If mediation fails, day-to-day hearing in Ayodhya row: SC

New Delhi (IANS) If mediation fails, then the Supreme Court may begin day-to-day hearing in the Ayodhya dispute, said the apex court on Thursday while hearing an application filed by one of the parties representing the Hindu community.

The…

SC asks Karnataka Speaker to decide on rebel MLAs today

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court asked the rebel Congress MLAs of Karnataka to meet Assembly Speaker at 6 p.m. on Thursday regarding their resignations and said Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar should take the decision on the resignations on the day itself.

Congress walks out of Lok Sabha over Karnataka, Goa

New Delhi (IANS) Congress members on Thursday walked out of the Lok Sabha over the political situation in Karnataka and Goa where many of its MLAs have either quit the House or joined the BJP.

The House was plunged into uproar when a Congress…

Indian forces can handle Al Qaeda threat: MEA

New Delhi (IANS) India on Thursday dismissed Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri's appeal to the 'mujahideen' in Kashmir to rain "unrelenting" blows on the Indian Army, saying the UN proscribed terrorist had been issuing such threats…

Rebel Karnataka MLAs in Mumbai fear threatened, hoot Shivakumar

Mumbai (IANS) Karnataka Congress senior leader and minister D. K. Shivakumar got a jolt on Wednesday as he was hooted outside a five-star hotel here when 10 Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) rebel MLAs said they felt threatened by him.

In a letter…

NIA attaches property of J&K separatist leader Asiya Andrabi

Srinagar (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached a property of Asiya Andrabi, chief of women's separatist group, 'Dukhtaran-e-Milat' (Daughters of Faith).

Vikas Katharia, Superintendent of Police, in…

Rebel MLAs move SC against Karnataka Speaker's decision

New Delhi (IANS) Karnataka rebel Congress and JD(S) leaders, who resigned from the Assembly, on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court alleging that the Speaker was not performing his constitutional duty and deliberately delaying the acceptance of their…

Crash barriers, safety audit can make Yamuna Expressway accident-proof: Experts

New Delhi (IANS) Basic measures like installing crash barriers could either prevent or lessen the severity of accidents on the accident-prone Yamuna Expressway, according to a report by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI).

This and many…

Al Qaeda asks Kashmiri mujahideen to deal blows to Indian Army

New Delhi (IANS) Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri has released a 14-minute video titled "Don't forget Kashmir" in which he asks 'mujahideen' in Kashmir to hit the Indian Army with "unrelenting blows".

In the…

CBI searches 110 places in 19 states, UTs

New Delhi (IANS) In a nationwide crackdown, CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at some 110 places in 19 states and Union Territories in what is being viewed as the Modi government's biggest ever action against corruption.

The Central Bureau…