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The Dark Days of Indian Democracy, remem...

The Dark Days of Indian Democracy, remembered by Prem Prakash

On the suggestion of the Chief Sensor Officer Harry D’Penha, I had left Delhi and stayed for a period of three months in London during the Emergency. His suggestion that I should ‘disappear from Delhi’, even though he did not spell why was due to the discomfort caused by my work... read more »

Villagers kill panther that attacked two...

Villagers kill panther that attacked two youth in Rajasthan

Villagers in Rajasthan killed a panther that entered the village and attacked two youth. The panther which ventured into a village of Ajmer city was chased down and beaten to death by the angry villagers. In charge of the police station near the village, Prakash Singh said he received a call... read more »

Yasin Bhatkal may have pulled a prank on...

Yasin Bhatkal may have pulled a prank on us with phone-call to wife

Yasin Bhatkal, former head of dreaded terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, has succeeded in dropping a bombshell from the confines of the four walls of high-security prison at Cherlapally in Hyderabad. Bhatkal has been lodged in the prison for two years. The explosive claims Bhatkal made through a... read more »

Govt to sell stake in Oil India, NTPC, 3...

Govt to sell stake in Oil India, NTPC, 3 other PSUs

The government will sell a minority stake in the nation’s biggest power producer NTPC, as well as in Oil India Ltd and three other PSUs as part of its disinvestment drive. The Department of Disinvestment today sought bids to appoint legal advisors for sale of stake in five PSUs through an... read more »

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Khushwant Singh dies at 99

Writer, historian and columnist Khushwant Singh died of cardiac arrest at his residence here on Thursday morning. He was 99. The mortal remains of Mr. Singh were consigned to the flames later in... read more »

My victory is not as important as Modi’s defeat, s...

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that he intended to contest the Lok Sabha election from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh “to... read more »

Former Shiv Sena MP Mohan Rawle to join NCP today

Mumbai, March 20: Former Shiv Sena MP Mohan Rawle will formally join NCP on Friday. Rawle told PTI tonight that he met NCP chief Sharad Pawar at his Delhi... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal will defeat Narendra Modi by 1 lakh vot...

New Delhi: After defeating Sheila Dikshit in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party is confident of repeating its success story in the Lok Sabha elections. Aam Aadmi Party... read more »

Cong LS candidate Mohammad Azharuddin faces opposition ...

Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin, the Congress candidate from Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency, is facing opposition from... read more »

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Ford Middle East Reports 12% Rise In 2013

Ford Middle East recorded a year-on-year sales rise of 12 per cent in 2013, selling over 85,000 vehicles. The American car manufacturer, which also owns the Lincoln brand, reported strong growth in... read more »

Chinese communities prepare for Lunar New Year

Beijing – Chinese communities around the world are gearing up Thursday for the Lunar New Year holiday that begins at midnight. Mainland China... read more »

Thailand : 10, 000 policemen to guard Bangkok on electi...

Bangkok –  In wake of the fierce resistance and boycott by the protesters, Thailand government will deploy over 10, 000 police personnel in the capitall... read more »

Deadly US ice storm turns Atlanta into parking lot, str...

Atlanta –  A rare ice storm turned Atlanta into a slippery mess on Wednesday, stranding thousands for hours on frozen roadways and raising questions... read more »

Obama touts new retirement accounts, pushes for minimum...

Historic deal limits Iran's ability to make a bomb: Obama

West Mifflin –   Moving quickly to fulfill his State of the Union pledge to assert executive authority on behalf of everyday Americans, President Obama... read more »

Dhoni’s wife tweets daughter Ziva’s first photo

The first picture of team India captain Dhoni’s daughter Ziva is out as his wife Sakshi posted a photo of their “bundle of joy” on twitter.Sakshi posted an image of the... read more »

ICC Cricket WC 2015: Pakistan crush UAE by 129 runs

Convincing victory for Pakistan as they crush UAE by 129 runs in a Pool B encounter at Napier, New Zealand. UAE batsmen looked under immense pressure while chasing the imposing total of... read more »

I’m in better shape: Usain Bolt

Despite losing a sprint to the finish, athletics legend Usain Bolt said he is in better shape than he was last year when injury forced him to miss most of the season. The Jamaican sensation... read more »

England not playing with fear: Stuart Broad

Hitting out at former captain Michael Vaughan, who had said England are “playing with fear”, fast bowler Stuart Broad has denied the allegation. “I don’t think we... read more »

Bombay High Court dismisses Ashok Chavan’s plea to drop his...

In a blow to former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed his appeal to recall an earlier order refusing to delete his name from the multi-crore Adarsh... read more »