March 24, 2006
After Sonia Gandhi’s resignation today, axe is all set to fall on four Congress lawmakers of the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir who are holding offices of profit.
March 24, 2006
March 24, 2006
Lifters tested five times in recent weeks, all were clean yet two slipped through the net
March 24, 2006
March 23, 2006
Moving swiftly, the BJP hijacked the office-of-profit issue today...
March 23, 2006
March 23, 2006
A local court today issued a bailable arrest warrant against noted painter M F Husain for allegedly painting nude picture of Bharat Mata.
March 23, 2006
March 23, 2006
The recent killing of two Kashmiri youth among four militants in Gujarat rocked...
March 23, 2006
March 23, 2006
Five days after four terrorists were gunned down in an encounter in Ahmedabad...
March 23, 2006
March 23, 2006
The Election Commission today told the Madras High Court that its directive to the Tamil Nadu government to transfer Chennai Police Commissioner R. Nataraj, ‘‘was aimed at ensuring a free and fair election in the state and at preserving the public perception of the neutrality and fairness of the polls.’’
March 23, 2006
March 23, 2006
After PM Manmohan Singh gave his assurance that prisoners in the state who were not found to be detained on serious charges would be released
March 23, 2006
March 23, 2006
India and Bangladesh today parted on the note that they will seek closer cooperation on contentious issue linked with security, water sharing and trade.
March 23, 2006
March 23, 2006
With the conclusion of the arguments in the petition filed by Reliance Airport Developers, challenging the award of tender for the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports, the Delhi High Court today reserved its verdict.
March 23, 2006
March 23, 2006
State governments have decided to defer imposition of value added tax (VAT) on textiles, sugar and tobacco—the items under the additional excise duty (AED) —— by one year.
March 23, 2006
March 22, 2006
The Jet-Sahara deal mired in controversy, is likely to make some headway today with the top managements of both airlines planning to meet and chart their future course of action.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
In his latest report on defence expenditure, tabled in Parliament today, the Comptroller & Auditor General has severely criticised the government’s acquisition of five Embraer Legacy VVIP jets from Brazil.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
Housing finance major HDFC on Tuesday said it may hike home loan rates by 0.50 per cent by April 1.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
In a bid to counter former deputy chief minister Siddaramaiah and other MLAs backing litterateur U R Ananthamurthy’s Rajya Sabha candidature, the state JD(S) is contemplating to issue a whip for the biennial elections slated to be held on March 28.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Lal Krishna Advani today demanded the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry...
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
With a month to go for the Kerala polls, the CPI(M) Politburo has served notice to the state unit’s rival factions to end their infighting.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
An IAF MiG-21 fighter crashed this afternoon in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, killing both pilots, a Squadron Leader and a Flying Officer.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
The state health and veterinary services have gone into an overdrive following reports of 18 deaths due to rabies in three valley districts over the last week — the highest-ever in a single instance for the state.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
The Union Finance Ministry on Tuesday ordered a probe into the functioning of the NDDB, following allegations of anomalies in its functioning made by Verghese Kurien on Monday.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
The condition of CPI(M) State secretary Anil Biswas remains critical and he is still in coma.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
With Bangladesh today making the case that it is on the same page as India on terrorism, New Delhi made it clear that Dhaka should then cooperate in ensuring that its territory is not used by elements acting against New Delhi’s interests.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
Junior players will have a field day in the city from tomorrow when a new chapter starts with the Manchester United Premier Cup for U-15 players kicking off.
March 22, 2006
March 22, 2006
Sachin Tendulkar was today ruled out of the one-day series against England with a shoulder injury.
March 22, 2006
March 21, 2006
As many as 191 criminals from Kosi region surrendered today before Chief Minister Nitish Kumar responding to the rehabilitation package for criminals announced by the state government recently.
March 21, 2006