9 sentenced to life in Dinakaran arson attack case

Chennai (IANS) The Madras High Court's Madurai bench on Thursday sentenced, to life imprisonment, nine people convicted in the 2007 Dinakaran newspaper burning case which left three persons dead.

The court also sentenced seven…

Soldier killed in Pakistan firing on LoC

Jammu (IANS) An Indian soldier was killed on Thursday in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.

Defence Ministry sources said the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked shelling…

Three gunfights on in Valley, 1 militant killed

Srinagar (IANS) A militant was killed and two policemen and a civilian injured on Thursday as security forces and militants battled each other in three places in the Kashmir Valley, authorities said.

While the first gunfight erupted in Sopore…

Modi stays with Varanasi, Shah's LS bid from Gandhinagar

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fight again from his Varanasi constituency while BJP President Amit Shah will make his debut in Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar, BJP leader J.P. Nadda announced on Thursday.

The Gandhinagar…

Goa's BJP-led coalition government faces floor test

Panaji (IANS) Newly-appointed Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who heads a BJP-led coalition government, will face a floor test to prove his dispensation's majority in the 36-member state legislative assembly on Wednesday.

While…

India is key focus area, 3D printers next big thing

Houston (IANS) India is a very attractive market with high brand recognition for a computer hardware producer like Hewlett Packard, said HP Inc's President for Asia Pacific and Japan, Tian Chong Ng.

The Asia Pacific region --…

'Rating IDBI Bank as private is against public interest'

Chennai (IANS) The All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) has demanded the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to reconsider its decision to categorise IDBI Bank as a private entity.

In a letter to the RBI on Wednesday, AIBEA's…

Goa CM Pramod Sawant wins trust vote

Panaji (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday won the trust vote in the state Assembly.

Twenty of the 36 members in the House voted for the BJP-led coalition government. 
 

Voters happiest with Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat MPs

New Delhi (IANS) Voters in Kerala, Rajasthan and Gujarat are most satisfied with their outgoing Members of Parliament (MPs) while those in Uttarakhand, Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are least happy with the performance of their elected…

BJP may deny tickets to sitting MPs in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) With winnability being emphasised as the main criterion in deciding candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, Jharkhand's ruling BJP may deny tickets to some of its sitting MPs.

Jharkhand BJP President Lakshman Giluwa and…