Mumbai/Dubai - 21 August 2011 (Reuters): Somali pirates hijacked a chemical-oil tanker with 21 Indian sailors on board on Saturday from near an Omani port, although the exact location was unconfirmed.India's Directorate General of Shipping said the Fairchem Bogey, managed by Mumbai-basedAnglo-Easter

Kolkata - 19 August 2011 (IANS): The West Bengal government, along with the opposition parties of the state, Friday unanimously decided to rename West Bengal as Paschim Banga, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. "It has been unanimously decided by the state government and all the political par

New Delhi - 19 August 2011: The rain came down hard as Anna Hazare took centrestage at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi to formally launch his mass-protest against corruption. 2000 people had spent the morning waiting to receive him as he made his way over from Tihar Jail atop a truck.

New Delhi - 18 August 2011 (PTI): Team Anna on Thursday said theRamlila MaidanwhereAnna Hazarewas to carry out his fast was not in suitable condition."In view of conditions at Ramlila Maidan, Anna Hazare will reach the place tomorrow," civil society memberArvind Kejriwalsaid.Kejriwal, a close aide o

Kozhikkode: Protest mounts against Kerala police decision to allow RSS to have weapon wielding parades in various parts of Kerala on Independence Day, while all programmes including Freedom Parade by Popular Front were banned. It was in seven districts RSS volunteers in their Khaki shorts and white

New Delhi - 17 August 2011 (PTI): The standoff in Tihar Jail is likely to be over withAnna Hazareset to come out of the prison after a night-long protest demanding that he be allowed to launch his indefinite strike from a venue of his choice in the capital.Hazare, who was ordered to be released on T

New Delhi - 17 August 2011: "Corruption can be curbed and uprooted only by means of accountability of all, irrespective of the position one holds or work one does", said Mohd. Azharuddin, President, Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) while addressing the Central Secretariat of SIO at i

Bangalore - 17 August 2011 (PTI): Thousands of students skipped classes as they thronged Freedom Park in Bangalore in support of Anna Hazare, with former Supreme Court judge Santosh N. Hegde, also joining the dharna. Mr. Hegde, a member of the joint committee on drafting the Lokpal bill who till

New Delhi - 16 August 2011:Anna Hazarecourted arrest after being detained by Delhi Police at his residence in Mayur Vihar ahead of his indefinite fast on Tuesday.Senior officers of Delhi Police reached Anna Hazare's flat early in the morning and informed him that he could not leave his home. However

Mumbai - 15 August 2011 (PTI): The Indian Navy has captured a hijacked Iranian flagged vessel off the Mumbai coast following intelligence inputs that it may be carrying arms, ammunition and contraband, officials said on Monday.The ill-fated vessel 'Nafis-I' was intercepted on Sunday and all persons

New Delhi - 15 August 2011 (PTI): Delhi Police on Monday rejected permission for Anna Hazare's indefinite fast here as his team refused to give an undertaking that the Gandhian would end it by Thursday and restrict the number of protestors to 5,000, setting the stage for a showdown between the two p

New Delhi - 15 August 2011: Addressing the nation eighth time in a row from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort on Independence Day, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh acknowledged that corruption is a big obstacle in national transformation. He, however, asserted that "the government is taking

New Delhi - 14 August 2011 (PTI): Yoga guru Ramdev today accused the government of trying to suppress the proposed Satyagraha by Anna Hazare on the Lokpal issue from Tuesday, terming the alleged attempts to do so as unconstitutional. "The efforts of this government to supress the people's movement

New Delhi - 13 August 2011 (PTI): Peeved at being denied permission to hold an indefinite fast from August 16 on a venue desired by him,Anna Hazareon Saturday wrote to Prime MinisterManmohan Singh, accusing the government of "crushing" the fundamental rights of people.In the strongly-worded letter,

Ahmedabad - 13 August 2011: The Narendra Modi government on Saturday chargesheeted senior police officer Rahul Sharma for "indiscipline" and for failing to submit mobile call records CDs of that time as case property. "He has been given the chargesheet today morning because he failed to explain

Mangalore - 13 August 2011: A 17-year old Muslim girl, who was literally threatened by her College management and principal against entering in to the class with Hijab, even after receiving a hefty fees from her, has decided to struggle for her constitutional rights. Hadia, who had managed to comple

New Delhi - 12 Aug 2011 (PTI): Asserting that Iran never threatened to stop crude oil supply to India, the Government today said the problem of settling the import bill with the Persian Gulf nation has been sorted out. "We had some problem with regard to making payment for the oil bill to Iran, b

Ahmedabad - 11 August 2011: The Gujarat government has hauled up another senior police officer of the state cadre for indiscipline in connection with the investigations of the 2002 Godhra riots. According to reports, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Rahul Sharma has been served with a c