Under fire from pro-statehood forces, Congress leaders from Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh are taking divergent stands on their future course of action for forcing the Centre's hand on the contentious issue.
The Bharatiya Janata party on Monday demanded a thorough probe into alleged dubious financial transactions by companies allegedly owned by Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati's brother and questioned the government's intentions on the issue in view of the support extended to it by her party.
The Congress on Monday sought to counter Rajnath Singh's attack on Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over his 'Hindu terror' remarks asking whether the Bharatiya Janata Party chief had not gone to meet terror accused Pragya Singh Thakur in jail.
In could be the world's biggest tender for helicopters, the Indian Navy is planning to issue a bid for procuring more than 120 multi-role choppers expected to be worth around Rs 35,000 crore.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday became president of the ruling Biju Janata Dal for the fifth consecutive time unopposed.
Two terror suspects, who allegedly plotted suicide bombings in Britain, have been accused of travelling to Pakistan for terrorist training, making suicide videos and buying chemicals to make home-made bombs.
Veteran south Indian playback singer S Janaki on Saturday rejected the Padma Bhushan award, saying it has come too late in her 55-year-long career.
An air ambulance ofIndian Air Force successfully evacuated eight persons, injured in a fire at Kumbh Mela, for emergency medical attention in the national capital.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday demanded that Rajasthan government should immediately send author Ashish Nandy to jail over his controversial remarks at the Jaipur Literary Festival that 'most corrupt people come from OBC, SC and ST communities'.
Five days after 31 blackbucks were 1killed by stray dogs in a zoological park in, a suspended guard along with some unidentified persons were booked under sections of Wildlife Protection Act, Animal Cruelty Protection Act and the Indian Penal Code.
A visiting British teacher on Saturday caused a flutter when he pinned a miniature Indian national flag on his trouser to cover a torn portion in the leg area at the official Republic Day function Tirunelveli.
Recent spate of scams like Satyam, 2G and coal allocation scam to name a few have robbed retail investors of the confidence to invest continually.
Kannada author UR Ananthamurthy has been shortlisted among 10 other authors for the international Man Booker Prize for fiction.
The Gauhati high court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into allegations against an Assam minister that he had branded two sisters as witches and harassed them in a bid to grab their land in Karbi Anglong district.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Member of Parliament Balbir Punj said here today that by making an irresponsible statement on terrorism, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has given Pakistan a weapon to attack India.
The Congress and the government on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for its 'unnecessary and unwarranted' agitation over Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's remarks on Hindu terror, saying it was a 'diversionary tactics' to keep away media attention from its internal affairs.
Muslim groups on Wednesday softened their stand over the visit of Jeet Thayil, who read excerpts from banned book of Salman Rushdie during Jaipur Literature Festival last year, saying they have no objection provided the act is not repeated.
Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday moved the Delhi high court seeking a direction to prosecute the sole juvenile along with five adult accused in the December 16 gangrape case, saying the waiver from prosecution to such minors was 'unreasonable'.
The Bombay high court on Wednesday admitted the appeal filed by a 22-year-old man challenging the death penalty awarded to him for raping and murdering a minor girl and would commence hearing from February 5.
India on Wednesday said tensions on the LoC have 'reduced' after talks between the two DGMOs but there will be no hasty decisions for normalising relations with Pakistan as it is 'too early' to do so.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances