India

Bhopal, November 5: BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the intelligence quotient level of Swami Vivekanand and Dawood Ibrahim was almost the same, but the spiritual leader had used it for nation building while the underworld don for pursuing crime. "In psychology, we measure IQ level of people... But it depends from person to person, in which area they use their intelligence," Gadkari said

Imphal, November 4: The ‘Iron Lady of Manipur’ Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike since 2000 demanding repeal of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), will be completing 12 years of fast on Monday. Ms. Sharmila began her hunger strike after the death of 10 people in an alleged encounter with the Assam Rifles at Malom in Imphal Valley on November 2, 2000. She has been demanding

New Delhi, November 4: Amid reports that the much talked about Lokpal Bill will be brought in the Winter session, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said they are committed to the measure. AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who was the first speaker at the Congress rally on Sunday, rued that though Congress brought the bill before Parliament, the

Chennai, November 4: After distancing itself from the controversy over Nitin Gadkari's business dealings, RSS today said it was upto BJP to decide on his second term as party president. "It is not an issue of RSS. Political parties have their own system and their core group. We are not playing any role", RSS General Secretary Suresh Joshi told reporters at the conclusion of its three-day National

New Delhi, November 4: Accusing the opposition of spreading misinformation regarding policy initiatives taken by UPA, a combative Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said reform measures, including FDI in retail, will benefit the common man and create more jobs. Addressing a Congress rally at the Ramlila Maidan here, he said Congress party and the government were committed to create a prosperous

Shimla, November 4: A moderate 30 per cent polling was recorded till noon today in the election to the 68-member Assembly in hill state of Himachal Pradesh. Polling had begun on a dull note apparently due to cold weather conditions. The minimum temperature was hovering around freezing point in Chopal in Shimla district and in Kaza area. "At least seven EVMs were replaced due to malfunctioning

New Delhi, November 4: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Sunday attacked opposition parties for "lying" to farmers about foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, saying the UPA government's policy will benefit farmers immensely. At a massive rally of the Congress party at the Ramlila Ground in the national capital, Rahul Gandhi said the FDI policy of the government would bring

Mumbai, November 4: Author Girish Karnad's outburst questioning an award conferred on Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul here four days ago elicted a mixed bag of reactions here Saturday. Karnad had called Naipaul anti-Muslim. Speaking at the Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LifFest here Friday, Karnad surprised the audience by questioning the lifetime achievement award conferred on Naipaul on account of

Shimla, November 4: The polling for the 68 seats of Himachal Pradesh assembly began amid tight security on Sunday. Electors across the state could be seen reaching polling stations even before voting started at 8 a.m. Poll officials said there has been no report of any delay in starting the poll process. The polling will end at 5 p.m. Poll officials are expecting heavy polling as the weather is

Ahmedabad, November 4: As the election campaign in Gujarat heats up, the state Congress, which has been out of power since 1995 when it lost to the BJP, is confident of ousting the three-term Narendra Modi government in the December polls. "The people of Gujarat are fed up with the Modi government. Modi claims Gujarat is vibrant and he has well-oiled machinery to propagate his lies. But the people