Right-wing organisations are holding a five-day conference at Ramnathi, Goa -- headquarters of the Sanatan Sanstha -- from June 10 to June 14 to draw up a timetable for the "formation of a Hindu nation and protection of Hindutva and Hindu organisations". Sanatan Sanstha had hit headlines in October 2009 for its links with Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, after the death of two people in a scooter bomb blast at Margao on the eve of Diwali.
The just retired Army Chief General V K Singh may find himself embroiled in inquiries into some of his bold acts while in the service.
Upset since appointment of Rohinton Nariman as the solicitor general of India last July from outside the hierarchy, Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran has turned down the government's offer to renew his contract.
Congress chief spokesman and general secretary Janardan Dwivedi on Tuesday scoffed at media reports that the Congress Working Committee meeting called on June 4 will decide the party's presidential candidate.
The Cauvery monitoring committee, headed by Water Resources Secy DV Singh, met on Monday morning.
Notwithstanding the ruling Congress remaining undecided on who should be its presidential candidate, Congress members of Parliament and members of Legislative Assembly have come out in open demanding the post for Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy has sought permission from the Central Bureau of Investigation Special Court dealing with 2G scandal cases to file a petition seeking to include Union Home Minister P Chidambaram as a co-accused in the Aircel-Maxis case.
Advani is unhappy with the manner in which the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has dominated the show behind the scene to insist on Nitin Gadkari setting a second tenure as the party president.
The task force headed by former cabinet secretary Naresh Chandra has made an assessment of the security scenario facing the country and has made recommendations to the government.
The Indian delegation consists of the director of Intelligence Bureau, director-general of the National Investigation Agency and other concerned officials. The broad agenda of the talks would focus on terrorism, fugitives from Indian law, narcotics and humanitarian issues such as of Indian fishermen and civilians in Pakistan jails
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In the first of its kind, an open public hearing into the encounter killings will be held in Gujarat on May 14-15 by the National Human Rights Commission.
Nonagenarian Rajya Sabha member Rishant Keising of Manipur and Resham Lal Jangde, 87, of Chhattisgarh will have the proud honour to be felicitated by President Pratibha Patil at the celebrations of Parliament's 60 years on May 13, for being the only live members of the first Lok Sabha constituted in 1952.
The political buzz in Delhi Corridors of power is not good for the Congress, especially when the President of India elections are near.
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has written to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh levelling serious charges against Home Minister P Chidambaram's son Karthi. Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has written to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh levelling serious charges against Home Minister P Chidambaram's son Karthi.
Jamia Millia Islamia, a New Delhi-based Islamic university, is holding a special convocation on Friday to confer an honorary Doctor of Letters degree (Honoris Causa) to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The UN chief will arrive in India on Thursday for a four-day official visit.
A Correspondent in New Eight Telangana MPs, suspended from the Lok Sabha for four days, were prevented entry into the House on Wednesday as the security personnel were armed with their photographs to stop them from entering even the lobbies.
Several Congress ministers have reportedly said that they want to be relieved of their ministerial berths. These include Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, Law Minister Salman Khurshid, Overseas Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Members of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board were miffed with the government on specific clauses in the Right To Education (RTE) Act, the Direct Taxes Code Bill and the Wakf Amendment Bill of 2010
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