India has proposed “constructive talks” on the contentious issue of transit facility through Bangladesh to reach its north-eastern region once a new government takes office in New Delhi after the general elections.
India is particularly keen on railway connectivity between Akhaura in eastern Bangladesh and Agartala, capital of Tripura in India’s north-east, New Age newspaper said.
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Former Kerala chief minister A K Antony said the Centre was not being fair to Kerala by delaying security clearance to the Rs43.6bn Vizhinjam Port project. However, he said the Manmohan Singh government’s attitude towards Kerala was far better than its predecessors.
“Compared to all other federal governments in the country, it is without doubt [...]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left Saturday for a three-day tour of South Africa to take part in the 100th anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi’s historic satyagraha movement and also for meetings with President Thabo Mbeki.
Manmohan Singh will be visiting Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg, becoming the first Indian prime minister to visit South Africa since I.K. [...]
The Judicial Magistrate (First Class), M D S Dhillon, today released on bail two accused in a cheating and criminal conspiracy. Those released are Yuvraj, a resident of Kharar, and Gurlal, a resident of Fategarh Sahib.
A case against four people under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 24 [...]
ISLAMIC rebels warned yesterday of “dire consequences” if India executes a Kashmiri Muslim convicted over a 2001 attack on parliament, amid a paralysing protest strike in Indian Kashmir’s main city and a third day of clashes between demonstrators and police.
The turmoil erupted in the Muslim-majority state after a New Delhi judge ordered that Mohammed Afzal, [...]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday asked business leaders, politicians and bureaucrats to give up their old mindsets, desist from competitive populism and pull down trade barriers to push India’s development.
‘The old fashioned attitude of ‘chalta hai’ (everything goes) is not consistent with our enormous development potential,’ the prime minister told a conclave with the chief [...]
A 40-year-old soldier of the Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP), who was posted at the Tihar Jail in the capital, shot himself after he was denied leave, officials said Friday.
Jail officials said Sunil Kumar fired two shots in the air from his service rifle and a bullet between his neck and his head. He was [...]
Pop group ABBA’s effervescent hit “Dancing Queen” took on a whole new connotation with Italian fashion house Monnalisa unveiling its swish line of western outfits for girls in the 2-18 age band in India.
What a fashion show it was Friday night, with girls aged 2-14, dressed in comprehensive coordinates, playfully dancing down the ramp as [...]
Safai karamcharis’ unions from eight states of the country have called for to gherao Parliament in case their demands were not met by the Centre and state governments.
Giving a call for abolition of contract system, the unions warned the Centre of serious consequences if their demands were not met.
Expressing anguish over the callous [...]
Not long ago, a five-year-old kid named Prince fell into a deep open well in Haryana and held the nerve of the entire nation for 48 agonising hours.
In a virtual rerun, though not of same magnitude, a kid of same age was locked inside his classroom for six harrowing hours here and the school authorities [...]