India

Mumbai, November 15: The ailing Shiv Sena supremo, Bal Thackeray’s health deteriorated on Wednesday night. Doctors from Lilavati Hospital were attending on him at his residence ‘Matoshree’ at Bandra here, while huge crowds of supporters gathered outside. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray and his family and top party leaders rushed to ‘Matoshree’ as news spread of Mr. Thackeray’s

Chennai, November 14: Continuing the suspense over its stand on any Opposition-sponsored resolution in Parliament against FDI in retail, crucial UPA ally DMK on Wednesday said its decision would be taken keeping in mind the interest of small and medium traders. "Small and medium retail traders in Tamil Nadu are apprehensive that Foreign Direct Investment would greatly affect them. We would discuss

Kolhapur, Sangli, November 14: Sugarcane farmers' agitation in western Maharashtra has turned violent again. The farmers, who are demanding better prices for their produce, clashed with police in Kolhapur and Sangli districts of the state today. According to reports, they indulged in stone-pelting, torched a police jeep and damaged state-run buses after the cops resorted to lathicharge to disperse

New Delhi, November 14: Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived here on Tuesday after a gap of nearly four decades as part of New Delhi’s ongoing engagement with the democratic and multi-party polity in Nay Pyi Taw. Ms. Suu Kyi, who is visiting India on the invitation of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, will deliver the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture here on Wednesday. The pro

New Delhi, November 14: RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy on Tuesday denied giving a clean to BJP president Nitin Gadkari, facing charges of dubious business dealings, and said he “cared a little” whether Gadkari retains the key post in the party. “I have not given a clean chit to Gadkari. I cannot give a clean chit to any one whom I don’t know fully. I don’t know Gadkari at all. Never thought of Gadkari

Lucknow, November 13: In a narrow escape, an Indigo planefrom Mumbai with over 180 people on board aborted landing at the airport here after its pilot detected a chopper of Uttar Pradesh governmentin close range, prompting authorities to order an inquiry. The incident was reported on Monday evening as the plane and the chopper were about to land atChaudhary Charan Singh Airport, a senior airport

New Delhi, November 13: The controversy over the propriety of Nitin Gadkari continuing as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president continuing in office refuses to die down and now the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has been dragged into it directly. Stunned by veteran RSS member M.G. Vaidya’s blog entry that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi could be behind the campaign within the BJP for

Mumbai, November 13: Around 3,000 employees of the near-bankrupt Kingfisher Airlines were left in the dark on Diwali after the management failed to pay their May salary, despite its commitment that their dues will be cleared by the festival. "3,000 employees got a Diwali gift from chairman Vijay Mallya in the form of no salary despite his commitment," airline sources told PTI. "It is a dark Diwali

New Delhi, November 13: Agitated over Digvijaya Singh's remark comparing her to Arvind Kejriwal, Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant plans to slap a defamation notice on the Congress leader seeking Rs.50 crore as damages. Singh had in his tweet on Sunday compared activist-turned-politician Kejriwal with Rakhi saying they both try and expose but without any substance. "Arvind Kejriwal is like Rakhi

New Delhi, November 13: If Sikhism, Jainism andBuddhism are separate and distinct religions, can followers of these faiths be bracketed as Hindus under the Constitution and be governed by Hindu personal law, the Supreme Court asked before issuing notice to the Centre and attorney general G E Vahanvati. Sikh scholar Birendra Kaur in her petition questioned the constitutional and past legislative