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…

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.

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…

US House passes bill to cut green cards for Indian techies

New York (IANS) The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to help Indian technology professionals get their permanent residentship sooner by cutting short the decade-long wait they now endure, but it is facing an unexpected roadblock in the…

Karnataka BJP hopes Governor will ask CM to take floor test

Bengaluru (IANS) A restive BJP is hoping Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala would direct Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to take the floor test in the Assembly on Friday to prove if he has majority after 16 legislators of the ruling allies resigned,…

Inducted into BJP, 10 Goa Congress' breakaway MLAs to meet Shah

Panaji (IANS) Hours after 10 Goa Congress MLAs split from the party and joined the BJP, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant late on Wednesday headed for the national capital, to introduce the newly inducted lawmakers to Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit…

Arms found in UP madrasa during raid, 6 arrested

Bijnor (IANS) Six persons have been arrested after the police raided a madrasa in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district and recovered weapons.

According to sources, the police had received a tip-off after which the raid was carried…

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…

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…

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…