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Won’t allow Sri Ram Sene to work i...

Won’t allow Sri Ram Sene to work in Goa: Parrikar

In a shift from Goa government’s earlier stand, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said he would not allow the controversial right wing outfit Sri Ram Sene to work in the state.“Sri Ram Sene is not there in Goa. It is functioning in Karnataka. SRS chief Pramod Muthalik stays at... read more »

Govt ready to extend Parliament session ...

Govt ready to extend Parliament session to push important bills

NEW DELHI: The current session of Parliament may be extended to enable the passage of bills, parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu told BJP MPs here on Tuesday. Addressing the BJP parliamentary party meeting at the central hall of Parliament, he said the government is committed to pass... read more »

Smriti Irani’s Yale ‘degree&...

Smriti Irani’s Yale ‘degree’: Ridicule aside, here is wha...

Smriti Irani’s Yale swagger has more or less died down in a day with the widespread ridicule it evoked, but what remains unexplained is why she has made the mistake of brandishing a six-day course certificate as a degree. More than her momentary foolishness, what’s certainly disconcerting is... read more »

Taking effective steps to contain Maoist...

Taking effective steps to contain Maoist violence: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: The central government is taking effective steps to contain Maoist violence in parts of the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday. “Government is taking effective steps to contain Naxalism (Maoism), but we will also take measures to address the social causes... read more »

Proteas skipper more of a servant than leader, says ‘honoured’ Amla

COMMON sense among sport suits can be rare, but Cricket South Africa’s board got it right on Tuesday by confirming Hashim Amla as the national team’s Test captain. Cricket SA CE Haroon... read more »

Syed Kirmani awarded Ceat international lifetime achivement

Mumbai June 4: CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International Awards 2014 felicitated outstanding perfomances in the international arena. Players like Shikhar Dhawan (India), Shakib Al Hasan... read more »

Obama to meet Ukraine’s new leader ahead of Putin encounter

WARSAW: US President Barack Obama meets Ukraine president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, in a show of US support for Ukraine’s right to chart its own future, before an encounter... read more »

Japan to grant N. Korea passage of food, medicine if abductions inquiry makes progress

Japan agreed to a North Korean request for food and medical supplies during talks last week in Sweden, but said the aid would be delivered through nongovernmental or private-sector... read more »

Pakistan MQM leader Altaf Hussain’s arrest in London: Thousands b...

Karachi: Around 4,000 people blocked the main thoroughfare of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi late Tuesday to protest the arrest of Altaf Hussain, the powerful exiled leader of the MQM party. They... read more »