Narendra Modi's clout gets a boost from Gujarat bypoll victory

	Narendra Modi's clout gets a boost from Gujarat bypoll victory The BJP's emphatic victory in six bypolls in Gujarat has added to the clamour in the party for a bigger national role for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, and indications are that he would head the 2014 polls campaign committee. A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ...
	Chances of ordinance, special session for Food Security Bill almost nil A view is emerging in the government not to promulgate an ordinance for its ambitious social security scheme -- Nationl Food Security Law. The government is also not likely to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the bill, as is speculated in ...
	'India supports freedom of navigation in international waters' Against the backdrop of growing Chinese assertion in the Asia-Pacific region, India today said it supports the "freedom of navigation" in international waters noting that any disputes or differences in the region must be resolved diplomatically. During his ...
	Two militants killed as 19-hour long Pulwama gunbattle ends The 19-hour gunbattle between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir ended on Thursday afternoon with the killing of a holed-up ultra, taking the number of militants killed to two. Divisional Commander of Pakistan-based ...
	Three men held for US tourist gang-rape in India Three men suspected of the gang-rape of a US tourist in the north Indian hill town of Manali were arrested early Thursday, police said. The woman, 31, was offered a lift by three men in a truck as she was waiting for public transport on a highway in the early ...
	CBI seeks permission to conduct polygraph test on Raja Bhaiya The CBI on Thursday moved an application in aspecial court here seeking permission to conduct lie detection test on former minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya in connection with killing of Kunda DSP Zia-ul-Haq. The agency moved the ...
	CIC order may disrupt internal party discourse: Nilotpal Basu While certain RTI activists have asked for political parties to come under RTI, almost all political parties are united in their opposition to this move. All functions of a party and minutes of all meetings can't be disclosed, they say. CPI(M) leader Nilotpal Basu ...
	Rains bring relief to Delhi after scorcher spell New Delhi: Rain and strong winds lashed the capital this evening, bringing much needed relief to Delhiites who have been braving a harsh summer sun. The maximum temperature during the day stood 43.6 deg C, three notches above from normal and the ...
	Prez calls for building strong innovation culture President Pranab Mukherjee today called for an initiative to build a strong innovation culture in the country in higher education. After laying the foundation stone of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University near here, the President who addressed the gathering ...
	How an Indian college graduate hacked ICSE, ISC results website The way Debarghya Das writes it, he hacked into the Indian education system for a lark. Two of his close friends were waiting for their ICSE and ICS results. The nervous students asked Das, a Cornell University graduate, to do them a favour – would he mind ...