Mumbai - 21 June 2012 (PTI): A major fire broke out on Thursday at Mantralaya, the Maharashtra government secretariat, gutting three floors of the seven-storey building including the offices of the Chief Minister and injuring at least 11 people. The fire that erupted around 2.45 p.m., continued to r

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought Interpol's help in procuring information on the whereabouts of missing Indian engineer Fasih Mehmood, 28, who is a terror suspect. Hailing from Bihar's Darbhanga district, Mehmood was working in the Saudi Arabia for the past five years. According

Silchar (Assam), Jun 19 (PTI) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board today demanded immediate amendment to the Right to Education Act, Wakf Bill and Direct Taxes Code Bill among others. The Board has launched a campaign throughout the country to spread awareness among the people regarding these la

New Delhi - 20 June 2012: RSSchief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday supported Gujarat chief ministerNarendra Modias NDA's prime ministerial candidate and slammedBiharCMNitish Kumarfor saying that NDA should have a secular PM nominee. "To keep alive the Hindutva ideology, the Hindu 'samaaj' (society) shoul

A multinational investigation into bomb plots targeting Israeli diplomats earlier this year has produced the clearest evidence yet that Iran was involved, illustrating the risks to the west if it fails to reach detente with Tehran over its nuclear weapons programme. Talks on Iran's nuclear aspirati

NEW DELHI: The CBI will soon question some officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in connection with a 2004 alert generated by the agency regarding Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) plan to attack some BJP leaders leading to an alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan by the Gujarat Police. The CBI will que

BANGALORE: Karnataka BJP president K S Eshwarappa on Sunday stirred up a hornet's nest, advising education minister Visvesvara Hegde Kageri to saffronise schools. Eshwarappa was speaking at a programme involving the education department's greening programme in Shimoga. Appreciating the education mi

New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday expressed concern over the mysterious disappearance of Bihar engineer Fasih Mahmood from his home in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia over a month ago. Paswan said he will meet External Affairs Minister SM Krishna this week over this issue. Kri

Bangalore, Jun 18 (PTI): Aged 103, D G Thimmegowda gracefully accepted felicitations as Karnataka Legislative Assembly marked its 60th anniversary at a special function.Thimmegowda from Tiptur was feted along with four others - U M Madappa (Chamarajanagar), Mulka Govinda Reddy (Chitradurga), Vasanat

New Delhi / Kolkata - 18 June 2012:Former President Dr APJ Kalam is, according to sources, likely to announce his decision today on whether he will contest the Presidential election. That could change the political landscape considerably. The BJP is itching to take on the ruling UPA, which has annou

Chickaballapura - 16 June, 2012: Praja Pragathi Ranga(PPR), the People's Progressive Alliance or the third front of Karnataka was formed on 14-April-2012, the birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Social Democratic Party of India along with Republic Party of India(RPI), Bahujana Samaj Party(BSP),

New Delhi - 17 June 2012 (PTI): Strong reservations from key ally JD (U) over pitting a candidate against UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjeetoday forced the NDA to defer its decision on the presidential election. At a two-hour inconclusive meeting of the NDA, the JD (U) is believed to have disfavoured a f

New Delhi - 15 June 2012:Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was today named the UPA candidate for the President's post as the TMC-SP combine, which had proposed APJ Abdul Kalam as their nominee, appeared to have broken in a significant gain for the ruling coalition. Sonia made the announcement after

New Delhi, June 15 (PTI) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was chosen by the ruling UPA as its candidate for the President's post on Friday, ending months of speculation. The nomination of 77-year-old Congress veteran from West Bengal was made at a meeting of the UPA chaired by its Chairperson and

New Delhi: Syed Akbaruddin (@AkbarMEA) official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, responding to a tweet by TwoCircles.net editor Kashif-ul-Huda (@kaaashif) regarding whereabouts of Fasih Mahmood said that they are working to find that information. This is a first official communicat

The door between the cubicle of suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui and that of his killer, Sharad Mohol, was left unguarded, and the guard and hawaldar concerned have been suspended, official sources said on Tuesday. Siddiqui, a key accused in the Bangalore blast case an

HYDERABAD, June 11: Jamaat-i-Islami Hind chief Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri has said that Indian Muslims are worried about situation in Pakistan. Addressing a reception hosted in his honour by local chapter of the JI here on Sunday evening, he emphasised the need for amicable solution of Kashmir di

New Delhi - 14 June 2012 (PTI): Unfazed by Congress rejection of her three candidates, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said former President A P J Abdul Kalam is her nominee for the Presidential poll. "We are for Kalam," Banerjee told PTI when asked whether she would support Finance M