Gaza conflict: 100,000 warned to leave homes as Israel steps up bombing
Warplanes bomb house of senior Hamas leader, who appears not to have been home at the time Israeli warplanes have bombed the home of a senior Hamas leader, as a campaign against Gaza militants entered day nine with no sign of an immediate end to hostilities. Israel had resumed on Tuesday its... read more »
Govt rejects demand for resolution against Israel
The BJP-led NDA government on Tuesday rejected the opposition’s plea in the Lok Sabha that Parliament pass a resolution condemning the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that have left hundreds of Palestinians dead over the last few days. This was even though the demand came from a virtually... read more »
Visakhapatnam to be IT capital of AP: Minister
IT Minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy said here on Tuesday that the government’s new IT policy would be announced in 10 days to attract large-scale investments. Single window clearance for new units within four weeks on the lines of Gujarat and special thrust to make Visakhapatnam the IT capital of... read more »
PM Narendra Modi meets Putin, favours broadening of strategic partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has favoured broadening of the strategic partnership with Russia in nuclear, defence and energy sectors and invited President Vladimir Putin to visit Kudankulam atomic power project during his trip in December for his annual summit. The two leaders met for 40 minutes on... read more »
Congress extends support to new JD(U) government in Bihar
Congress in Bihar on Tuesday decided to continue with “unconditional” support to JD(U) government in Bihar and handed over its letter of support to Governor D.Y. Patil. As directed by... read more »
CWC rejects Sonia Gandhi, Rahul resignations
The offer of resignation by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi, following the party’s worst-ever electoral defeat, was expectedly rejected by the Congress... read more »
Modi to stake claim to form govt today; silent on cabinet
In the first sign of a thaw in their chilly relationship, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Monday drove down to Gujarat Bhawan for her first one-on-one meeting with PM-designate Narendra Modi... read more »
Not the first CM to become PM
Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi is not the first Chief Minister to move to the seat of power at the Centre. The distinction goes to former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, who,... read more »
17 killed as bus plunges into gorge on Jammu-Srinagar highway
Seventeen commuters died and 32 others were injured when a Srinagar-bound 48-seater bus skidded off the road and rolled down the slope into a 300 feet deep rivulet near Digdol on Jammu-Srinagar... read more »
