'No request to US from India to track down Dawood Ibrahim'

Government on Wednesday said it has not made any request to the US to track down the country's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim. "No formal request has been made by this ministry to the US......

Cyclone politics: Cong claims credit for effective handling of Phailin

Congress on Monday appeared to claim credit for effective handling of cyclone 'Phailin', saying all steps are being taken under its rule to make the country "disaster-resilient" which was evident......

3 held for forcing Kerala teen to marry man who abused her

Amid outrage over the menace of forcing minor Muslim girls into wedlock, police have arrested three persons, including the mother of a United Arab Emirates national, who forcibly married a minor......

Why the Congress should have involved Modi in Uttarakhand

What happened in Uttarakhand is a national tragedy. Why couldn't Dr Manmohan Singh announce that he was forming an Uttarakhand Relief and Rehabilitation Committee, with himself as chairman but......

Govt gets requests to give Bharat Ratna for Sachin

The government on Wednesday said it has received requests from various quarters to confer the Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar, adding that a proposal to confer the country's highest civilian award......