has been widely misused by bodyshoppers and outsourcing gia

The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the conviction of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt under the Arms Act in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case and sent him to five years imprisonment. He was asked to surrender in four weeks. Dutt, who was convicted under the Arms Act for illegally possessing weapons, had been

NEW DELHI: All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has threatened to go on an indefinite strike from April 1 midnight if government fails to meet its demands like withdrawal of unilateral hike of third party insurance premium for goods vehicles, implementation of toll permit on the lines of n

New Delhi - Karnataka Assembly election will be held in a single phase on May 5 and counting of votes will be on May 8, the Election Commission said today. Announcing the schedule for election to the 224-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said "the mode