India

Ahmedabad, June 28: Narendra Modi is likely to be in Delhi today to stand by PA Sangma as he files his nomination papers for President of India. Mr Sangma is the candidate of Mr Modi's party, the BJP. Back home, in Gujarat, new posters critical of Mr Modi have appeared in Rajkot, 200 kilometres from the state capital of Gandhinagar. The Gujarat chief minister is lampooned - his face has been

Wagah, June 28: After spending 31 years in Pakistani jail, Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh today walked free and crossed over to his home country to an emotional renunion with his family. 69-year-old Singh, who released from Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail this morning, crossed to the Indian side at Wagah border where he was welcomed with garlands and red shawls by his family and villagers, after

New Delhi, June 28: Alarmed over the state of economy and low morale of India Inc, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked the finance ministry officials to take steps to “reverse the climate of pessimism and give a push to sagging economy.” Addressing a meeting of the senior officials of the ministry and policy makers for the first time after taking charge of the finance ministry, Singh

New Delhi, June 28: Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday and submitted his report on party’s humiliating rout in recent Andhra Pradesh by-polls. Chiranjeevi met Sonia at her 10 Janpath residence with his report, as the party began the process to analyse the reasons for its decimation at the hands of rebel Jaganmohan Reddy’ YSR Congress. According to

New Delhi, June 27: Pakistan on Wednesday hit back at India over allegation that Pakistani state institutions were involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Coming to the defence of the ISI, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik dismissed India's charges and claimed that the allegations against the intelligence agency were baseless. Rubbishing 26/11 Mumbai terror attack plotter Syed

New Delhi, June 27: Amid expectations of a Cabinet reshuffle, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today strongly pitched for Rahul Gandhi's entry into the government, saying it was ''necessary'' to help in solving the problems faced by the country. Krishna noted that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had already asked Rahul Gandhi to join the government and his "invitation" stands. "We have always

Amritsar, June 27: Misled by reports of the imminent release of Sarabjit Singh from jail in Pakistan, his village on the border erupted in joy on Tuesday. His family called it a “relieving” moment and an act of kindness from President Asif Ali Zardari. Surjeet Singh (left) who has been languishing in a Pakistani jail for 30 years. At right is Sarabjit Singh... hopes dashed. The Presidency

New Delhi, June 27: Pranab Mukherjee resigned as Union finance minister on Tuesday, giving Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a free hand to reorient the key ministry during an economic slowdown while raising the possibility of a larger Cabinet reshuffle in about six weeks from now. Mukherjee submitted his resignation to the prime minister to end his career as Congress leader ahead of filing the

Islamabad, June 27: Hours after reports emerged that Pakistan was to free Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, the presidential spokesman tonight clarified that authorities had taken steps for the release of another Indian prisoner named Surjeet Singh who has been jailed for three decades. "I think there is some confusion. First, it is not a case of pardon. More importantly, it is not

Islamabad, June 26: After being on the death row for 20 years over bombing charges, Indian national Sarabjit Singh is being released with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari today commuting his death sentence. Zardari commuted Sarabjit's death sentence to life term which he has already completed having been in jail beyond 14 years. Therefore he is being released. The 49-year-old Sarabjit