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Andhra bifurcation in centre's hands: Rosaiah

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Wednesday said that the issue of the division of his state was in the hands of the central government while the Congress top brass met here to hammer out a possible soultion to the Telengana tangle.12:00 AM on December 10

Three more commit suicide for Telangana

Three more people committed suicide Wednesday in support of the demand for a separate Telangana, taking to 25 the death toll since the mass movement began 10 days ago.10:04 PM on December 09

Buddhadeb slams UPA on price rise, privatisation

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday slammed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for failing to control rising prices of essentials and its pro-privatisation policies.10:03 PM on December 09

BJP trashes Liberhan report, Congress counters

The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed in the Rajya Sabha over the Liberhan Commission report Wednesday, with the opposition calling it a 'national joke'. The ruling party hit back with an accusation of a 'cold-blooded conspiracy' to pull down the mosque Dec 6, 1992.10:03 PM on December 09

BJP for negotaited solution to Ayodhya dispute

Questioning the credibility of the Liberhan Commission report, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed it 'a national joke'.10:02 PM on December 09

CPI-M furious over management awards against 'Stalinists'

A private management institute's decision to give awards Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and some intellectuals for their efforts to free West Bengal from 'Stalinists' has raised the hackles of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).10:02 PM on December 09

Police officer quit job to support Telangana movement

A senior police official in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday quit her job to express solidarity with the mass movement for a separate statehood to the Telangana region.10:01 PM on December 09

Micro-credit programmes beat global meltdown: Muhammad Yunus

Microcredit programmes were able to weather the global meltdown as compared to the big conventional banks that were on the verge of collapse, Nobel laureate and noted economist Muhammad Yunus said here Wednesday.10:00 PM on December 09

Muslim MPs call for sanity in resolving Ayodhya row

Two Muslim MPs made an impassioned plea in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday for sanity in resolving the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid row in Ayodhya.8:08 PM on December 09

Congress says Babri razing was 'cold-blooded conspiracy'

The Congress Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allied groups of resorting to a 'cold-blooded conspiracy' to demolish the Babri mosque in 1992.8:07 PM on December 09

Telangana on boil as KCR continues fast

The Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh was on the boil Wednesday as massive protests demanding separate statehood and the fast-unto-death by Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao entered the 11th day. Doctors said Rao was in a serious condition.8:07 PM on December 09

Close shave for President Patil's chopper

President Pratibha Patil Wednesday had a narrow escape when the rotor blades of her military helicopter grazed an abandoned building after landing at the airport here, a spokeswoman for the president said.8:06 PM on December 09

Bishnoi wants 'defector' HJC legislators unseated

Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) president Kuldip Bishnoi Wednesday sought that five legislators who 'defected' from his party and joined the ruling Congress should be disqualified and thereby unseated from the state assembly.8:06 PM on December 09

Congress leadership discusses Telangana

The Congress core committee met at the prime minister's office in parliament Wednesday evening to discuss the Telangana issue, party sources said here.8:05 PM on December 09

India asks China to be sensitive to mutual concerns

India Wednesday said it valued China's friendship but urged Beijing to be 'sensitive to each other's concerns (and) aspirations' and address all outstanding issues through dialogue.8:05 PM on December 09