Manmohan-Karat talks yield no result Don't operationalise nuclear deal: Left
The Left, unhappy with the PM's statement daring them to withdraw their support, are unlikely to break off their ties with the UPA but may scale down the level of cooperation with the government...
PM speech disruption: Speaker raps MPs
"I wish to inform members that in future all methods provided in our rules will be applied to enforce minimum discipline in the House, however painful that may be," said the Speaker...
BJP MPs protest during PM Manmohan Singh's address on Indo-US nuclear deal in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Monday
President, PM to attend I-Day fete
Patil, Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will address the function held in the Central Hall of Parliament.
Tricolour hoisted by Nehru missing?
There is no official record available about the whereabouts of the flag Nehru hoisted on August 15, 1947, nor is there any move to trace them...
Civic polls: State poll panel moves SC
The Karnataka State Election Commission on Tuesday challenged the High Court order directing it to postpone the elections for 209 urban local bodies in the state that have been overdue since June 2006.
HC quashes proceedings against Narayana Murthy
The Vedike had alleged that Murthy had passed insulting remarks about the national anthem during a press conference on April 8 after the then President A P J Abdul Kalam visited the company's Mysore campus.
INTERNATIONAL
Pak to continue work on nuke reactors
Peeved at the US for not offering a civil nuclear deal to it on the pattern of India, Pakistan today said it will continue to make reactors and not wait for Washington to oblige.
NASA assesses Endeavour damage; mulls repair
A series of tests has revealed that the gouge is relatively small - 9 centimetres by 5 centimetres - but part of it penetrates through the protective thermal tiles...
Pietersen plays down spat with Kumble
Kumble reacted angrily when he attempted to field off his own bowling and collided with non-striker Pietersen, who he thought was trying to obstruct him. Umpire Ian Howell, centre, talks to India's Anil Kumble following a collision between him and England's Kevin Pietersen, at left, on Monday.
CPI-ML activists shout anti-government slogans as they burn an effigy during a demonstration against the Indo-US nuclear deal near Parliament House in New Delhi, on Tuesday. The party has asked the Left parties to withdraw their support to the UPA Government. AFP
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Raj Kapoor films to be digitised for release Various single-screen theatres and multiplexes have urged the Kapoor family to permit them to screen all-time romantic and social hits created by the legendary showman. The golden hits of Raj Kapoor -such as 'Bobby', 'Prem Rog' and 'Satyam, Shivam, Sundram'- are all set to be digitalised.
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BJP MPs protest during PM Manmohan Singh's address on Indo-US nuclear deal in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Monday
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