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Tiger reserves in poor condition: Jairam Ramesh

Seventeen of India's 38 tiger reserves were in a 'precarious' condition, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh admitted Wednesday and said a task force had been set up to give recommendations for improvement.12:02 PM on December 09

Tribals protest arrest of villagers in Lalgarh

Hundreds of tribal activists Tuesday staged a protest in front of a joint forces' camp in West Bengal's Lalgarh region, demanding the release of two villagers who had allegedly been arrested by the police Monday night.12:01 AM on December 09

Tibetans mourn demise of German politician

The Tibetan government-in-exile Tuesday mourned the demise of Otto Graf Lambsdorff, a prominent figure in West German politics who had championed the cause of Tibet on various international fora.12:01 AM on December 09

Trinamool Minister opposes Haripur nuclear power plant

Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sisir Adhikari Tuesday said his party would oppose the proposal for setting up a nuclear power plant in West Bengal's Haripur as it is a thickly populated and agriculturally fertile region.12:00 AM on December 09

Punjab assembly sees fisticuffs, flying turbans

A free-for-all erupted in the Punjab assembly Tuesday as Akali Dal and Congress members came to blows over the law and order situation in the state, sending turbans flying while legislators stood on tables to shout slogans.10:08 PM on December 08

Jharkhand sees 55.3 percent polling, two BSF men killed

Jharkhand recorded 55.3 percent voting in the third phase of assembly elections Tuesday. Though the polling was largely peaceful, it was marred by Maoists killing two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Dumka district, officials said.10:05 PM on December 08

BJP dismisses Liberhan report; Congress blames RSS

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday termed the Liberhan Commission report 'perverse, baseless and ill-founded', while the Congress blamed its political opponents for playing 'divisive politics' and accused them of making false promises to protect the Babri mosque.10:05 PM on December 08

BJP fully responsible for Babri mosque demolition: Chidambaram

Amid acrimony in the Lok Sabha, Home Minister P. Chidambaram held the Sangh Parivar responsible for the demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992 and dismissed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj's contention that there was no conspiracy behind the incident.10:04 PM on December 08

Uttar Pradesh government complains Rahul violating security norms

The Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday sent a letter to the central home ministry, complaining that Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was violating security norms during his visits to the state.10:04 PM on December 08

Congress MP blames Rao also for Babri mosque demolition

The Congress admitted Tuesday that its leader and former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao was not alert enough to prevent the demolition of the Babri mosque.10:02 PM on December 08

Rahul denies dangerous landing in darkness

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday denied that he persuaded his helicopter pilot to land in darkness in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur town and chided the state party chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi for making the suggestion.10:01 PM on December 08

No permission for functions jeopardising peace: Sukhbir Badal

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Tuesday told the state assembly that the government would not allow the holding of any function which was likely to jeopardise the hard-earned peace and communal harmony in the state.8:07 PM on December 08

Liberhan debate: Chidambaram's reply begins amid uproar

Home Minister P. Chidambaram's reply on the Liberhan Commission's report Tuesday began amid loud uproar and slogan shouting by opposition members in the Lok Sabha.8:06 PM on December 08

Andhra assembly adjourned as TRS stalls proceedings

As Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leader K. Chandrasekhara Rao's fast unto death entered the 10th day Tuesday, the party repeatedly stalled proceedings in the Andhra Pradesh assembly demanding a resolution on a separate Telangana state and forcing the house's adjournment for the day.8:05 PM on December 08

Opposition walks out of Rajya Sabha over rising prices

The opposition walked out of the Rajya Sabha Tuesday evening saying it was not satisfied with the reply of Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on rising prices of food grains.8:04 PM on December 08