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About 300 to 400 LTTE militants is suspected to have infiltrated into India in the guise of refugees fleeing Sri Lanka. This warning comes from the intelligence agencies here in India. Sources said that the intelligence agencies had received reports that LTTE lower level cadres may have come in the country and could be among [...]
Indian student who was attacked in Australia said today to fellow countrymen aspiring to pursue education in Australia that they should not go to study in Australia.
Baljinder Singh, 25-year-old, surviving a murderous attack said, “My advice to every Indian student now who wants to come to Australia is please don’t come and there’s no [...]
The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, has today condemned the attacks on Indian students in their country. He offered apology for the incidence.
News comes that the Australian government denies the racist angle to the attacks on Indian students and has also assured our foreign minister S M Krishna that such kind of attacks [...]
On Monday riots erupted in Punjab in response to the killing of a Sikh leader who died after an attack on a temple in Vienna a day before.
According to statement of police officials, the rioters smashed cars and also set fire to empty trains. The rioters snarled road and train traffic.
A curfew was [...]
Five out of the six key Cabinet ministers today was allotted portfolios.
P Chidambaram has been given home, A K Antony defence and Sharad Pawar was given agriculture ministries. These three were in-charge of the same ministeries during the Manmohan Singh’s first term. Pranab Mukherjee has returned as the finance ministry. He held this portfolio 25 [...]
Even the second season of the IPL was won by a team that had a fairytale run to the title.
Last year it was Rajasthan Royals that went from underdogs to champs and this time it was the turn of that team who could do nothing right last year. It was Deccan Chargers this time [...]
Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress chief, said today that the Left Front government has lost the moral right to remain in power in West Bengal because this CPM-led government was “corrupt” and has indulged in “unconstitutional” activities.
Ms Banerjee, who was sworn as Railway Minister in the Manmohan Singh team said, “The government has lost moral [...]
In today’s Semi-Final match of Indian Premier League (IPL) Bangalore Royal Challengers crushed Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets at New Wanderers Stadium (South Africa). Bangalore will be taking on the Deccan Chargers in the IPL Season 2 final on Sunday.
Chasing 147 runs to win, Ross Taylor (17 not out) and Virat Kohli (24 [...]
Yesterday Manmohan Singh was sworn as Prime Minister along with his 19 Cabinet colleagues. The first session of this new government will be convened from 1st of June to 9th of June.
Union Minister P Chidambaram said to the media that the decision in this regard was taken at the first meeting of the Union [...]
Manmohan Singh (76) today took oath along with 19 Cabinet colleagues. This is the second five-year term of Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister.
In his team there are four new faces up till now. Another expansion of the Council of Ministers will take place in the next few days.
President Pratibha Patil administered the oath [...]
Pranab Mukherjee, leader of Congress, said yesterday that Trinamool Congress supreme Mamata Banerjee can be the next chief minister of West Bengal.
Pranab Mukherjee, the West Bengal state Congress president, said this in an interview to a private news channel. He said that it was possible that Mamata Banerjee may emerge as the next CM [...]
The induction of Rahul Gandhi into the Singh ministry is growing louder. The senior leaders of Congress have suggested about junior Gandhi that he be made a minister without any portfolio. In brief, a device that allows him to pursue organisational tasks while also gaining experience in the government.
This proposal of making Rahul Gandhi [...]
Sensex up 2100pts; No more trading today
Breaking news comes from the Indian stock market. Trading has been halted for the day at BSE as well as at NSE because Nifty breaches 20% upper circuit.
In the morning the trading was halted at the BSE and NSE for two hours. For the first time in Indian [...]
Sonia Gandhi today asked partymen to get to work to restore the Congresses historical role as the natural party of governance.
She said while expressing gratitude, “the election is now behind us and hard work must begin. We can now start to restore the Congress party to its former historical role as the natural party [...]
Updates at 17 Hours IST
• Choudhary Lal Singh (Congress) wins from Udhampur-Doda
• Congress candidate K C Singh Baba wins Nainital seat by defeating Bachi Singh Rawat of BJP by 88412 votes
• Jitender Malik of Congress wins Sonepat seat by defeating Kishan Singh Sangwan of BJP
• Deepinder Singh Hooda of Congress wins [...]
LOK SABHA ELECTION RESULT UPDATE AT 13 HOURS IST: It seems that the Congress-led UPA is set to retain power at the Centre. It has done an impressive performance in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to overwhelm the BJP-led NDA.
The UPA alliance is leading in 250 constituencies. Congress alone is leading in 198 seats. [...]
LOK SABHA ELECTION RESULT PROJECTION BY CNN-IBN AND DAINIK BHASKAR
A private TV channel projects UPA of getting 210 to 225 seats in the 15th Lok Sabha elections, which is way ahead of NDA.
According to the channel the BJP-led NDA is expected of getting180 to 195 seats. The projection is based on a national election study [...]
Only two days left to Lok Sabha election results and the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today stepped up efforts to woo some smaller parties expected to play key roles in formation of the government in a badly fractured parliament.
Keeping aside the bitterness that was generated by long election campaign, the [...]
Ajay Jadeja, one of the renowned names in Indian cricket as best former Test cricketer had given a sensational statement. He said that the Indian players are ill-treated by the foreign staffs of the beleaguered Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Indian Premier League (IPL) that is on its full swing in South Africa.
He had [...]
Asif Ali Zardari, president of Pakistan says that India is not a threat to Pakistan but in fact the country is facing danger from the terrorists inside their own country.
He said in an interview in Washington yesterday, “Well, I am already on record. I have never considered India a threat.”
For the first time [...]
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