India

New Delhi, Feb 18: Corporate rivalry in the Telecom sector is behind the recording of the audio tape which purportedly contained the voice of sacked CBI prosecutor A K Singh and Managing Director of Unitech Sanjay Chandra, an accused in the 2G case, official sources said tonight. The sources also said that a forensic examination of the CD purportedly carrying conversation between Singh and Chandra

New Delhi, Feb 17: Arriving here within days of exposure of the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP helicopters scam involving Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland, UK Prime Minister David Cameron is likely to be pressed for more information in this regard during his meetings with the leadership on Tuesday. The visit also comes in the wake of India taking steps to scrap the contract after Italian investigators

Bangalore, Feb 17: A new private complaint has been filed in the Special Lokayukta Court alleging illegal denotification of land by former chief minister B?S?Yeddyurappa. The complainant Hunsur K Chandrashekar, who is the Founder President of Praja Kranthi party, stated that Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) had obtained 6 acres and 18 guntas of land in Halagevaderahalli in Rajarajeshwarinagar

Bangalore, Feb 16: A minor fire broke out this morning at Chinnaswamy stadium where the Indian cricket team began their three-day training camp ahead of their Test series against Australia but the incident did not disrupt the practice session of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men. The fire broke out at the Members Stand when a white cloth placed as a temporary sightscreen caught fire as a

Dhaka, Feb 16: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said that all procedures were "strictly followed" by the UPA government in the controversial VVIP chopper deal and the matter should not be politicised. "I don't think it is right to politicise the issue. It is a matter of national interest. All procedures were strictly followed by the government," he told Indian journalists

Srinagar, Feb 16: Curfew was today lifted from Kashmir Valley and mobile Internet services restored, a week after the restrictions were imposed following hanging of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru. "Curfew has been lifted from all the ten districts in the Valley," a police spokesman said. However, normal life remained affected as hardline Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah

United Nations, Feb 16: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and resolve issues peacefully after a Pakistani soldier who intruded into the Indian territory was killed by the Indian Army along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Ban's spokesperson Martin Nesirky told reporters here yesterday that the UN Chief was aware of the latest incident on

New Delhi, Feb 16: Petrol and diesel became dearer by Rs 1.50 and 45 paise per litre respectively from Friday midnight. The hike does not take into account local sales tax or value added tax (VAT), which varies from state to state. The pump price of petrol will now be Rs 69.06 per litre in Delhi, Rs 75.91 in Mumbai, Rs 72.16 in Chennai, Rs 76.62 in Kolkata and Rs 76.04 in Bangalore. The effective

Mumbai, Feb 16: Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai, whose reports on various scams had raised the hackles of those in the government, says people who have the mandate to rule are typical "bullies". Rai, who is due to retire in May this year, also said on Friday that time alone will tell whether he will join politics. The government auditor said that public officials often make the statement

New Delhi, Feb 15: Indian troops have killed the Pakistani soldier who had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir to attack an Indian post, Army said on Friday. The Indian Army has acceded to the Pakistan Army Director General of Military Operations request to return the body of the Pakistani soldier. The Pakistan Army had on Thursday said that one of its