India

New Delhi, December 3: India can diplomatically "do something" in the alleged child abuse case involving an Indian couple in Norway, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said today. "Government can diplomatically do something," he told reporters here. The couple - Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni, a software professional from Andhra Pradesh, and his wife Anupama - have been charged with "gross

Dhaka, December 3: Living up to the promise made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remove trade and non-tariff barriers between India and Bangladesh, India has decided to adopt a liberal visa policy for various categories of Bangladesh nationals, as a pro-active step, to promote economic engagement, people-to-people contact, cultural ties and tourism between the two nations. It was in October

New Delhi, December 3: Ten main political parties of the country had a whopping Rs 2,490 crore of tax-exempted income in the last five years, according to information from the Income Tax department through an RTI plea. Of this the ruling Congress and the main Opposition party BJP have cornered more than 80 per cent. The figures of political parties' income in this period received under the RTI

Mumbai, December 3: With a big question mark looming over the future of the Shiv Sena since the passing away of its founder Bal Thackeray, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray has announced that he will not take over his father’s position as the party’s supremo. Though Mr. Uddhav Thackeray has formally declined to accept the mantle of supremo, the party vested in him all the decision-making

Hyderabad, December 2: With the news of Y S Jaganmohan Reddy's political prowess reaching Delhi, Congress scion Rahul Gandhi has now send two emissaries to figure out the mood in the state and particularly among the party MLAs. After a visit to districts, the duo are now studying the scene in Hyderabad in a none too discreet manner. Sources suggest that the duo, Viswajit Rane and Jitendra

Kolkata, December 2: Operational preparedness of troops deployed along the border with China and security situation in the northeastern states was reviewed by Army chief Gen Bikram Singh here on Sunday. "Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag briefed the Army chief on the operational preparedness and the security scenario in the eastern region," defence spokesperson Group Capt T K Singha

New Delhi, December 2: Mr. Syed Shahabuddin, Convener, BMMCC and Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, President of AIMMM have issued the following Press Note: “The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat and Babari Masjid Movement Coordination Committee jointly urge the people to recall the greatest tragedy of Independent India, the deliberate and organized demolition of the Babari Masjid, Ayodhya on 6 December

New Delhi, December 2: Cochin International Airport is set to become the first airport in the country to use solar power for running its utility grid system. A Kolkata-based solar module manufacturing company, Vikram Solar, would be installing a 100 kWp solar power facility at the airport situated at Nedumbassery in Cochin. Giving details of the system, a senior company official said Vikram Solar

New Delhi, December 2: A Central Vigilance Commission probe has found some loopholes in the empanelment of advocates allegedly on the basis of political recommendations and disproportionate allotment of work among them by the Ministry of Law and Justice. The alleged irregularities were found in Judicial Section under the Department of Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Law and Justice which is

Mumbai, December 2: After facing flak over the arrests of two Air India employees for their posts on Facebook, the Mumbai Police, in a bizarre step, has booked the man who had filed a complaint against the duo. The move against the complainant, Sagar Karnik, comes after cabin crew members Mayank Mohan Sharma and KVJ Rao wrote to the Mumbai Police, seeking action against the policemen who had