March 11, 2006
In a quick reversal of political fortunes, Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa today forged an alliance with MDMK leader Vaiko, dealing a blow to the DMK-led DPA for the coming Assembly elections.
March 11, 2006
March 10, 2006
The Cabinet Committee on Security was told tonight that the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit was the prime suspect in the Varanasi blasts and had most probably used operatives from Bangladesh and local elements to carry out the bombings.
March 10, 2006
March 10, 2006
The AIADMK submitted a petition to the Election Commission seeking ‘‘stern action’’ against Union Finance Minister P Chi...
March 10, 2006
March 10, 2006
As schoolchildren watched from the visitors gallery, “honourable” legislators used expletives and nearly came to blows during the morning sitting of the Gujarat Assembly on Thursday.
March 10, 2006
March 10, 2006
In working through the second stage of a very complex issue, India and China will hold another round of talks between the Special Representa...
March 10, 2006
March 10, 2006
After resigning from Shiv Sena’s primary membership on December 18 last year, Raj Thackeray today announced formation of his political ...
March 10, 2006
March 10, 2006
BJP and Shiv Sena members brought the Lok Sabha to a standstill on Thursday morning over a book, Haqeeqat, published in Rajasthan that reportedly denigrated Hindu deities even as Left and Congress leaders later questioned the timing of raising the matter in the immediate aftermath of the Varanasi blasts.
March 10, 2006
March 10, 2006
The government today introduced the Competition Bill 2006 in the Lok Sabha, paving way for setting up of the much-touted powerful regulator of markets—the Competition Commission of India.
March 10, 2006
March 10, 2006
Notice has been served on the national soccer coaches as well as a wake-up notice for manager PK Banerjee, all a result of India’s disastrous performance versus Yemen in their AFC Asian Cup match here recently.
March 10, 2006
January 23, 2005
The Civil Aviation Ministry on Saturday drew up the guidelines for the allocation of air bilateral rights to private airlines.Senior represe...
January 23, 2005
October 11, 2004
Hitting the campaign trail once again for the Maharashtra elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday accused the BJP-led NDA of not ...
October 11, 2004
October 6, 2004
Chechnya’s newly-elected President Alu Alkhanov on Tuesday ceremonially assumed office in Grozny, the Chechen capital, amid high securi...
October 6, 2004
October 3, 2004
The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee on Saturday expelled a record number of 30 senior leaders for contesting against official nominee...
October 3, 2004
July 13, 2004
The floods in Coochbehar district of West Bengal claimed two infants and affected a population of 70,000, as breaches occurred today in some...
July 13, 2004
July 3, 2004
India has withdrawn its bid for the World Track and Field Championship in 2009. This was confirmed today by the International Association of...
July 3, 2004
April 9, 2004
Unlike earlier opinion polls which predicted victory for the NDA Government, The Week-TNS poll, conducted by the Kerala-based magazine, fore...
April 9, 2004
April 1, 2004
On their return from New Delhi, the Hurriyat Conference said on Wednesday that the conglomerate would neither contest the forthcoming Lok Sa...
April 1, 2004
March 30, 2004
The BJP will field VHP leader Ram Vilas Vedanti to take on Rahul Gandhi in Amethi but Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee is known to have shot dow...
March 30, 2004
March 13, 2004
The BJP on Friday demanded withdrawal of the J-K Permanent Resident (Disqualification) Bill, 2004, terming it an ‘‘infringement on...
March 13, 2004
March 9, 2004
DPM L.K. Advani’s statement on riots evoked sharp reaction from the Parivar. ‘‘There is a fashion in India to blame Hindus, ...
March 9, 2004
February 26, 2004
The country will not be able to sustain 8 per cent gross domestic product growth rate. The economic growth rate, according to an analysis by...
February 26, 2004
February 26, 2004
The Election Commission on Wednesday cleared the air on proxy votes for Defence personnel by indicating that the affidavits need not be on j...
February 26, 2004
February 16, 2004
Naresh Gujral, son of former PM I.K. Gujral, is among those whose candidature for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls was announced by the Akali...
February 16, 2004
February 16, 2004
The resident editor of Indian Express, Thiruvananthapuram, N. Madhavan Kutty, on Saturday got a call from CPM Politburo member V.S. Achuthan...
February 16, 2004
February 3, 2004
Cellular operators are using the revised interconnect usage charges (IUC) as an excuse to raise their tariffs, says the Telecom Regulatory A...
February 3, 2004