India

New Delhi, May 1: Indicating fissures in the NDA over the issue of Presidential election, the JD-U today snubbed the BJP for unilaterally announcing its stand on the issue. "Whatever Sushma Swaraj has said is the opinion of the BJP. This is not our party's view. The issue was not discussed in any NDA meeting. BJP has not discussed the issue with us," JD-U President Sharad Yadav told reporters here

New Delhi, May 1: The Supreme Court Tuesday transferred to itself a petition seeking commutation of the death sentence of the three assassins of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, on the ground of inordinate delay in deciding their mercy pleas by the president. The apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi transferred to itself the petitions of the three convicts condemned to death from the

Guwahati, May 1: Rescue operations continued in the Brahmaputra in Assam Tuesday, a day after a ferry capsized in the river killing nearly 70 people, but with at least 150 still missing the death toll was expected to rise, officials said. On Tuesday, the district administration pressed into service a helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to step up the rescue operations in Monday's incident, in

New Delhi, May 1: Norwegian telecom major Telenor on Monday wrote off its remaining fixed and intangible assets in India worth Norwegian Krone 3.9 billion (over $680 million or Rs 3,500 crore) saying "the uncertainty has increased significantly" following the Supreme Court's ruling in February to cancel Unitech Wireless's 22 licences and the recent Trai recommendations on the re-auction of 2G

Dhubri, May 1: In one of the worst midstream tragedies in Assam, around 103 people died and 200 missing after a steamer with over 300 passengers on board capsized in the Brahmaputra river here on Monday. Deputy Commissioner Kumud Chandra Kalita said the bodies of 103 victims, including women and children, were recovered by the BSF and the National Disaster Force personnel near Jaleswar. He said

New Delhi, April 30: The race for Presidential election hotted up today with BJP ruling out support for any Congress candidate including Pranab Mukherjee and Hamid Ansari raising the possibility of a contest in the absence of a consensus. On its part, the Congress continued to keep its cards close to the chest. In its first public declaration, BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj

Chandigarh, April 30: Tauqir Amaan Khan is the first Pakistani to translate holy Quran into Punjabi for the first time. The holy Quran has been translated in many languages across the world. More than 40 million people across the globe understand Punjabi. In Pakistan, 12 million people understand and speak Punjabi, whereas in India more than 30 million people understand the language. In an

Ghaziabad, April 30: Dentist Nupur Talwar was Monday taken into custody soon after she surrendered before a Ghaziabad court hearing the 2008 twin murder case of her teenaged daughter Aarushi and their domestic help Hemraj. Nupur Talwar faced a non-bailable warrant issued by a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) special court in Ghaziabad after she failed to appear in court as directed. Police

New Delhi, April 30: India and Afghanistan are looking to revamp their intelligence sharing system after the recent multiple strikes by Taliban in Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan. Ahead of foreign minister S M Krishna's meeting with his Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rassoul this week, government officials said the two countries have decided to shun the practice of sharing intelligence through

Mumbai, April 30: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has taken strong exception to Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to the Rajya Sabha by the Congress-led UPA. "What is Tendulkar going to do in the Rajya Sabha? He has no scope there,'' Thackeray said. He was talking informally to mediapersons at his Bandra residence on Sunday on the sidelines of a function to honour him for his contribution to the