India

Raipur, May 26: The bullet-riddled bodies of Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh, who were kidnapped by Maoists, were today found along with those of eight others in Jiram valley in Bastar. With the recovery of the bodies, the toll in the lethal Maoist attack on a convoy of Congress leaders yesterday has climbed to 27, police sources said. 32 people have been injured in

New Delhi, May 25: RK Mathur, a 1977 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre, took over as defence secretary on Saturday. According to an official release, Mathur has a rich and varied experience in public administration and has held senior positions at state and central levels. He has held the position of chief secretary of Tripura. He also served as the additional

Ahmedabad, May 24: The CBI has suspiciously gone soft on the cops accused in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, with an eye on information which may implicate their political bosses - former minister of state for home Amit Shah and chief minister Narendra Modi. Sources said both Modi and Shah may be summoned for questioning by the agency shortly. The CBI did not file chargesheet within 90

Kolkata, May 24: Mamata Banerjee has announced that her West Bengal government will acquire Tara Musik and Tara News, two of the 13 media outlets that the now-defunct Saradha group ran, on "grounds of humanity." The chief minister said the government would "give ex-gratia payment of Rs.16,000 each to the 168 employees of the two channels for the month of May." To acquire the two channels Mamata

New Delhi, May 24: Making it clear to all party unit leaders and workers as also Delhi Government functionaries that he did not have a soft heart like his mother Sonia Gandhi but was more resolute and determined like grandmother Indira Gandhi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday gave the thumbs up to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s functioning, and cautioned that indiscipline would

Gurgaon, May 23: India faces an entire spectrum of security challenges and there is need for reorientation of the country's strategic thinking and reappraisal of its higher defence organisations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday. Stating that India was situated at the strategic crossroads of Asia and astride one of busiest sea lanes of the world, the prime minister said: "It is

New Delhi, May 23: A combative UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, clearly in battle mode, forcefully defended Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday night against the unrelenting criticism he has been facing recently even as she tore into the Bharatiya Janata Party for disrupting Parliament and blocking the passage of key laws. “The Prime Minister is carrying out his responsibilities with great

New Delhi, May 22: BJP today sought to paint a dismal picture of UPA-II holding it responsible for the economic gloom and failure to give the country leadership while accusing it of diminishing the role of the Prime Minister. On the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley said they would limit their critique to the second innings of the Congress-led coalition which

New Delhi, May 22: The UPA-II government celebrates its fourth birthday today and will present a final report card, with the next general elections only months away. It has been a turbulent year for the Manmohan Singh government, with scam after scam rocking it, and the BJP has planned a focused attack to highlight what it calls the UPA's "failures". The 'Report to The People 2013' will be

New Delhi, May 21: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday said India and China have the “wisdom” to find mutually acceptable solution to the boundary problem and the two countries have not shied away from addressing the vexed issue. Mr. Li also said China will support its enterprises to increase investments in India and help Indian products have access to Chinese market as he supported a favourable