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`Delhi govt`s rollback on petrol price pure drama`

BJP on Tuesday termed as "pure drama" the Delhi government`s rollback of Rs 1.26 on the new petrol p...

Anger against govt over price hike: Cong leader

Congress leader Anil Shastri said, "Common man is awaiting govt`s decision to roll back petrol price...

US: Kansas adopts measure blocking Islamic law

The new law, taking effect July 01, doesn`t specifically mention Shariah law, which broadly refers t...

Oppn parties in J&K demand rollback of fuel prices

The opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir today came out strongly against the "unprecedented" incr...

`Thirty two backward dists may get Central funds`

Panchayati Raj Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo said during Question Hour that proposals for inclusion...

Bill banning Muslim laws from Kansas courts okayed

The bill is to prevent Kansas courts or government agencies from making decisions based on Islamic o...

Opposition alleges cover up in Bofors case

An aggressive Opposition on Thursday disrupted Parliament, alleging "cover up" in Bofors and demande...

Doodle honour for zip inventor Gideon Sundback

World’s most popular search engine, Google, has once again created ripples with its latest ‘doodle’,...

‘Minorities sub quota afflictive for backwards’

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi described as "afflictive for backward classes" the Centre`s decision of all...

Sack ‘bribe tainted’ AP ministers, TDP tells Guv

Main Opposition TDP Monday requested Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan to immediately sack t...

AP House adjournment over liquor kickback issue

TDP on Monday stalled proceedings demanding that ministers, who allegedly received kickbacks from l...

AP House adjourned twice on liquor kickbacks issue

TDP disrupted proceedings of AP Assembly demanding that ministers, who allegedly received kickbacks...

AP minister indicted in liquor kickbacks case

Dismissing allegations of receiving kickbacks from liquor syndicates, Andhra Pradesh Excise Minist...

UP polls phase-II: 118 have criminal background

As many as 109 candidates contesting the second phase of UP Assembly elections have criminal cases ...

UP polls: 118 candidates have criminal background

Quami Ekta Dal nominee Mukhtar Ansari, who is contesting from Mau and Ghosi constituency, has the ma...

Southern Ocean humpbacks sing different tunes

Scientists have found that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean sing different...

‘Govt did not ask Backward Class for sub-quota`

BJP said the govt had not consulted the Backward Class Commission before arriving at its decision to...

Arasu included in Backward Classes 2A category

Karnataka govt decided to include the Arasu community under backward classes 2A category.

Leaders of backward classes oppose cut in 27% quot

The backward classes` leaders in Haryana demanded not to reduce the 27 percent quota already given...

Pentagon-backed `time cloak` stops the clock

Pentagon-supported physicists on Wednesday said they had devised a "time cloak" that briefly makes a...

Minority quota: Backward class threatens stir

In the wake of 4.5 per cent reservation to minorities from within the 27% quota for OBCs, backward ...

‘KC(M) not backtracked from Mullaperiyar stir’

Kerala Government Chief Whip PC George on Friday said his party had not backtracked from the Mulla...

Centre`s funds siphoned off by UP ministers: Rahul

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi addressed a gathering of people from backward communities in...

Centre for quota to backward Muslims: Digvijay

The central government would soon grant reservation to backward Muslims as promised in the 2009 elec...

Promotion should be on basis of merit-cum-seniority: HC

The Bombay High Court ruled that the norm of promotion should be on the basis of merit-cum seniori...

Monthly allowances increased

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha on Monday increased monthly allowances to students of AdiDrav...

JD(U) insists on rollback of FDI decision

Sharad Yadav asserted that there can be no talks with the Centre on ending the current logjam in the...

BJP keen on forcing retail FDI roll back: Venkaiah

BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said his party only wanted to force it to withdraw its dec...

MHA lists successes, setbacks of 3 years under PC

With P Chidambaram completing three years as Home Minister, the Centre on Thursday gave a list of ...

Seek feedback from Twitter: Nagaland Guv to Nitish

Nagaland Governor Nikhil Kumar today lauded the NDA government for doing good work in Bihar`s deve...

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood faces backlash

Opinion polls suggest that the Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist allies will win more than 40 per ...

Sonia back in Parliament

Dressed in a bright blue silk saree, Sonia Gandhi, who is also UPA chairperson, was seen occupying h...

Petrol price cut a positive step: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said she was happy that the Centre had decreased the price of petrol....

Congress takes credit for petrol price rollback

Congress took credit for the slash in petrol prices, asserting that it had asked the government to d...

DMK opposes petrol price hike, to seek roll back

After the Trinamool Congress, another key UPA partner DMK on Friday opposed the petrol price hike.

Saudi king has successful surgery: Report

Saudi Arabia`s King Abdullah suffered a herniated disc late last year requiring surgery in the US.

JD(U), RJD in blame game over Bihar`s backwardness

Campaign for the bypoll to Daraunda Assembly constituency in Bihar`s Siwan district reached a cres...

Sarkozy`s best man charged in kickback probe

Nicolas Bazire became the latest in a string of close allies to be confronted by a criminal investig...

Finland: Terror suspects have foreign backgrounds

Two people arrested on suspicion of financing terrorism and performing terror recruitment activitie...

Trinamool demands roll back of petrol price hike

Trinamool Congress, a key constituent of the UPA govt demanded a roll back of the hike in petrol pri...

SC to examine 10 % quota for poor in forward caste

Kerala govt`s decision to extend 10 % reservation for economically backward class students of forwa...

How to get rid of back pain

Sedentary lifestyle, bad posture, stress & overdependence on technology could leave you with constan...

Quota for backward class hard reality: SC

Supreme Court said reservation in educational institutions and jobs for the backward class is hard r...

`Serious setback for LeT in last week`s encounter’

Lashkar-e-Toiba`s operational capability has suffered a "serious setback" after its three top comm...

No question of going back to BJP: Kalyan Singh

Kalyan Singh left the BJP in 2009. He had returned to the party fold in 2004 after his earlier exit ...

Congress in back-channel talks with KCR: Sources

The Congress high command is said to have engaged Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K Chandrasekh...

How to make that backache vanish

A sedentary lifestyle, bad posture, stress and overdependence on technology could leave you with a c...

`Disarming SPOs may have temporary setback`

Chhattisgarh police will be soon disarming Special Police Officers in the state as per the Supreme...

Suffering from back pain, could be in your genes

The results of their study can help identify the different mechanisms involved in back pain and lead...

`Posh mums fuelling caesarean birth epidemic`

Advantaged mothers are more likely to have their babies by caesarean section.

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