Karunanidhi wants Sri Lanka censured for 'genocide'

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to condemn Sri Lanka's 'genocide' of the island's Tamil minority.8:00 PM on October 06

Chiranjeevi kick-starts his political tour in Andhra Pradesh

Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi Thursday launched his maiden and much-awaited state-wide 'yatra' or tour from Srikakulam district in north coastal Andhra.10:31 PM on October 09

In 19 months, only 8,000 child labour violations detected in India

Nearly two years after employment of children as domestic help and in restaurants was banned, only 8,105 violations have been detected across the country. This, child rights activists say, is a reflection of the state's inability to battle child slavery.10:30 AM on October 08

Bajrang Dal is a terror group, ban likely: Minister

The Bajrang Dal is a terrorist outfit and the central government will not hesitate to ban it like it outlawed the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), says Union Minister of State for Home Shakeel Ahmad.12:30 PM on October 07

NIC meet proposed on Orissa violence

The prime minister is considering to convene a meeting of the National Integration Council (NIC) to discuss the communal violence in Orissa, officials said.12:31 AM on October 06

Mamata-Modi link in Nano relocation: CPI-M leader

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was hand-in-glove with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that Tata's Nano project shifted to the western state, a senior Communist Party of India (CPI-M) leader alleged here Sunday.9:30 PM on October 12

Gujarat town tense after communal clash

Deesa town in north Gujarat was tense Monday after a clash between two communities during which a police station was stoned and a policeman injured.5:30 PM on October 06

CD 'exposing' Ajit Jogi's son heats up Chhattisgarh politics

A CD that allegedly shows that former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi's son Amit was acquitted in a 2003 murder case because the Congress leader bribed the judge has charged up the political atmosphere in the state, where assembly polls are due to be held by year-end.5:31 PM on October 06

Mamata threatens to lay siege on police headquarters

Incensed over the arrest of a party worker, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday threatened to lay siege on the city police headquarters on Oct 20.12:30 AM on October 13

This Tata project in West Bengal is going strong

Two projects of the Tata Group, conceived at the same time, have met very different fates in West Bengal - one has perished before it could see the light of the day but the other is going strong.12:30 AM on October 07

Karunanidhi talks tough on Sri Lanka issue

The DMK will be forced to consider withdrawing from the central government if it does not take decisive steps to stop attacks against Tamils in Sri Lanka and Indian fishermen allegedly by the island's defence establishment, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said Monday.12:31 AM on October 07

Bajrang Dal chief dares government to ban the group

The Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), has dared the Indian government to ban it, warning that the authorities would face the 'consequences' if it was outlawed.1:30 PM on October 09

Jharkhand government criticised for not enticing Tatas enough

The opposition in Jharkhand has criticised the government for not doing enough to convince Tata Motors to shift the Nano project to the state.12:30 PM on October 06

More evidence needed against Bajrang Dal: Home minister

The cabinet Wednesday extensively discussed the situation in Orissa but no decision could be taken on banning the Bajrang Dal for its alleged involvement in attacks on Christians in the state as Home Minister Shivraj Patil maintained that more evidence needed to be gathered against the organisation, informed sources said.12:30 AM on October 09

No time frame can be set to defeat LTTE: Karuna

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are in 'a precarious condition' but no one can predict when they can be overcome militarily, says Vinyagamoorthy Muralitharan, a former top Tiger commander who became an MP this week.9:30 AM on October 11