Govt hopeful of breaking Parliament logjam today

Govt hopeful of breaking Parliament logjam today
Battling cancer stigma and marriage drought
Manpreet Badal's son Arjun: I always thought politics was an art of seduction
'Policy paralysis' set to continue till UP elections
Our leaders are smelling blood: Amarinder Singh
India tracks terror funds to Kathmandu
FDI row: After rollback, govt likely to lie low, do little
Jairam Ramesh wants SHGs to get loans at 4%
Devas refuses to divulge tech info, moves HC
Devas moves court against MCA probe on tech development, valuation
Disqualify MLAs who cross-voted: AP Congress leader
Congress leader wants 17 MLAs who cross-voted in Andhra Pradesh to be disqualified
Lokpal panel leaves PM issue to be decided by Parliament
After FDI snub, Congress eyes SP, BSP for numbers game in Lok Sabha
Post-UP polls, Congress eyeing SP or BSP to secure strength in Lok Sabha
'Smiling Buddha' had caught US off-guard in 1974
FDI row: Govt expecting resolution of face off today
India has huge stakes in a stable Gulf, says Menon
Kishanji was killed in custody: Rights body
Newly-elected Haryana MLA administered oath in Delhi
Plans afoot to strengthen norms for pharma sector
FDI in detail: BJP remains opposed to idea, says Congress chief should speak out
19 years on, has Babri issue lost its relevance?
Does Babri row hold any relevance in today's political discourse?
Sharad Pawar slap not wrong, says Anna Hazare

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:41 PM PST

Government was hopeful that Parliament may function from Wednesday, but was wary of BJP sticking to its guns for a specific commitment to reverse Cabinet's decision to allow FDI in retail.

Battling cancer stigma and marriage drought

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:05 PM PST

Find a bride for my son if you can, pleads Dileep Kaur, 57, a distraught mother in this Gehri Bagi village, nearly 30 kilometers from the heart of Bathinda.

Manpreet Badal's son Arjun: I always thought politics was an art of seduction

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:59 PM PST

I always thought politics was an art of seduction, but now have learnt that it's betrayal too, says Arjun, son of Manpreet Badal, who is fighting a tough battle after being sidelined by the Badal clan.

'Policy paralysis' set to continue till UP elections

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:55 PM PST

The onset of winter is set to freeze policymaking at the Centre, with the U-turn on FDI in retail set to signal a patch of lean governance.

Our leaders are smelling blood: Amarinder Singh

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:54 PM PST

Just a few months to polls and Congress' old warhorse Amarinder Singh is charging full steam ahead.

India tracks terror funds to Kathmandu

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:31 PM PST

In a major breakthrough for efforts to curb terror funding, Indian agencies tracked a payment routed by a northeastern insurgent group from Singapore to Nepal, and got Kathmandu to seize the payment.

FDI row: After rollback, govt likely to lie low, do little

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:21 PM PST

The government has learnt a sobering lesson from its experience in rolling out and holding back FDI in retail: it would better off being seen as inactive than as tottering under ally pressure and paucity of numbers.

Jairam Ramesh wants SHGs to get loans at 4%

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:54 PM PST

Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has sought interest subvention for bank loans to self-help groups (SHGs) so that they can avail bank loans at the rate of 4%.

Devas refuses to divulge tech info, moves HC

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST

Devas Multimedia, whose contract with Antrix Corporation for the lease of space segment S-band was scrapped in February this year, has moved the Delhi HC against the govt's move.

Devas moves court against MCA probe on tech development, valuation

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST

Devas Multimedia, whose contract with Antrix Corporation for the lease of space segment S-band was scrapped in February this year, has moved the Delhi HC against the govt's move.

Disqualify MLAs who cross-voted: AP Congress leader

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:35 PM PST

Congress leader Hanumantha Rao demanded immediate disqualification of 17 MLAs who voted against Andhra Pradesh government in the floor test on Monday.

Congress leader wants 17 MLAs who cross-voted in Andhra Pradesh to be disqualified

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:35 PM PST

Congress leader Hanumantha Rao demanded immediate disqualification of 17 MLAs who voted against Andhra Pradesh government in the floor test on Monday.

Lokpal panel leaves PM issue to be decided by Parliament

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:33 PM PST

The 57-lakh Group C central government employees continue to be excluded from the Lokpal's jurisdiction according to the provisions of the final report.

After FDI snub, Congress eyes SP, BSP for numbers game in Lok Sabha

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:31 PM PST

The government's retreat over foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail has driven home the need to secure numbers in Parliament.

Post-UP polls, Congress eyeing SP or BSP to secure strength in Lok Sabha

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:31 PM PST

The government's retreat over foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail has driven home the need to secure numbers in Parliament.

'Smiling Buddha' had caught US off-guard in 1974

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:27 PM PST

The American intelligence community in the Nixon era missed India's preparations for a nuclear weapons test and was caught unawares when "Smiling Buddha" was successfully conducted at Pokhran on May 18, 1974.

FDI row: Govt expecting resolution of face off today

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:24 PM PST

Government was hopeful that Parliament may function from Wednesday, but was wary of BJP sticking to its guns for a specific commitment to reverse Cabinet's decision to allow FDI in retail.

India has huge stakes in a stable Gulf, says Menon

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:20 PM PST

India has strong stakes in maintaining stability and security in the Gulf region, national security advisor Shivshankar Menon told a high level audience in Riyadh on Monday.

Kishanji was killed in custody: Rights body

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:15 PM PST

"We wish to recall the nature of injuries on the body of Kishanji. There were bullet and burn injuries and sharp cuts. Surprisingly, there was no injury marks on his shirt and trouser corresponding to his body parts," a report said.

Newly-elected Haryana MLA administered oath in Delhi

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:11 PM PST

In a bid to catch the attention of top Congress leadership, swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected MLA from Ratia (Haryana) was held in Delhi on Tuesday.

Plans afoot to strengthen norms for pharma sector

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:08 PM PST

The government is considering a proposal to strengthen regulatory mechanism to ensure availability of safe, efficacious and quality drugs for people across the country.

FDI in detail: BJP remains opposed to idea, says Congress chief should speak out

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:58 PM PST

On the eve of an all-party meet convened by the government to end the FDI deadlock in Parliament, opposition BJP on Tuesday stuck to its stand, saying the policy would harm the interest of farmers, small retailers as well as consumers.