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You can’t sport a beard in school, says SC ‘We Can’t Have Taliban’ Rejecting the appeal of a Muslim student that he be permitted to sport a beard in his convent school, the Supreme Court on Monday observed that secularism cannot be overstretched and that ‘Talibanization’ of the country cannot be permitted. …    Send [...]

Lahore done, it’s US capital now: Taliban’s MehsudTaliban chief Baitullah Mehsud claimed responsibality for the attack on police acadamy and claimed to attack US. Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, for whom the United States has posted a five-million-dollar reward, said there would be more attacks after Monday’s raid on the Lahore police training school that [...]

One killed, 15 wounded in Guwahati blastThe explosion in Lal Ganesh area occurred when senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee was addressing reporters, just three kilometres away from the blast site. He expressed fears about terrorist strikes. According to the police, the bomb was planted on a parked motor cycle and went off in the area [...]

SC bars Sanjay Dutt from contesting LS pollsSupreme Court refused to stay his conviction in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Dutt was convicted under the Arms Act and sentenced to six years in jail by a TADA court. He is out on bail at present. “We are not inclined to suspend his conviction,” [...]

Does youth trump experience in the Lok Sabha stakes?Indian political parties and leaders are courting young voters for the upcoming general elections and the age of political leaders like L.K. Advani and Rahul Gandhi is being made into an electoral issue. After all nearly two-thirds of India is below 35 years of age, the cut-off [...]

BJP says to push reforms, FDIThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will speed up foreign investment projects in India if it wins a general election, with business hit by red tape, land protests and lack of government help, party president Rajnath Singh said. The measure is part of the BJP’s election manifesto to be unveiled this [...]

BrahMos ready for induction: ArmyThe Army on Monday gave the green signal for the induction of the new version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which has been developed to act as a precision-strike weapon in a “clustered urban environment”. Army vice-chief Lt-Gen Noble Thamburaj said the third test of the 290-km-range BrahMos Block-II missile, [...]

BJP’s Gandhi surrenders amid violenceAccompanied by supporters waving saffron flags and chanting “Jai Shri Ram,” a saffron-clad Varun Gandhi surrendered in a Pilibhit court on Saturday. Though the district administration had clamped prohibitory orders, hundreds of supporters gathered for a saffron show of strength which set the tone for the BJP’s election campaign, at least [...]

PM sees scope for interest rate cutsPrime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday plenty of liquidity and low Inflation gave room for further interest rate cuts.    Send article as PDF   

Ramadoss and Velu resign from UPA GovtUnion Ministers Anbumani Ramadoss and R Velu, whose party PMK has aligned with Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK to contest the Lok Sabha polls, resigned from the Manmohan Singh government.    Send article as PDF