New Delhi: Sponsorship of terrorism through non-state actors is a matter of deep concern, President Pranab Mukherjee said today making it clear to Pakistan that India is ready to offer a hand of friendship but that should not be taken for granted. In his address to the nation on the eve of 64th R

NEW DELHI: A kaleidoscopic view of the country's rich cultural heritage and military prowess were on display at the 64th Republic Day parade on Saturday on the 8-km stretch from Rajpath to Red Fort. An eager audience on both sides of the imposing Rajpath, the country's ceremonial boulevard facing

Mrs. Sonia GandhiPresident, Indian National Congress, 10, Janpath, New Delhi 110011 India   January 24, 2013   Subject: Vendetta politics and political witch-hunt by Congress led AP government   I am writin

  The crisis for the BJP government in Karnataka has deepened with the Governor accepting the resignation of two ministers today. Minister for Public Works CM Udasi and Minister for Energy Shobha Karandlaje are expected to join the new party founded by BS Yeddyurappa, who exited the BJP i

NAGPUR: A day after BJP's parliamentary board replaced him with UP leader Rajnath Singh as the next party chief following income tax action against firms linked to the Purti Group, an unfazed Nitin Gadkari instead threatened tax officials. Far from chastened by his sudden exit as BJP chief, Gadka

Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley was on Thursday sentenced to 35 years in prison by a U.S. court for masterminding the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The sentence will be followed by five years supervised release. While the U.S. government admitted the “deplorable” nature of his role in the

AHMEDABAD: The Narendra Modi government may start fast-track courts soon to deal with cases of violence against women, as per the directions of Supreme Court, but it has a poor track record of helping rape victims. The central government's funds of Rs 2.75 crore, meant to be disbursed among rape

If general elections are held now, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will leave behind the Congress-led UPA by miles, says a ABP News-Nielsen survey released Thursday. Only 22 percent of the respondents interviewed this month in 28 cities across India said they intend to vote for the

New Delhi, 23 January 2013: The Welfare Party of India held here a press conference at the Delhi Press Club. Party Vice Presidents Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan and Maulana Abdul Wahab Khilji, General Secretary Dr SQR Ilyas and Secretary Dr Taslim Tahmani addressed the press conference and stressed that whi

[caption id="attachment_23133" align="alignleft" width="380"] AFP[/caption] Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government tonight banned the screening of Kamal Hassan’s Vishwaroopam following strong protests from various Muslim organisations over alleged depiction of their community in a negative light.

[caption id="attachment_23099" align="alignleft" width="380"] File photo shows Kamal Haasan at a promotional event for his film “Vishwaroopam” in Mumbai.[/caption] Various Muslim organisations demanded a ban on the screening of actor-producer Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vishwaroopam‘, saying “it will affect

The Justice Verma Committee today recommended enhancing punishment of upto 20 years imprisonment for rape and murder and life for gangrape but refrained from suggesting death penalty. The three-member Committee headed by former Chief Justice J S Verma submitted its 630-page report to the government

Bangalore: The Karnataka government seems headed for fresh trouble as two ministers, loyal to former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, resigned today. Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje handed in her resignation along with Public Works Minister CM Udasi. "I have resigned as a minister. I am also g

New Delhi: Rajnath Singh, who is set to be the new president of the BJP, met party senior LK Advani this morning, before heading to the BJP headquarters, to attend a party parliamentary board meeting and file his nomination papers. BJP's Parliamentary Board has endorsed Rajnath Singh's nomination

  NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Salman Khurshid today backed home minister Sushilkumar Shinde's statement on "Hindu terrorism" saying it was based "entirely on facts" made available by investigative agencies. He, however, said that terror has no religion and colour.   "

Rahul Gandhi's elevation as the Congress' number 2 has heightened anticipation that the General Elections 2014 will be a personality clash between him and the BJP's Narendra Modi. The Congress, always loath to make comparisons between the two, dismisses it as a "media joke." Even as the clamour i

Asaduddin Owaisi, a member of parliament from Andhra Pradesh, will spend tonight in a jail in Hyderabad. He surrendered in a court earlier today in connection with a case filed against him in 2005, and applied for bail. His petition will be heard tomorrow. A non-bailable warrant had been issued a

Union Minister for Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan, whose Ministry has mooted setting up of a Central University in Srirangapatna named after Tipu Sultan, criticised those creating a controversy and “unnecessary fuss” over the proposal. The proposal has become a bone of contention after G. Madhus