Congress will oust Left parties from country, says Rahul
by IANS
The Congress has no tacit alliance with any Left parties and our main task is to end the rule of Communists in any state in the country, party vice president Rahul Gandhi said in Agartala on Tuesday. ...  
05:40 AM, Feb 13, 2013

Shoe thrown at Iranian president in Egypt Iran's president on Wednesday offered to help rescue Egypt's failing economy with a "big credit line," another sign of improving relations between two regional powers after a freeze of more than three decades. ...  
03:45 AM, Feb 07, 2013

SEBI can seize Sahara Group companies' properties: SC The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Securities and Exchange Board of India is free to freeze accounts and seize properties of Sahara Group's two companies for defying court order of refunding Rs 24,000 crore to investors. The apex court also pulled up SEBI for not taking action against the companies - Sahara India Real Estate Corporation (SIREC) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation (SHIC) - as per its August 31,...  
06:00 PM, Feb 06, 2013

Documentary film festival 'Signs' begins on Feb 10 The international documentary and short film festival 'Signs,' being conducted by the Federation of Film Societies of India, would begin here from February 10. ...  
09:54 AM, Feb 06, 2013

Iranian leader visits Egypt in warming of ties President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Cairo on Tuesday, the first by an Iranian leader in more than three decades, highlights efforts by Egypt's Islamist leader to thaw long frigid ties between the two regional heavyweights. ...  
06:51 AM, Feb 06, 2013

Using star power for philanthropy Sachin Tendulkar has been involved with Apnalaya, which works closely with children in Mumbai's slums. The Master Blaster sponsors the education of a number of kids and has auctioned his coaching to raise funds for the NGO. Besides, he has provided financial assistance to an archer of the army's Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre and helped him represent India in the world championships in 2011. ...  
12:40 PM, Feb 04, 2013

Kejriwal alleges irregularities in Delhi Jal Board Aam Admi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday persisted with his attack on Delhi government for the second successive day, accusing it of irregularities in Delhi Jal Board and effecting 18-fold hike in the water tariff in last nine years. ...  
01:57 AM, Feb 03, 2013

Maradona not pardoned over tax debts, says Italy authority Earlier on Friday Maradona's lawyer Angelo Pisani told Italian television the tax body had cleared his client of a tax bill of almost 40 million euros. ...  
07:20 PM, Feb 01, 2013

'Obama looking to further strengthening ties with India' Barack Obama is looking to further strengthen Indo-American ties in his second term as the President of US, the White House said on Thursday. ...  
02:05 AM, Feb 01, 2013

Maharashtra: Three Dalit youths found murdered The bodies of three Dalit youths from the Mehtar community were found in a mutilated condition in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra in what activists claim is a case of honour killing. One of the young men was in a relationship with a girl belonging to the upper Maratha caste. ...  
09:00 PM, Jan 31, 2013

Anna Hazare most trusted personality in India: Survey Owing to his nationwide campaign against corruption, social activist Anna Hazare has emerged for the second consecutive time the most-trusted personality in India, while mobile handset-maker Nokia the most trusted brand, a new survey has found. ...  
01:22 AM, Jan 30, 2013

Should play Pak more, but politics and cricket do mix: Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid was at the Jaipur Literature Festival. He was speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai. ...
08:55 AM, Jan 27, 2013

Chinese media highlights Agni V in Republic Day parade The display of India's military strength, specially the intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V, has been highlighted by Chinese official media here on January 26. The highlight of the 100-minute Republic Day parade was the display of nuclear-capable Agni-V, capable of striking targets some 6,000 km away, state-run Xinhua news agency said in its report. ...  
06:50 PM, Jan 26, 2013

Disappointed at US refusal to extradite Headley: Khurshid India on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the America's refusal to extradite LeT terrorist David Headley even as it vowed to continue to pursue with its demand for bringing him to New Delhi for his role in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. ...  
04:26 AM, Jan 24, 2013

US seeks 30 to 35 years imprisonment for David Headley In what is being seen as a setback for India, the United States has ruled out the extradition of Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley - who admitted scouting targets for the deadly attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 and later testified against the plotters. The 20-page report submitted by the US government in the court also sought a prison term of 30 to 35 years for Headley. ...  
06:55 AM, Jan 23, 2013

Maha Minorities panel wants NIA to probe Parbhani, Jalna blasts The Maharashtra State Minorities Commission chief Munaf Hakim has reportedly written a letter to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde asking for the Parbhani, Nanded and Jalna blast cases to be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). ...  
02:32 PM, Jan 22, 2013