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  • US holding “outreach” talks with Taliban: Gates

    The US has been engaged in “very preliminary” peace talks with the Taliban to find a “political outcome” to end the decade-long war in Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Robert Gates confirmed on Sunday. “There’s been outreach on the part of a number of countries, including the United States,” he said. “I would say that these contacts […]

    Kanimozhi’s last hope, SC to hear bail plea tomorrow

    A special Supreme Court bench will on Monday hear the bail plea of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar in the 2G spectrum scam case after two of the judges recused from hearing the matter. Kanimozhi is likely to face some tough time in convincing the court to grant her bail as […]

    Left parties demand Lokpal Bill draft before all party meet

    Left parties on Sunday asked the Government to give them a draft of the Lokpal Bill before convening any all party meeting on the issue. “It is not only the issue of whether the Prime Minister should be brought under the purview of Lokpal. There are many other aspects of the bill which we would […]

    Joint drafting committee for drafting Lokpal Bill meets tommorrow

    Ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of the joint drafting committee for Lokpal bill, the five members of the Committee from the government side are meeting in New Delhi on Sunday to chalk out their strategy for a consensus with the civil society members over key issues. If the two sides fail to settle their differences, a […]

    Chidambaram to visit Kashmir Valley tomorrow

    Home Minister P Chidambaram will undertake a two-day visit to Kashmir Valley from Monday during which he would hold a security review and meet officials of South Kashmir besides visiting a border post in North Kashmir. Chidambaram will arrive in Srinagar Monday evening along with Director General of CRPF K Vijay Kumar, BSF Chief Raman […]

    Medical entrance test rescheduled after paper leak in Chh’garh

    Chhattisgarh government on Sunday removed the Chairman of the State Professional Examination Board Vijendra Singh and Controller of  examination of the Board, BP Tripathi, following the leak of papers of the medical entrance test in Raipur. Following the leak, the state government cancelled the examination which was being taken by nearly 20 thousand candidates. The […]

    UP Cong celebrates Rahul’s birthday as Kisan Adhikar Diwas

    The birthday of AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, who turned 41 on Sunday, is being celebrated all over Uttar Pradesh by party workers as Kisan Adhikar Diwas (Farmers’ Rights Day). With Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh due early next year the opportunity is being utilised by the state unit to reach out to the farmers. […]

    Sonia sends terse reply to Hazare

    In a terse reply to Anna Hazare who had accused her party of running a smear campaign, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday indicated her unhappiness with him for making his communication public and said she has already made her views ‘clear’. “I received your letter dated June 9, 2011. Since I was not in […]

    3 Pak soldiers including 4 militants killed in Mohmand clash

    At least three Pakistani soldiers and four Taliban militants were killed in a clash in the Mohmand tribal region on Sunday. Armed militants attacked a check post, triggering an exchange of fire between the two sides at Baizai area of Mohmand Agency in northwest Pakistan. Thirteen soldiers were also injured in the clash, security sources […]

    Telangana activists organise novel protest, cook on streets

    Pro-Telangana supporters on Sunday undertook a novel protest by organising collective cooking programmes at key traffic junctions here and threatened to intensify the stir if their demand is not met. “It is a practice to conduct collective cooking and community lunches in open areas in Telangana during the monsoon. We have converted this into a […]