'Narendra Modi is a beginner on the national scene. Intelligence and security will be new for him on a national scale. He will succeed if he crosses the bureaucratic barriers. If he entangles himself in these barriers, then I highly doubt he will succeed,' former R&AW agent R K Yadav tells Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.
Telecom major VSNL, owned by the Tata Group has been awarded a major stake in South African telecom operator SNO.
US-based Blackstone has bought malls such as AlphaOne Mall in Ahmedabad, Elante Mall in Chandigarh and Treasure Island Mall in Indore.
Rasiklal Dhariwal, owner of Manikchand Gutka, had urged for cancellation of the warrant issued by a lower court.
'Caste-based power politics made him think that he can get away with murder.'
'Some aspects of China's relations with Pakistan, including their nexus in nuclear and missile proliferation, however, continue to cause serious concern in India,' the external affairs minister said.
The Patna attack was just the beginning, the alleged SIMI terrorist told NIA agents. His organisation has resolved to attack Narendra Modi wherever possible.
'Clearly, Washington has all but given up hope following US Acting Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells's stormy visit to Colombo last month where she read the riot act to Sri Lankan leaders to sign the pending status of forces agreement allowing American troops to use Sri Lanka as a hub for operations in the Indian Ocean,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Fund crunch may come in the way of infrastructure development; women's safety another issue that will be in focus.
Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal has kicked up a controversy by asking voters in Delhi to take "bribes" from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress but to vote for his party in the upcoming Delhi assembly election.
Daya Nayak is facing allegations of colluding with the underworld.
'Who is telling the truth? Former finance secretary Ajit Kumar or disgraced former UTI chairman P S Subramanyam?' asks Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
Chennai-based DSQ Software may earn the dubious distinction of becoming the first company to be referred to the newly-created Serious Frauds Investigation Office for its role in the securities scam, sources said on Tuesday.
The Congress has approached a United States court in New York seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Sikh rights group over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying American courts do not have subject matter jurisdiction over the case.
They are being questioned about their involvement in the killing of former Home Minister Mushtaq Ahmad Lone last year and some suicide attacks on security forces.
