Millions vote in first phase of Gujarat elections

Millions voted across Gujarat Thursday in elections that have pitted Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has ruled the state since 2001, against a disparate  »

For nearly 37 years, Jammu and Kashmir's regional National Conference (NC) has been criticizing the central government for not implementing the terms of the 1975 Indira-Abdullah accord. All of a sudden, some elements of the NC leadership now say there was no accord. After 22  »

Gujarat textbooks have anti-Muslim contents, portray Hitler as hero

Says Asghar Ali Engineer; Bureaucracy and security forces are infiltrated by RSS, alleges Ram Puniyani

From questioning the funeral with state honour of Shiv Sena leade  »

A meagre 81,056 people from the minority communities that constitute about 20% of the total population of the country serve in India's paramilitary forces and the Intelligence Bureau, official figures show. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsees are notified as minorities, according to the National Minority Commission.  »

71,397 vacancies in paramilitary forces

Unfair to withhold student's degree for dues: Consumer court rules

"Such kind of practice is not fair," the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission said in a recent ruling in connection with a case involving Sushith, a student pursuing an MD degree  »

Modi's letter on Sir Creek: PMO rubbishes 'untrue' claims

A day before the Gujarat assembly poll, Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday stirred a hornet's nest by writing to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against handing over Sir Creek to Pakistan. In a strong rebuttal, the  »

Sitar legend Ravi Shankar is dead

Sitar maestro and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar, described by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "national treasure", has died in a US hospital. He was 92. He had been admitted to the Scripps  »