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New Delhi, December 20: Faced with a certain defeat in Gujarat, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said exit poll results and pre-poll predictions gave Chief Minister Narendra Modi a natural advantage in the assembly elections. “I have been saying this, the nature of the media in our country is such that Mr. Modi has complete control of the media in a sense and support of the media,” Mr

Bhubaneswar, December 20: India Thursday successfully fired its nuclear-capable ballistic Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha, an official said. The Strategic Forces Command of the army blasted off the 350-km range missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore district, around 230 km from here. "The Prithvi-II missile is already inducted into the armed forces. The latest test

Ahmedabad, December 20: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi won a third consecutive victory in the assembly elections and is likely to lead the race for prime ministerial candidate in BJP in 2014 while the Congress wrested power from the saffron party in Himachal Pradesh. The BJP was leading in 118 of the 182 seats in Gujarat while Congress was ahead in 59. Former chief minister Keshubhai Patel's

New Delhi, December 19: True to form, Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju slammed the horrific Delhi gang rape but cautioned people against creating a hype around a single incident while unemployment, farmers' suicide and lack of healthcare remain pressing problems that need to be tackled immediately. Katju, known for his astute and often acerbic take on current events, also stated that

New Delhi, December 19: In a shocking incident, a Samajwadi Party member stunned the Lok Sabha this afternoon snatching the copy of the quota in promotion Bill from Minister V Narayanasamy and was sought to be thwarted by Congress President Sonia Gandhi. The sudden action of member from Nagina Yashveer Singh came when Minister of State for Personnel Narayanasamy was moving the bill for

New Delhi, December 19: "Nobody is safe here," the Delhi High Court remarked Wednesday as it took suo moto notice of a woman's gang-rape in a bus and told Delhi Police to file a report by Friday. The Delhi government informed the court that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) had been set up to investigate the crime to be headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police Chhaya Sharma. The court asked the

New Delhi, December 19: A day after parliament exploded over the gang-rape of a woman in a moving bus, the government vowed a crackdown on buses with tinted glasses and curtains in the capital. Asked by members in the Rajya Sabha why police did not spot the bus even after it passed three patrolling vans, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde blamed it on tinted glasses. "Usually PCR (police control

New Delhi, December 19: Taking serious note of the ghastly incident of the gangrape of a girl, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today shot off strong-worded letters to Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit, saying it was a "matter of shame" that such incidents happen with painful regularity. Gandhi tonight visited Safdarjung Hospital here to inquire about the

Hyderabad, December 19: Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya may not have enough cash to pay salaries to his employees. But when it comes to appeasing the god, he does not think twice. On Tuesday, he offered three kg of gold to the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Deputy Executive Officer (temple) Chinnamgari Ramana said that the Rajya Sabha MP on Tuesday

New Delhi, December 19: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has written strong letters to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, demanding safety for women and strict punishment for the men who gang-raped a medical student in a moving bus in Delhi on Sunday. (Read letters) Mrs Gandhi also paid a visit to the hospital, where she met the 23-year-old victim, who is on a