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New Delhi, May 10: India has set the ball rolling for another mega defence deal by floating the global tender for over Rs 13,000-crore acquisition of 56 transport aircraft to replace the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force. The tender, or request for proposal (RFP), was issued to eight aviation majors, including Embraer, Lockheed Martin and Airbus, on Wednesday. In the first such move to get

Bangalore, May 9: The BJP's rout in Karnataka Wednesday has taken some sheen off the party's poster boy Narendra Modi, who had been billed as a star vote-getter. The Gujarat chief minister addressed only three public meetings, one each in Bangalore, Mangalore on the west coast and Belgaum in the north. These public meetings came after days of speculation whether Modi, who led BJP to three

Chandigarh, May 9: Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who was attacked in a Jammu jail last week, has died in a Chandigarh hospital early Thursday morning. Sanaullah suffered renal failure on Wednesday and doctors said that his condition was “extremely critical”. “The patient has become extremely critical. He has developed renal failure with no urine output since morning. Hence he was put on

New Delhi, May 8: Both houses of parliament were adjourned sine die Wednesday, two days ahead of schedule. The budget session, which started Feb 21, was in recess March 22-April 22, and was scheduled to end May 10. However, the second half of the session was marred by protests, failing to transact much business. The two houses were first adjourned till noon, within minutes of assembling at 11 a.m

New Delhi, May 7: Both houses of parliament were stalled Tuesday as the BJP pressed for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks and also demanded that ministers P.K. Bansal and Ashwani Kumar step down. Both houses were adjourned till 12 noon, minutes after the question hour began in the morning at 11 a.m. when the houses met. When the Lok

New Delhi, May 7: The Rajya Sabha was Tuesday adjourned till noon as the BJP continued with its demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks and other issues. The upper house of parliament was adjourned minutes after the day's proceedings began at 11 a.m. amid slogans by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members. When his entreaties for

Jaipur, May 7: Khadims (priests) at the dargah (shrine) of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer have decided not to assist Pakistani pilgrims in offering prayers at the shrine. Several groups of khadims have decided to join the increasing protests against the killing of Sarabjit. About 640 pilgrims from Pakistan will be visiting Rajasthan's Ajmer town later this week. The pilgrims are expected to

New Delhi, May 6: BJP today said new submissions by CBI to the Supreme Court show government had made significant changes in the agency's status report on Coalgate scam and insisted it will support Bills on food security and land acquisition only after the Railway and Law Ministers quit. The CBI affidavit in the Supreme Court today gave fresh ammunition to the main Opposition which charged the

Beijing, May 6: Tacitly acknowledging the withdrawal of its troops from Depsang Valley in Ladakh, China on Monday said the "stand-off" with India was resolved through "fruitful consultations", keeping the larger interests of bilateral relations in mind. "Following the stand-off'at the border area, China and India with the larger interests of bilateral relations in mind have taken a cooperative and

New Delhi, May 6: The CBI Director today admitted before the Supreme Court that certain changes were made in the coalgate draft report on suggestions given by Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, Attorney General G E Vanahvati and the officials of PMO and Coal Ministry. In its nine-page affidavit, CBI chief Ranjit Sinha gave details of the meetings which took place between the officials of the probe