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Italy glare on Orissa attacks Open in new window
Source Icon The Telegraph | Tag Icon orissa
New Delhi, Aug. 28: Italy today said it would summon the Indian envoy in Rome to register its protest against the attack on Christians in Orissa.

BJP: get tough with Pakistan diplomatically Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon pakistan
NEW DELHI: Citing fidayeen (suicide) attacks by militants and their continued infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday urged the government to take a tough diplomatic stance against ...

We will not brook MNS violence: R.R. Patil Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon violence
MUMBAI: The State government will not tolerate the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena taking the law into its own hands, Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil said on Thursday, referring to the MNS deadline for all shops and establishments to put up ...

New J and K infiltration strategy worries Army Open in new window
NDTV | Tag Icon infiltration strategy army
Security forces say Jammu incident indicates a change in the strategy of militants and Pakistani Army. Infiltration happened through international border. 

No one has right to rape promiscuous woman: SC Open in new window
NDTV
A woman who appears to be promiscuous in her sexual behaviour cannot be forced into a sexual relationship, the Supreme Court has said. 

Violence subsiding in Orissa, curfew relaxed Open in new window
NDTV
Amid signs of subsiding violence in Orissa that left 10 people dead, relief camps were opened in six places and curfew was relaxed in some areas. 

Clamp down on religious violence, Italy to India Open in new window
NDTV
Italy has decided to summon the Indian ambassador in Rome to stress the need for ''decisive action'' to prevent and crack down on religious violence. 

New US draft for NSG may be delivered to India tomorrow Open in new window
NDTV | Tag Icon india
A week before the next meeting of the NSG in Vienna, sources have told NDTV that the new American draft for the NSG maybe given to India on Friday. 

After work, employees held up at Singur site Open in new window
The Hindu
KOLKATA: Activists of the Paschimbanga Khet Mazdoor Samiti, an ally of the Trinamool Congress in the on-going agitation at Singur, on Thursday gathered at one of the gates to the Tata Motors project site and refused to allow vehicles carrying ...

Snapped electric wire was their lifeline Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon electric wire lifeline
Supaul: They clung to the snapped electric wire as if it was their only hope. For four seemingly endless hours the wire was the only remaining link with life for a man and his sons who waged a grim battle for survival amidst the ...

No official information on affidavit by Karnataka: Goa Open in new window
The Hindu
PANAJI: The Goa government on Thursday pleaded ignorance of an affidavit reportedly filed by Karnataka in the Supreme Court stating inter alia Goa is part of Karnataka. The issue was raised by a Bharatiya Janata Party ...

We will not brook MNS violence: R.R. Patil Open in new window
The Hindu
MUMBAI: The State government will not tolerate the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena taking the law into its own hands, Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil said on Thursday, referring to the MNS deadline for all shops and establishments to put up ...

Bandh remark unfortunate: Amar Singh Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon amar singh
PATHANAMTHITTA: Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Thursday said that it was unfortunate to hear from West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee that ?he does not support bandhs.? Mr. Singh was talking to reporters ...

Editors Guild condemns raid on correspondent?s house Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon correspondent editors guild
NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India and the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Thursday expressed concern over reports about the Jammu & Kashmir police raiding the house of Shujaat Bukhari, the Srinagar-based correspondent of The ...

Tension among ruling allies in Bihar, Orissa Open in new window
The Hindu
Bharatiya Janata Party unhappy with the functioning of the bigger brother in coalition

?Honour killings? cause concern Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon cause concern honour killings
Apex court terms them ?barbaric and shameful?

Rajasthan signs LoI with the Netherlands Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon netherlands signs
JAIPUR: Rajasthan has signed a letter of intent with the Practical Training Centre (PTC) of the Netherlands for operating a training programme in horticulture for farmers, gardeners, vegetable-growers, dealers in agricultural produce and ...

Court can quash arbitration award if it is against law Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon arbitration award
New Delhi: A court can set aside an arbitration award if it is contrary to law or the Arbitration and Conciliation (AC) Act or against the terms of a contract, the Supreme Court has held. A Bench, consisting of Justices P. Sathasivam ...

Shashikala gets aid from NGO, courtesy Rahul Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon ngo shashikala
SONKHAS (MAHARASHTRA): After Kalavati, luck shone for Shashikala Rengane, one of the two women whose names were mentioned in Parliament by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, as she received Rs. 20 lakh from the Sulabh International on Thursday. ...

Congress-SP alliance likely in U.P. Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon congress
LUCKNOW: Decks have apparently been cleared for an understanding between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections next year. There is also the possibility of the Rashtriya Lok Dal figuring in the ...

BJP: get tough with Pakistan diplomatically Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon pakistan
NEW DELHI: Citing fidayeen (suicide) attacks by militants and their continued infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday urged the government to take a tough diplomatic stance against ...

Inflation dips to 12.4 per cent Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon inflation dips
NEW DELHI: Contrary to market expectations, the rate of inflation dipped marginally to 12.40 per cent for the week ended August 16 from 12.63 per cent the previous week, mainly owing to a moderation in the prices of vegetables, meat, cement ...

CBI gives adverse report on MP Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon mp cbi
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has informed the Supreme Court that the Congress Member of Parliament from Tezpur constituency in Assam had committed a citizenship fraud by producing a birth certificate obtained by ...

Bihar slams CBI ?U-turn? in case against Lalu Open in new window
The Hindu
?State is not denuded of authority to prosecute offenders?

Former BITS director C.R. Mitra dead Open in new window
The Hindu
NEW DELHI: The former director of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, C.R. Mitra, died here on Wednesday. Known as an institution builder and innovator in higher education, Mr. Mitra was instrumental in giving ...

Half the charges against Anand Jon dropped Open in new window
The Hindu | Tag Icon anand jon
Silicon Valley: More than half of the 59 charges against India-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon have been dropped by U.S. prosecutors, even as the jury selection is set to begin in his trial for allegedly sexually assaulting aspiring ...

Four-year-old Kajal recalls: They kept slapping us, telling us to remain quiet Open in new window
Source Icon The Telegraph | Tag Icon kajal
Srinagar, Aug. 28: The militants who took a family, including four children aged 2 to 9, hostage for 18 hours in Jammu yesterday had kept slapping and threatening them, a four-year-old girl said.



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