India

London, September 17: In his memoirs 'Diplomatic Channels', Kris Srinivasan, 17 years after he demitted office as foreign secretary, reveals that India's external intelligence agency, RAW, snooped on a telephone conversation between a reputedly pro-Pakistan US assistant secretary of state for South Asia, Robin Raphel, and then US ambassador in Islamabad, which confirmed that the US would not back

New Delhi, September 16: Hundreds of people on Saturday made a human chain at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi demanding release of under-trial innocent Adivasis, Dalits and Muslims on bail. Popular Front of India had organized the program at the end of its month-long nationwide campaign “Bail Is The Rule; Release The Innocents From Jail” (15th August 2012 -- 15th September 2012). The human chain

New Delhi, September 16: India will now have to wait for Fasih Mohammed, accused of being involved in conspiracy of bomb blasts in Bangalore and Delhi, as Saudi Arabia has red-flagged his deportation from there saying they want to investigate his role in that country carefully before taking a call on New Delhi’s request for handing him over. This was conveyed through diplomatic as well as security

Hyderabad, September 16: Demanding rollback of the fuel price hike and FDI in retail, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said the party would launch a "political war" against it. The UPA government has failed on all fronts and mid-term polls are the only solution for the country, Naidu told reporters here. Accusing the UPA government of not taking into confidence even its allies for allowing

Mumbai, September 16: The Bal Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Sunday took to the streets to protest the fuel price hike and FDI in retail sector by the Centre and asked the Trinamool Congress and NCP to withdraw support to the UPA government.Addressing a rally at the famous Siddhivinayak temple in central Mumbai in the presence of hundreds of partymen, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray asked

Ghaziabad , September 16: A senior sub-inspector (SSI) and a sub-inspector (SI) with the local intelligence unit (LIU) have been suspended, while suspension of circle officer-LIU has been recommended to the state government, a police official said. "In addition to these punitive actions, a high-level probe by the divisional commissioner is on. No arrest has been made so far for rioting," Senior

New Delhi/Kolkata, September 16: Sources have told NDTV that Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to withdraw ministers from the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre over the introduction of Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail and hike in diesel prices. The Trinamool Congress is now likely to give only outside support to the ruling

Ghaziabad, September 16: At least six persons were killed and 12 injured, including two critically, in violence and arson during a protest against alleged desecration of Qur’an in Dasna on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Amir (16), Wahid (18), Hyatt (35), Luqman (13), Wasim (18) and Asif (18). Uttar Pradesh government ordered an inquiry into the incident and announced a compensation

New Delhi, September 16: Days after the steepest diesel price hike, oil companies today raised premium or branded petrol and diesel rates by Rs. 6.36 and Rs.19.55 per litre, respectively. The government, on Thursday, had raised diesel price by Rs. 5.63 per litre and allowed the oil companies to price premium or branded petrol and diesel at market prices. Subsequently, the premium or branded petrol

New Delhi, September 15: After unleashing big bang reforms measures in the last two days, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it will take "courage and some risks" to break the policy logjam and strongly favoured higher FDI and FII flows. Justifying the diesel price hike as an important step in the right direction, he said, rational energy pricing was critical and "our energy prices are out