2009-11-05
India has expressed its reservations from making any unqualified endorsement on the findings and recommendations of the Goldstone report at a special session of the UN General Assembly.
2009-09-24
Though there was buzz that Soha Ali Khan had refused a liplock with Emraan Hashmi in Tum Mile, she has kissed the actor not once but twice over!
2009-09-19
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will sell one-eighth of its gold reserves and the money raised will in part be used to assist low-income countries, the IMF said.
2009-09-02
At a time when two-thirds of the state is said to be drought-ridden, the government's decision to allocate Rs 350 crore to erect a Shivaji statue in the Arabian Sea had attracted criticism from several people.
2009-08-30
A Delhi court has reserved its order on framing of charges under stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) against underworld don Babloo Srivastava and his aide Fazl-ur-Rehman for allegedly running organised crime syndicate in the national capital.
2009-08-05
The presence of illegal settlers is threatening wildlife in the Susta region of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve as forest staff don't patrol the area because of a territorial dispute between India and Nepal, say officials and conservationists.
2009-08-04
Parliament today approved a Constitutional amendment bill seeking to extend by another 10 years reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
2009-06-10
Here is some bad news for wildlife lovers. Bihar's Valmiki National Park, the state's sole tiger reserve, has just 13 tigers left, down from the 56 big cats it had seven years ago, a survey said.
2009-06-08
While many would claim that the concept of reservation is redundant after 60 years of independence, the bitter reality is that the practice is here to stay.
2009-05-08
A tiger believed to have died after being caught in a steel trap in Goa's Sattari wildlife sanctuary was actually shot dead by poachers, a wildlife activist said Saturday while alleging that the forest department was trying to cover up the incident.