Cong Core Group meets amid parliament logjam
NEW DELHI: The top brass of the Congress party on Tuesday evening met at the Prime Minister’s residence to take stock of political situation in the country. The party is…
Sarkozy asks Pak to be firm against terror
MUMBAI: French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday rounded off his visit to India with a call for an international cooperation to combat terrorism. Condemning the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, he…
Violence probe delay dismays Christians
BANGALORE: Christians in Karnataka are disappointed over the extension given to a commission enquiring into the attacks on Christians in the southern Indian state. “The government does not seem to…
MISSING COMEDY
BY T N ASHOK / Historically comedy has been the piece de resistance of Indian films, whether from the south or the north. For almost five decades of the more…
SIT worked as B team of Gujarat police: Ex- DGP
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) R B Sreekumar has alleged the SIT headed by former CBI chief R K Raghavan probing Gujarat riots has actually functioned as…
India, France peg up nuclear energy cooperation
NEW DELHI: The cooperation in nuclear energy sector between India and France reached a news peak on Monday with the signing of five nuke related agreements between the two countries.…
Nation pays homage to B R Ambedkar
NEW DELHI: The nation on Monday paid homage to the Father of Indian Constitution and Bharat Ratna, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his 54th death anniversary. In a function organised…
Govt approves BrahMos expansion plan
NEW DELHI: The government has approved expansion of BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Limited (BATL) to establish an integration complex for the BrahMos missile. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha,…
HC Chief justice not to hear Lavasa case
MUMBAI A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday recused itself from hearing the petition filed by Lavasa Corporation against the Environment and Forest Ministry’s notice. The Chief…
SC serves notice to CVC, Govt
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P J Thomas to respond to arguments that his former position as the top telecommunications bureaucrat makes…