New Delhi - Amid unfurling of the Tricolour and colourful parades, Republic Day was celebrated across the country peacefully on Saturday with a boycott call by Naxal and northeastern militant outfits failing to evoke positive response. Calls to extremists to shun the gun and come forward for talks,

In a relief to ruling BJP that faced threats of instability, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today said the Jagadish Shettar Ministry still enjoyed majority after 13 party MLAs anounced their resignation, but he would order a floor test if he felt it has been reduced to minority. "On the day on w

MIM chief says not a single minority vote would go to Congress in 2014 polls. The Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (MIM) cannot be cowed down by arrests and judicial remand and is prepared to take the battle to its logical end [caption id="attachment_23678" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Muslims at

Seventy-five-year-old Kusum Lata* remembers the heart-wrenching afternoon that changed her life like it was yesterday. “I’d had my lunch of chappatis and dal and was resting in my room in Karol Bagh, central Delhi, when my son Amit* walked in and asked if I would like to visit our relative in Ghazia

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