BBC News | Satish Mishra sidelined by Mayawati at Lucknow rally The Hindu Bahujan Samaj Party general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Satish Chandra Mishra was on Monday virtually sidelined from the party's political and organisational affairs when he was named the chairman of its All-India Legal Cell. ... Maya plays 'victim' to 4 lakh gallery 5 lakh attend Mayawati's show of strength Congress Enemy No. 1, says Maya |
The Guardian | US presses Israel over East Jerusalem settlement row BBC News The US has said it is awaiting a "formal" response from Israel amid a row over its decision to build 1600 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel angered the US by announcing the move during a visit by Vice-President Joe Biden aimed at backing ... US confident Mideast peace talks to continue Israel Affirms Plan to Build in East Jerusalem For the first time there are voices questioning Israel's strategic value |
![]() The Hindu | Foreign Universities Bill cleared for introduction The Hindu NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Monday cleared the Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operation) Bill, 2010, for introduction in Parliament. It seeks to allow foreign education providers to set up campuses in the country and ... Varsity bill gets nod Cabinet nod for foreign varsities to set up campuses in India Government clears bill to allow foreign universities |
![]() The Hindu | 'Nuclear Bill will let foreign firms off the hook' The Hindu The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Left have decided to oppose at the introductory stage itself the Bill to cap liability in the event of a nuclear accident. On Sunday when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh telephoned Leader of the Opposition in the Lok ... Nuke liability Bill on hold, UPA decides better late than never Govt defends nuclear liability bill as afterthought What if a nuclear accident happens |
![]() The Hindu | Terror duo sings: Mumbai strike averted in nick of time Times of India MUMBAI: A terror strike appears to have been averted in Mumbai in the nick of time. The two terror suspects arrested over the weekend planned to set fire to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) office at Bandra (East) on Monday (March 15), ... Another arrest in Mumbai Mumbai arrests cast light on jihadist-mafia nexus 2 arrested terror suspects with D-Co links: cops |
![]() Oneindia | Pro-Modi plea Calcutta Telegraph New Delhi, March 15: A BJP lawmaker from Gujarat today moved the Supreme Court seeking recall of its earlier order that has made possible the summons to Narendra Modi for questioning in a 2002 riot case. The court agreed to hear MLA Kalubhai Maliwad's ... SC to 'reconsider' its Guj riots probe order SC to consider recall of SIT probe against Modi, others SC orders stay on Gulbarg Society probe |
![]() Calcutta Telegraph | Fearing Maoist retaliation, govt puts states on alert Times of India NEW DELHI: Apprehending retaliation from Maoists in the wake of major offensives against them in the past week, the Centre has asked all naxal-affected states to remain alert. It hinted that the ultras were up to something big to take revenge for the ... Dawn hunt in Bokaro, Bengal gets cracking Govt warns of retaliatory attacks from Naxals Community policing begins in Maoist-hit areas of Ghatshila |
![]() Oneindia | Setback to ballistic missile defence trial The Hindu Hyderabad/Chennai: India's efforts to put in place a credible ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield suffered a setback on Monday with the attacker Prithvi missile veering off its path and not reaching its required altitude of 110 km. ... Missile flop As target missile goes off course, interceptor test fails Interceptor missile test-fire fails |
![]() The Hindu | Won't let Pachauri down in IPCC: Govt Hindustan Times The government on Monday said it would resist any move to remove RK Pachauri as head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change even as it accused the UN body of failing to apply established standards in case of Himalayan glaciers. ... Pachauri wants GDP to measure natural resource depletion IPCC likely to backtrack on claim that global warming will destroy rainforests Govt Against Unseating Pachauri From IPCC |
![]() Oneindia | Opposition slams Mayawati on Bareilly riots The Hindu The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Monday morning as the entire Opposition and some Congress members took on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for her alleged mishandling of the communal riots in Bareilly. The town has been under curfew for the past 14 ... Bareilly riots rock Lok sabha, BSP faces heat Political parties slam Mayawati govt in Lok Sabha Lok Sabha adjourned over Bareilly violence |