India

New Delhi, May 10: India has joined the US in ringing alarm bells over China's expansionist expeditions in the South China Sea clashing with Vietnam and the Philippines early this week. Though trying to play safe, New Delhi refused to name China or Vietnam and instead called for freedom of navigation in the sea. Almost five days after Chinese ships reportedly rammed Vietnamese vessels near the

Berhampore, May 10: Mamata Banerjee on Friday attacked the Congress alleging it was ‘cocooned in fear’ and did not have the guts to act against the BJP and said had she been in Delhi she would have sent Narendra Modi to jail. “They (Congress) have no guts. It is a party cocooned in fear. They survive through understanding and play got-up matches and indulge in match-fixing. Not a single word

Lucknow, May 9: BSP supremo Mayawati and Trinamool Congress today dashed any hopes of a post-poll alignment with the BJP-led NDA, an option about which Narendra Modi had talked in an interview. "BJP leader Narendra Modi in his recent interview had claimed that if needed he might seek support of AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa, TMC's Mamata Banerjee and BSP national president... "I want to make it clear

New Delhi, May 9: The Central government Friday told the Supreme Court that there was no move to set up a commission to probe the alleged snooping of a woman by Gujarat Police which triggered a political storm. Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran told the apex court bench of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice N.V. Ramana that "Union Law Minister (Kapil Sibal) has already made a statement that

Mumbai, May 9: Three persons including a navy personnel today received burn injuries after a fire broke out onboard INS Ganga, which was going through routine maintenance and refit at the Naval Dockyard here. According to naval sources, the incident occurred around 11:50 AM when welding work was going on onboard the naval ship. "During the welding work, the (welding) gun took time to ignite and

New Delhi, May 9: In a setback to West Bengal government, the Supreme court Friday handed over investigation into Saradha chit fund scam to the CBI. The court also asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate ponzi scheme scams in Odisha. The apex court bench headed by Justice T.S. Thakur said that the investigating agency will also look into any other ponzi scheme involved in

Patna, May 8: High turnout was registered in the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha election to 64 constituencies on Wednesday in which the fate of 1,737 candidates, including Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, were sealed. One person was killed when police opened fire outside a polling booth in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district in a bid to prevent its capture. The highest turnout in the 8th phase was

New Delhi, May 7: "Distressed" by Narendra Modi's mother travelling in an auto rickshaw and living in a small room, a Congress leader today wrote to the BJP PM candidate volunteering to look after her as Modi had not provided her a "comfortable" life despite his "wealth" and success. "I fail to understand how you could not provide a comfortable life for your mother who spent her entire life trying

New Delhi, May 7: The first Airbus A-380 planes would start flying in and out of India from May 30 with the Singapore Airlines (SIA) today becoming the first carrier to introduce daily superjumbo flights from Delhi and Mumbai. The move comes barely four months after the government allowed operation of the world's largest aircraft late January at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad airports

Patna, May 7: A court case was filed against Priyanka Gandhi Wednesday for her remarks on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, terming his speech in Amethi as ''neech rajniti'' (low level politics). The case was filed by a BJP leader. "I have filed a case in Patna civil court against Priyanka Gandhi for insulting and hurting the sentiments of the lower castes," Surajnandan Kushwaha