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Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh most audacious attack: Advani

BJP veteran leader condemned the Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh that killed many Congress leaders and said it is one of the most audacious attacks by Naxals. He also visited senior Congress leader VC Shukla, who was critically injured, in Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon. ...

Naxal attack: More than 80 bullets have been found in Karma's body

Avdesh Mishra of ETV reports from ground zero where the Naxals attacked a Congress convoy and killed over 20 people on Saturday. ...

Will not bow down before Naxalism: Prime Minister

Raipur: Asserting that the country will never bow down before Naxalism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said government will pursue the perpetrators of the crime with urgency and is committed to bringing them to justice. The Prime Minister also announced Rs 5 lakh each as ex-gratia relief from the National Relief Fund for families of those killed and Rs 50,000 each for those injured in the deadly Naxal attack...  

Naxal attack: Sonia appreciates courage of Cong leaders

Raipur: Appreciating the courage of Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said the "cowardly" Maoist strike was not an attack on the Congress or its leaders but on democratic values. "I appreciate the courage and bravery of the leaders who inspite of several adversities, took a step and went there," she said addressing party workers at the Congress Bhawan here after visiting the injured in hospital....  

Live: PM says country must be more determined in fighting Naxals

Raipur: 1:46 pm: LK Advani says the attack carried out by Naxals in Chhattisgarh on Saturday is one of the most "audacious" attacks. He says Congress leader VC Shukla's parameters indicate he is stable. Shukla, who was critically injured during the attack that killed over 20 people, mostly Congress leaders, is getting treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon. 1:08 pm: Manmohan Singh has announced an ex-gratia relief for the Naxal...  

Naxal attack: Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi reach Raipur

Raipur: Prime Minister Manmoham Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrived here on Sunday in the wake of the deadly Naxal attack on a convoy of Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district. Twenty seven people, including senior Congress leaders and security personnel, were killed in the attack on Saturday. "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will pay tribute to the deceased here at Congress Bhawan and later...  

Chhattisgarh attack: Congress bandh gets massive support

Raipur: The state-wide bandh called by the Congress in Chhattisgarh to protest against the Naxal attack on Parivartan rally which almost wiped out the party leadership in the state has got a massive response with all markets and public transport shut down. From Raipur to Kanker the roads and markets wore a deserted look as people stayed indoors. Congress workers took out protest rallies in several cities of the state...  

Have Central, state govts failed to tackle Naxalism in Chhattisgarh?

New Delhi: A well-planned and brutal attack by Naxals in Chhattisgarh almost wiped out Congress leadership in the state. The attack, in which more than 20 people were killed, exposed the government's failure to tackle Naxal menace in the densely forested state. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's promise of increasing the police force strength in the state has still not been met. The state has only about 25,000 policemen to guard...  

'TVSK', 'Thillu Mullu' tp be released on June 14

The month of June will be special for movie buffs as two of the much awaited films - 'Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru' (TVSK) and 'Thillu Mullu 2' will battle at the box office as they release on the June 14. Siddharth starrer TVSK is produced under the banner of UTV and Avni Cinemax. The film will also feature Hansika Motwani and Santhanam in pivotal roles. The film is an out...  

Watch: Political reactions to Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

Naxals carried out a brutal and well-planned attack on Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, killing Salwa Judum leader Mahendra Karma and 20 others. ...

Eyewitnesses describe the brutal Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

Eyewitnesses say the body next to slain Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel's body is that of his son's Dinesh. They describe the brutal and well-planned attack that the Naxals carried out on Saturday. ...

Chhattisgarh Naxal attack: Nand Kumar Patel's body found

The body of Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel, who along with his son was abducted by Naxals on Saturday, has been found. The attack targeting the Congress party convoy occurred during the Parivartan Yatra and most of those killed were party leaders and workers. ...

Chhattisgarh Cong chief, who was abducted by Naxals, found dead

Raipur: 12:16 pm: Security forces sanitise site of Naxal attack in Jagdalpur. 11:38 am: Dr Avadesh Kumar Dubey, MS Medanta updates about the health of injured Congress leader VC Shukla: VC Shukla is being treated by a multi disciplinary team of doctors, he was shifted by an air ambulance. His condition is still critical. 11:13 am: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi reach Raipur. They are on...  

Chhattisgarh Naxal attack: Cong chief's son found

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel's son Dinesh was found hiding in a ditch in the dense forests of Jagdalpur district on Sunday morning, police sources said. Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh were believed to have beeen abducted by Naxals following an ambush on a convoy of Congress leaders in a dense forest in the district. Sources said Nand Kumar, who has still not been found, was...  

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik returns land given by Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Saturday said he has returned a piece of land the state government had allotted him in Odisha as he was not allowed to construct on it. Pattnaik said the state government had given him about half an acre of land at the district headquarters town of Puri, his home town, about 56 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, in 2011 for setting up...  

Govt giving top priority to find PCC chief, son: RPN Singh

New Delhi: Government is giving top priority to find out chief of Chhattisgarh Congress Nand Kumar Patel and his son suspected to be kidnapped by the Maoists after an attack on a convoy of party leaders inside a dense forest in the state. "Our top priority now is to find out the missing PCC chief and his son," Minister of State for Home RPN Singh told PTI on Saturday night....  

Karthi to spend his 35th birthday on the sets of his next

Chennai: Tamil actor Karthi Sivakumar, who will turn 35 Saturday, will spend his birthday on the sets of his upcoming Tamil comedy 'All In All Azhagu Raja' (AIAAR). "We are currently shooting the second schedule of the film in Kumbakonam. Karthi will celebrate his birthday on the sets with the entire crew... and we have planned for a small party for him in the evening," a source from the film's...  

I am not in Bollywood to be a star: Ranbir Kapoor

Mumbai: Born in a family of cinestars, Bollywood's star actor Ranbir Kapoor says he never entered filmdom with the intention of becoming a star. He also said the current crop of actors are no comparisons to the likes of Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, who have an "aura" about them. Ranbir, who has proved his mettle film after film since debuting with unimpressive 'Saawariya' in 2007, credits the media...  

Himachal courts quashes appointment of 480 teachers

Shimla: In a setback to the previous Prem Kumar Dhumal-led BJP government in the state, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday quashed appointments of 480 teachers made in 2011 as these were not in accordance with law. Delivering the judgment, Justice Rajiv Sharma said the appointments of postgraduate teachers under the Postgraduate Teacher Class III (non-gazetted) Recruitment and Promotion Rules of 2011, which have not been published, are illegal....