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4-day CITU General Council in Coimbatore from June 2

The four-day National General Council of CITU beginning on June 2 would discuss various issues confr...

As troops advance in Somalia, thousands flee

African Union and Somali forces pushed al-Shabab militants out of Mogadishu last August and are now ...

`Human rights violated across former Soviet Union`

Human rights violations are still widespread across countries of the former Soviet Union, rights gro...

J&K seeks Rs 4.91 crore for Doodhpathri resort

Jammu and Kashmir govt sought Rs 4.91 crore from Union Ministry of Tourism for upgrading infrastruct...

‘Arunachal-Assam boundary problem can be resolved’

The apex students body called a bandh in protest against the state government’s failure to produce a...

BKU urges UP govt to give adequate power supply

BKU president Naresh Tikait has urged the state government to provide adequate electricity to farmer...

Cabinet meet: Lokayukta out of Lokpal?

The Union Cabinet will on Thursday hold discussion on the much-debated Lokpal Bill, which seeks to c...

Greece to vote in new polls on June 17

Greece is expected to introduce more unpopular austerity measures next month to meet targets agreed ...

Union home secretary in Kashmir, meets Omar

Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Thursday discussed the prevailing law and order situation in Jammu a...

Give clarification on EU Naga visit: BJP to Govt

Raising serious concerns over recent visit by ambassadors of EU to Nagaland in violation of norms, B...

EU forces strike at Somali pirates land bases

The attack marks a first time that international forces have gone in to strike at private assets of ...

Home Ministry upset with MEA over EU envoys visit

The Ministries of Home and the External Affairs were at loggerheads over the visit of eight envoys o...

MHA upsets over EU diplomats` `uninformed` visit to Nagaland

The Home Ministry on Monday lodged a protest with the Ministry of External Affairs over the visit of...

Amarnath pilgrims to be provided mobile connectivity

This year, pilgrims undertaking annual Amarnath yatra can procure a short-term `yatra card`, a pre-...

EU condemns attacks in Syria

The UN Security Council strongly condemned several terrorist attacks perpetrated in Syria since Wedn...

Bhopal gas tragedy: Order on toxic waste deferred

SC put on hold its order directing disposal of toxic wastes lying in UCIL plant, now represented by ...

France`s Hollande focuses on euro crisis

President-elect Francois Hollande met the European Union president on Wednesday presented his case f...

1996 Housing scam:’No way out’ for 98-yr-old Kaul

Observing that there is no way out for 98-year-old former Union minister, a Delhi court has directed...

Twin bandhs affect normal life in Assam

Two separate Assam bandhs disrupted normal life in both Upper and Lower Assam with reports of sporad...

Miscreants loot Rs 2.74 lakh from Union Bank

The miscreants wearing face mask, barged into the bank and pointed pistol at the bank employees and ...

Was Lenin poisoned to death by Stalin?

Popular theory maintains that Vladmir Lenin died from the sexually-transmitted disease syphilis.

EU wants fair trial for detainees in Sri Lanka

Several hundreds of suspected Tamil Tiger rebels and other political prisoners are in Sri Lankan pri...

Denied meeting with Rahul, BKU holds protest

Miffed at being denied a meeting with Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, activists of the Bhar...

Arrested foreigners have military history: Sudan

Sudan`s Army spokesman says that three foreigners and a South Sudanese national had military hardwar...

European Union’s Ashton in Myanmar

Catherine Ashton will open an European Union office in Myanmar`s commercial capital Yangon.

Immigration `chaos` at Heathrow airport?

Angry passengers reported that there were only three immigration officials on duty last night to cle...

Ramadoss chargesheeted for abusing position

Former Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss was on Friday chargesheeted by CBI in a Delhi court f...

Don`t harass commuters by going on strike, auto union told

The Bombay High Court Thursday said that the local auto-rickshaw union should not "harass" the commu...

EU eyes close ties with India to counter terror

The European Union is keen to enhance ties with India in fields like counter-terrorism, cyber securi...

EU suspends Myanmar sanctions

The European Union suspended its sanctions against Myanmar for a year, but will retain an embargo on...

Suu Kyi party refuses Myanmar seats over oath row

Myanmar`s reformist rulers are looking forward to an eagerly awaited easing of European Union sancti...

Team Anna to send notices to 14 Union Ministers

Team Anna decided to send notices to 14 Union Ministers, whom they had named as "corrupt", seeking t...

Go slow on easing sanctions: Myanmar activists

The EU is expected to suspend most sanctions against Myanmar for a year, with the possibility of a r...

African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau over coup

The African Union on Wednesday suspended Guinea-Bissau after a coup, and said they may impose sancti...

Home Ministry snubs President Pratibha Patil

Union Home Ministry has turned down President Pratibha Patil`s demand for Rs 85 lakhs to do up her n...

Bombay HC seeks reply from Mumbai auto union

Bombay HC issued notice to the Mumbai Auto Rickshawmens` Union seeking their reply to a public inter...

Chandy, Congress in tight spot in Kerala

Congress and Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy have conceded to the demand of Indian Union Muslim ...

UNSC demands end to Sudan, South Sudan clashes

South Sudan has accused Sudan of launching air strikes on some of its major oilfields.

Registration of marriage made compulsory

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal, which makes the registration of marriages mandato...

Robert Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe from Singapore

Robert Mugabe is one of Africa`s longest serving leaders and has ruled the former British colony in ...

Govt approves amendments to Lokpal Bill

Amendments to the Lokpal Bill when it was passed in the Lok Sabha in December last year on Thursday ...

Lakhowal elected BKU Punjab president

Ajmer Singh Lakhowal was unanimously elected as president of Punjab unit of Bharti Kisan Union for e...

No plan to end Coal India monopoly, says Jaiswal

The govt has put on hold its plan to end CIL monopoly in the wake of stiff opposition from the trade...

Labour union leader shot dead in WB

President of Mazdoor Union of a leading cement company was shot dead early morning Monday near Jhink...

Myanmar holds new peace talks with ethnic rebels

The KNU delegation plans to meet the democracy icon on Sunday in what will be Suu Kyi`s first import...

‘70 percent Russians never left ex-Soviet Union’

More than two-thirds of the Russian population -- 70 percent -- has never been to countries outside ...

Satara jewellers shave their heads as mark of protest

Over 50 jewellers on Thursday shaved their heads as part of their ongoing protest against hike in im...

Jewellery shop owners down shutters in Pondy

All jewellery shops in Puducherry remained closed Thursday to mark the industry`s protest against t...

7.5 lakh autos in Maha to be off roads from Apr 16

The Sharad Rao-led autorickshaw union announced that 7.5 lakh autos will launch an indefinite state...

Coalitions have their compulsions: Azad

Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that coalition governments are laden with compulsions an...

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