Opposition on Wednesday slammed the UPA on issues of “uncontrolled” corruption and “ineffective” implementation of welfare schemes, saying the difference between the government’s words and deeds was clearly visible. Resuming the debate of the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address, Shahnawaz

BJP today took jibes at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his comments that becoming Prime Minister is not his priority, saying he has realised that there is no chance of his becoming the PM. "Rahul Gandhi has realised that he will not become the Prime Minister as BJP-led NDA will form the governme

LONDON: A 12-year-old Indian girl has recorded an incredible score in one of the world's toughest IQ tests that makes her smarter than scientist Albert Einstein and physicist Stephen Hawking. Neha Ramu, who migrated to the UK along with her doctor parents five years ago, achieved a score of 162 o

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today shared his agenda with MPs from his party in an impromptu session. "The Prime Minister's post is not my priority. I believe in long-term politics," the 42-year-old said, while stressing that the Congress's infamous "high command culture" must be over-written with power

  Satara, Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray's politics of hate were applied to young children today. At a school in Western Maharashtra, north Indians trying to get their children admitted to a local school were assaulted by Raj Thackeray's party workers. Members of Mr Thackeray's Maharasht

New Delhi: Activist and politician Arvind Kejriwal has been invited to replace Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the keynote speaker at an event at the Wharton Business School later this month. Mr Modi was dropped last night as the main speaker at the Wharton India Economic Forum, large

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday kept aside his politics of development to launch a direct attack on the “family first” Nehru-Gandhi clan, “night watchman” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and “commission seeking” Congress-led UPA government for crippling the nation like “termites”. On

New Delhi - In a huge relief to passengers from abroad, the government raised the limit on the gold that can be carried by passengers through the customs of the airports in the country. Presenting the 82nd budget, union minister for finance P Chidambaram announced that the government will allow m

Effecting another major hike in a fortnight, oil marketing companies raised petrol prices by Rs 1.40 per litre from Friday midnight. The hike excludes local taxes which varies from state to state. Petrol will now cost Rs 70.74 in Delhi as against Rs 69.06 till Friday, Rs 78.34 per litre in Kolkat

NEW DELHI: A seven-year-old girl was gagged and sexually assaulted inside a room on the first floor of a government school in north Delhi's Mangolpuri area on Thursday. As news of the incident spread on Friday, mobs took to the streets, throwing stones, vandalizing buses and cars, damaging a hospita

New Delhi: As many as 254 lives have been lost in the country due to swine flu during the current year till February 24, with Rajasthan reporting maximum of 105 deaths. According to the Union Health Ministry, a total of 2,267 persons have tested positive for the Influenza A (H1N1) virus acros

In one of the biggest fires in the city, at least 18 people are believed to have been killed when a fire broke out in the small hours of Wednesday. They were trapped inside the building which housed shops selling inflammable materials like wedding cards and gift items. The fire has now been br

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal presents his maiden budget today. A day before presenting his maiden budget in Parliament, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said that there was a demand for more trains. But he did not disclose whether he would concede it, as his predecessors did. “The go

New Delhi: In an important landmark for the Indian space program, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV today placed the second Indo-French satellite 'SARAL' and six other co-passengers or small satellites from Canada, Austria, Denmark and the UK in orbit. The PSLV-C20, which was earlie

Mumbai: A self-employment guidance workshop was organized in Mumbra on 24 February, 2013 by Jamaat e Islami Hind (JIH) Mumbra in collaboration with Al – Aqsa Education and Welfare Trust, Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) and National Small Industry Centre (NSIC). “As unemp

Seeking cooperation of all sections ahead of Parliament session, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said “credible action” is needed from all to ensure that the country is least affected by the “formidable challenges” posed by the global economic slowdown. Mr. Singh said Parliament was mee

All the perfumes of Arabia - By Markandey Katju Narendra Modi is being projected by a large section of Indians as the modern Moses, the one who will lead the beleaguered and despondent Indian people into a land of milk and honey, the man who is best suited to be the next Indian Prime Minister. An

New Delhi: What began as an offer of 10 lakh cheap air tickets from SpiceJet in January has escalated into an all-out price war, after Jet Airways announced what it pegged as its 'biggest air ticket sale' yesterday, offering 20 lakh seats on over 450 domestic flights daily at rail-ticket rat