India

Mumbai, Feb 25: Defending RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks about Mother Teresa, Shiv Sena today said he had spoken the "bitter truth". "The objective of missionaries who came to India has been to convert people here to Christianity," an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamana said. "Muslims forced religious conversions with sword... Christians did it with money and in the guise of service," it

New Delhi, Feb 25: Demanding the withdrawal of the BJP government's Land Ordinance which is being considered as anti-farmer, the Congress on Wednesday will hold a protest rally called 'Zameen Wapsi Andolan' at Jantar Mantar. Top Congress brass, including president Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel, AICC general secretaries Digvijay Singh, Madhusoodhan Mistry, Ajay Maken, former Rural

New Delhi, Feb 24: The first formal announcement of a PDP-BJP alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir was made by PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and BJP President Amit Shah who met here to give final touches to the Common Minimum Programme (CMP). This will be followed by a meeting between PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, who is set to be the J-K Chief Minister, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi/Mumbai Feb 24: A severe shortage of attractive malls has made setting up shop in India easier said than done, crimping expansion plans for both foreign retailers such as Lacoste and domestic giants like department store chain Shoppers Stop. India's searing heat, heavy traffic and cluttered pavements make malls the most popular option for urban middle class consumers looking for a day out

New Delhi, Feb 24: A casual worker employed at the Defence Ministry was arrested today for allegedly providing forged identity card to a key accused in Petroleum Ministry leaks case while police maintained that no sensitive documents were leaked or stolen from the Defence Ministry. With this, 13 people have been arrested in the corporate espionage case related to Petroleum Ministry, while one

New Delhi, Feb 24: Opposition parties on Tuesday remained adamant on their stance over the land acquisition bill and created a ruckus in Parliament even as the government said it is well within its right to issue ordinances. The Narendra Modi government will introduce the land acquisition amendment bill 2015 to replace the ordinance in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance

New Delhi, Feb 24: After being slammed from all quarters for its anti-farmer move, the NDA-led government will on Tuesday introduce in the Lok Sabha the bill to replace the contentious land acquisition ordinance. The Opposition has demanded the government to amend contentious clauses related to consent and Social Impact Assessment in the bill which will further pave way for pro-farmer law

New Delhi, Feb 24: The usual notions of minorities and their alienation are not valid in the Indian context, a global meet in the US was told by the Narendra Modi Government while citing the "pro-active" steps taken by the Centre and states to strengthen bonds between various communities. The Indian delegation cited the success story of recently-held election in "Muslim majority" Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi, Feb 23: Hinting at the government's intent to seek a consensus on passing the land acquisition bill, President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the interest of farmers and land owners has been protected in the fine-tuning of the bill. "Protecting the interest of the farmers, their right to fair compensation, rehabilitation, resettlement and financial compensation has been refined,"

New Delhi, Delhi 23: The government, which is looking to pass key legislation, is set to face a stormy Budget session starting Monday despite its promise to walk the “extra mile” to accommodate the opposition’s concerns. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the Opposition of addressing all its concerns as his government sought support for the bills that will replace six ordinances