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Hours after the Pakistan's Parliament meddled in India's internal affairs and passed a resolution, condemning the hanging of Afzal Guru, political parties here joined hands and passed a similar resolution, slamming the resolution adopted by…

A Suspected Pakistani terrorist was arrested in connection with March 13 fidayeen attack on a CRPF camp in Bemina. He was nabbed from Rampura, Chattabal area of Srinagar late on Thursday night. Security forces had launched a special…

Days after Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf visited Ajmer Dargah in India amidst protests and outrage, the country passed a resolution condemning the hanging of 2001 Parliament attack Afzal Guru. The move suggested that Pakistan…

The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) has decided to fix the age of consent to 16 years in case of rape. Offences like voyeurism, stalking and public disrobing of a woman have also been included in the new draft. The new tough…

A major diplomatic row has been created between India and Italy after the Italian government went back on its promises and decided not to send its marines back, who are facing murder charges in India. That prompted the Supreme Court to take…

Journalist Aniruddha Bahl made sensational claims, citing a sting operation by his online magazine Cobra Post to nail three major private banks in India - ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank. Cobra Post's investigation has "exposed" how…

In yet another daring attack, the terrorists launched a major offensive on a CRPF camp in Bemina area of Srinagar, killing 5 CRPF jawans and injuring seven others. Two terrorists were also gunned down. The gunbattle still continues, as some…

The multi-crore AgustaWestland chopper scam has taken an interesting turn with the CBI filing FIR against former IAF Chief SP Tyagi and several others, including his cousins Julie and Docsa. The FIR names four firms and 12 people. The…

The UPA II government in a desperate bid to woo the people in Maharashtra, has announced a special relief package of Rs 1,207 crore for the drought-hit areas in the state. An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought headed by…

The Parliament was stalled yesterday over an alleged land scam involving Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra. The BJP had not raised the issue when it came to light last year. However, the party and changed its stand…