India

New Delhi, November 28: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today came in for praise from Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju for his government's "strong step" against two police officers who had arrested two girls for their Facebook comments last week. Katju wrote a letter congratulating Chavan on "your strong step in suspending the police officers who arrested the girl who

New Delhi, November 28: Zee News has called the arrest of its senior journalists Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia for alleged extortion of steel tycoon and Congress MP Naveen Jindal as an attempt by the party-led government to gag the media and cover up the coal scam. "After 65 years of independence, the present Congress-led government is pushing the media to not speak the truth and gag it. It

Cuddalore, November 28: Eight houses of a Dalit colony at Pacharapalayam in Kurinjipadi block were ransacked and set on fire by a mob on Tuesday. While three houses were completely burnt, five others were partially scorched. The steel almirahs in the houses were pierced open and gold jewellery and other valuables stolen. Two minivans and 10 two-wheelers were damaged in the attack. In the ensuing

Mumbai, November 28: Days after inspector general (Konkan range) Sukhwinder Singh termed the arrest of two girls hailing from Palghar as an irrelevant act of haste, the Shiv Sena has called for a bandh in the area on Wednesday. This, even as the charges against the two girls arrested for posting comments on Facebook criticising the general shutdown on Bal Thackeray cremation, remain to be dropped

Mumbai, November 28: Investor wealth today swollen by over Rs 1 lakh crore on all-round buying in stock market after credit rating agency Moody's said India's outlook is stable and agreement over debt relief package to Greece that boosted markets globally. The BSE barometer Sensex closed with gains of 305.07 points or 1.65 per cent at 18,842.08 points. Total investor wealth moved up by Rs 1,06,767

New Delhi, November 27: With DMK showing the green flag, government today indicated it was not averse to voting in Parliament on the FDI in retail, a move that could end the House logjam. "We are confident of numbers," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told reporters after an hour-long meeting of the leaders of UPA, which presented a united picture, as news came from Chennai of DMK extending its

New Delhi, November 27: The UPA is sure of its numbers in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday after alliance partners met here to thrash out a consensus on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, an issue that has stalled parliament for four days. "Yes, we are confident of the numbers," the prime minister told reporters after the UPA meeting here. Parliamentary

Chennai, November 27: The DMK will go in favour of foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail in parliament if there is a debate followed by voting, party chief M. Karunanidhi said Tuesday. "There is no denying ... the possibility of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government falling if the debate on FDI in retail is taken under Rule 184 of parliament as demanded by BJP and other parties,"

New Delhi, November 27: India is befriending China on one hand and remaining "cautious" on the other by deploying more troops in Ladakh region due to "threat" perception, having learnt lessons from the past, Union minister Farooq Abdullah said on Monday. Addressing young students, scholars and scientists at the Northern Regional Science Congress here, Abdullah broached the topic when he was

New Delhi, November 27: Displaying enhanced trust, India and China on Monday formulated an economic strategy for increasing trade and ensuring development and economic growth amid global economic slowdown. The planning commissions of the two Asian majors signed as many as 11 MoUs worth $5 billion (Rs. 27,865 crore) allowing market access to financial institutions in either country to boost