Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday told Parliament that India continued to face terror threat. He said that let there be no illusion that terror threat to India has diminished. In his speech, Chidambaram also expressed satisfaction that during the last six months, a significant number of potential terrorists including... More

The defence ministry today maintained a studied silence over the agreement on end use monitoring arrangements for high technology military sales between India and the USA even as the Opposition in both Houses of Parliament staged a protest walkout alleging that the agreement was “reached under US pressure”. “We have decided... More

In the third accident involving the Delhi Metro in the past 10 days, a labourer was killed after he was hit by a steel beam being lifted by a crane at a construction site in West Delhi today. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief E Sreedharan put the blame for the accident on the contractor. The incident took place at around 5:45am... More

The twists and turns in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack trial continued for the second day today with defence becoming more articulate and prosecution opting to stay more circumspect about prime accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab’s sudden decision to go on record admitting his complicity in the planning and execution of the attack. Defence... More

A total solar eclipse began its flight on Wednesday across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken despite thick summer clouds. The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century was visible along a roughly 250 km-wide (155 miles) corridor, according to the U.S. space agency NASA,... More

India and China need to resist pressure from industrialised countries on the issue of climate change, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday. The developed countries are by far the biggest polluters of the environment since the start of the Industrial Age. Now some of them are asking India, China and other emerging economies... More

India won their Fourth ODI series when rain forced the abandonment of the last match against West Indies, Saint Lucia, and the captain MS Dhoni feels that it is a tribute to his unit. “I believe we have a very good side,” Dhoni said after India won the series 2-1. “It is a pleasure to win the series outside the... More

Railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday presented the 15th Railway Budget in Parliament. Presenting a promised ‘pro-people’ budget, the railway minister said that economic viability is not the only index of development, according top priority to social commitment. She went on to add, “People expect to get better... More

The government has hiked prices of petrol and diesel prices by Rs 4 per litre and Rs 2 per litre respectively. The government though decided to leave prices of kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) untouched. The hike comes into effect from midnight. Addressing a hurriedly-called press conference, Oil Secretary RS Pandey said... More

Kingston: Revenge-thirsty Dhoni brigade will Kick-off their Caribbean Campaign on Friday. Dhoni & Co. will try to put the bad memory of their failure in the World Twenty20 behind them, when they face West Indies in the first One-day International of the four match series here on June 26. A hectic schedule of Twenty20 era has... More

After recurring delays, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday inducted its first “eye-in-the-sky” airborne warning and controlsystems (AWACS) which will detect incoming flying weapons and listen-in to aerial communications. Dedicating the giant IL-76 heavy transport aircraft, configured in its new avatar, to the nation,... More

The only victory over the UPA government (led by 262 seats) in the 15th Lok Sabha election, which has shrugged of the output results in a drastic way the polls, a great joy for the markets in early trade. The benchmarks above circuit locked. The BSE and NSE have decided that the trade from 11:55 am (ie after two hours to end). In... More

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here on Saturday that he would refuse the prime minister’s post if the offer was made to him now because he was busy revamping the party and lacked the experience to take the top job. “I would refuse…for two reasons. One is that I am now working on the organisation of... More

The BJP president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for failure to “reign in” criminals and anti-social forces and said that law and order in the state was at its “worst” . Mr. Singh said that the people wanted to get rid of the “goondagardi of Samajwadi Party workers... More

Congress President Sonia Gandhi reiterated Tuesday that the country faces the threat of force in which to divide the Company on the basis of religion and caste. Without naming the BJP, Ms Gandhi said that these forces continue to raise the issue of terrorism, saying terrorism is a threat to the nation. “But the fact is that... More