After a meeting with the Prime Minister this evening, Mamata Banerjee has apparently got exactly what she came for. The chief minister says that the Prime Minister has agreed that a new counter-terror agency will not swing into operation on March 1, as announced, till state governments are consulted. She said this is essential to [...]
The diplomatic row over the killing of two Indian fishermen at sea continued to rage today after Italy failed to convince India to allow the case in which two of its marines were charged with murder to be taken out of a Kerala court. New Delhi stood its ground that law will take its course [...]
BJP leader L K Advani today cautioned against any attempt to alter the Election Commission of India’s “strong” and “independent” character which was vital for the “survival” of the country’s democracy. “Our strong and independent Election Commission is vital to our democracy. The reports of the UPA government’s plans to curtail its powers are a [...]
Congress star campaigner Rahul Gandhi today accused Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav of making promises to Muslims on job quota issue which he cannot fulfill. “Mulayam Singh Yadav is making tall promises to the Muslim community which he knows well that he will never be able to fulfill”, Rahul said while addressing an election [...]
Samjhauta train bombing case accused Aseemanand today denied knowing Kamal Chauhan, a disgruntled RSS worker arrested by the NIA recently in connection with the case. “I don’t know Kamal Chauhan,” Assemanand told reporters outside the special NIA Court here. Assemanand, who had earlier pleaded that he was not involved in the bombings, when asked if [...]
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee expressed hope that indirect tax collection target of Rs 3.92 lakh crore for the current fiscal will be met despite the economic slowdown. “I am confident that the department (Central Board of Excise and Customs) would not spare any effort in meeting the target. In fact, already indications are there (of [...]
The intercepted conversation between the executors of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and their Pakistani handlers during the carnage will be played in the Supreme Court tomorrow after the prosecution said it was an important evidence showing the strikes were “pre-planned”. Hearing an appeal of Mohd Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole convict of the carnage, against [...]
Kingfisher Airlines cancelled about 20 flights today even as the DGCA was set to brief the Civil Aviation Minister on the ailing carrier’s plans to restore its services. The airline is expected to submit a fresh flight schedule to the DGCA which had asked it to come up with a “realistic” schedule which can be [...]
With a host of Chief Ministers attacking the Centre’s creation of an anti-terror body, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today stepped into the picture assuring them that states’ powers will not be affected and asking Home Minister P Chidambaram to hold talks with them. The Prime Minister’s intervention came on a day opposition parties grilled Union [...]
Italian authorities are contemplating moving the Kerala High Court seeking to quash the FIR against their two Naval guards, charged with killing two Indian fishermen, even as the wife of one of the victims today filed a petition seeking Rs 1 crore compensation. The petition was likely to be filed in the high court tomorrow, [...]
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