India

Washington, Jul 28: The controversy over Indian MPs' letters to President Barack Obama for denying visa to Narendra Modi has taken a new turn with a California-based forensic document examiner certifying that the signatures of the lawmakers are "original and authentic" and not a cut and paste job as claimed. "Using accepted principles and methods of forensic examination, it is my opinion that the

Jammu, Jul 27: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by targeting Indian posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district with RPGs and heavy machine guns on Saturday morning leading to heavy exchange of fire. "Pak troops have targeted Indian posts by firing rocket projectile grenades (RPGs) and heavy machine guns along LoC in Doda Battalion forward area in Poonch district since 0730 hours on

New Delhi, Jul 27: As Congress and UPA government appear to be veering towards formation of a separate Telangana state, ministers and MPs from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh opposing any division of Andhra Pradesh. Union Ministers M M Pallam Raju, K S Rao, Chiranjeevi and D Purandeshwari (all hailing from coastal Andhra) and MPs Bapiraju and Anantarami Reddy

Mumbai, Jul 27: Opposing grant of interim permission to Johnson & Johnson's to resume manufacturing of baby talcum powder at its factory here, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today told the Bombay High Court that multinational companies shouldn't treat Indians as "guinea pigs". Justifying state FDA's order directing closure of the J&J's Mulund facility for not checking some batches of talcum

New Delhi, Jul 26: Congress tonight gave clear signals about moving close to formation of Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, saying the consultation process is over and a decision should be awaited. The indications came after a two-hour Congress Core Group meeting, chaired by Sonia Gandhi and attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior leaders. The meeting capped a day of hectic

New Delhi, Jul 26: After Congress spokesperson Raj Babbar and Rajya Sabha MP Rasheed Masood's claim of 'super cheap' food available on the streets of India, another minister is of the view that one can have a filling meal for just Re 1. Union minister of new and renewable energy and National Conference party leader Farooq Abdullah said that one can fill his stomach for just Re 1. "If you want, you

New Delhi, Jul 26: India and China are trying to develop effective mechanisms to prevent the "embarrassing" face-offs between their troops along the "disputed" points of the Line of Actual Control, Defence Minister A K Antony said here today. Terming the 21-day stand-off between the two sides in Depsang valley in Daulat Beg Oldi area as an "unusual" incident, the Defence Minister said the two

Patna, Jul 26: More than 1.5 crore schoolchildren in Bihar were not served their midday meal on Thursday after nearly three lakh government teachers washed their hands off the centrally-funded scheme on the grounds that it constituted non-academic work. The programme meant for the poorest of the poor children for whom one meal a day is incentive for attending school is in jeopardy with the

New Delhi, Jul 25: The Delhi court verdict in the Batla House case today led to a political war of words, with BJP slamming Congress leaders who had questioned the genuiness of the encounter while the ruling party hit back. Contending that the BJP has the habit of criticising it, Congress said all sections should accept the verdict and guard against speaking "irresponsibly" or politicising the

New Delhi, Jul 25: A major slugfest erupted today over BJP MP Chandan Mitra's demand for stripping nobel laureate Amartya Sen of the Bharat Ratna award and the economist offering to return it if Atal Bihari Vajpayee asks him to do so. While BJP steered clear of the controversy, Congress waded into it with an attack saying it reflected the "fascist mentality" of BJP. "Mr Chandan Mitra may not know