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New Delhi: Narain Karthikeyan says he could have returned to Formula One through Hispania last year itself but deliberately delayed the comeback as the Spanish team was new on the circuit at that time. Karthikeyan, the first Indian Formula One driver, yesterday announced his deal with HRT, ending a six-year wait to get into the […]

Kolkata: In the wake of killing of six civilians allegedly by armed CPI(M) cadres, Congress on Friday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee alleging the administration had totally spun out of his control. "Jungle raj is prevailing in the state now. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has totally lost control over the administration. He […]

Patna: Congress on Friday mounted attack on Bihar Deputy Chief Minister S K Modi for giving a clean-chit to slain BJP MLA Raj Kishore Keshari instead of waiting for completion of investigation and asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to remove him from the cabinet immediately. "Modi has given a clean chit to the slaim MLA […]

Peshawar: Six Taliban militants were killed on Friday as US Predator drones targeted a vehicle used by them in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region of northwest Pakistan, officials said. The drones fired missiles at the vehicle in Datta Khel area near Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, killing four militants. The other persons […]

New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the issue of `paid news`, Government has constituted a Group of Ministers to examine the matter in detail and suggest remedial measures which could include imposing heavy penalties on media houses found indulging in such practices. The GoM, which would be headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, would suggest a […]

New Delhi: Lashing out at BJP for its plan to hoist the national flag in Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Republic Day, Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Friday said the main opposition party was trying to hide its failures in the garb of nationalism. "Just being in BJP does not give you certificate of being […]

New Delhi: Seeking active engagement of the Indian diaspora in improving educational infrastructure, the government on Friday said the country would need over USD 150 billion worth of investment in the next 10 years to sustain high economic growth. Speaking at the inaugural session of the ninth Pravasi Bhartiya Divas here, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal […]

Chennai: Amid acrimonious scenes, opposition parties, including the AIADMK and the Left, on Friday disrupted the Governor’s customary address in the first session of the year and were evicted en masse from the Assembly. As Governor Surjit Singh Barnala was about to start his address, Deputy leader of the AIADMK legislature O Paneerselvam rose and […]

New Delhi: Government on Friday rejected CAG estimates of losses of Rs 1.76 lakh crore (rpt crore)on account of allocation of 2G spectrum to telecom operators saying it "had no basis and was utterly erroneous". "We are extremely pained at methodology adopted by CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) for arriving at 2G spectrum (allocation loss) […]

Ghaziabad: Overruling CBI`s objection, a special Court on Friday directed it to give to Aarushi Talwar`s parents a copy of the closure report which lists why the agency wants to end the investigation into the murder of their 14-year-old daughter and their domestic help, Hemraj in 2008. The court also fixed January 21 as the […]

New Delhi: Empowering villagers to get better services, about 250,000 panchayats would be connected through fibre optics and broadband connections within the next couple of years, Advisor to the Prime Minister and telecom czar Sam Pitroda said on Friday. "Our goal is to provide fibre to 250,000 panchayats. We have a plan in collaboration with […]

New Delhi: India is poised to overtake the USA and emerge as the World`s second largest economy on purchasing power parity basis by 2050 and has the potential to supersede China to the top spot, says a report published by PwC. China is expected to overtake the US as the world`s largest economy sometimes before […]

New Delhi: The Income Tax department plans to "immediately capture" on receipt the data of returns filed by taxpayers to enhance their investigation and enforcement action to curb tax evasion and reduce tax gap over the next few years. The department is also mooting developing a "criminal investigation" system within its establishment to combat terror […]

New Delhi: Under attack for inability to control surging food prices, especially onions, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has written a letter to State Chief Ministers asking them to crack down on hoarders to ensure increase in supply of essential items. “The Finance Minister has written a letter to all State Chief Ministers to crack down […]

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday scoffed at the Government`s plan to let a GoM deal with the issue of corruption in the framework of five-point agenda outlined by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and said if the ruling coalition was serious it should set up a JPC. "If the Congress` conscience has awoken to tackle […]