Churches condemn use of girls as escorts
KOHIMA: (UCAN) Church groups have expressed concern over reported recruitment of girls from northeastern states as “escorts” in the New Delhi Commonwealth Games. “We have no problem if the girls…
Babri Verdict: AIMPLB next move after Oct 16 meet
NEW DELHI: Treading a cautious path on Babri Masjid verdict, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board’s legal committee on Saturday did no disclose its observation on the judgment. It…
MP CM to celebrate Christmas at residence
BHOPAL: Pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said that he would organize religious events such as Christmas at his residence to…
3,146 American studied in India in 2008
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has made a strong pitch for correcting the imbalance in flow of students between the US and India. He said at the Woodrow Wilson Center…
CBI rejects Amit Shah bail plea
AHMEDABAD: (AMN) The special CBI court on Friday rejected the bail plea of former minister of State for home Amit Shah. Shah, a close aide of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra…
Bukhari warns against reconciliation move
BY ABDUL BARI MASOUD/ TIA/ NEW DELHI: In a an apparent warning to the ‘reconciliation lobby’ within the Muslims, a group led by the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed…
BJP for negotiated settlement of Babri issue
NEW DELHI: BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that his Party was not in favour of taking the Ayodhya issue to the Supreme Court. He said all concerned communities…
India, Russia to ink advanced fighter deal
ASHOK B SHARMA/ TIA/ NEW DELHI: India and Russia will jointly produce Fifth Generation Aircraft (FGA) at an estimated investment of about $ 25 billion. The production partners would be…
635 in fray for first phase of Bihar polls
PATNA: (AMN) 635 candidates are in the fray for the first phase of elections in Bihar. 711 candidates have filed their nomination papers for this phase. Nomination papers of 44…
Political crisis deepen in Karnataka
BANGALURU: The political crisis in Karnataka deepens further after Chief Minister Yeddyurappa dropped two more ministers. He dropped Balachandra Jarakihole and Anand Asnotikar from the Ministry for dissident activities on…