New Delhi: The first day of the BRICS summit saw tight security in the Capital with the police fearing violent demonstrations by Tibetan protestors.

New Delhi: Ahead of Chinese Premier Hu Jintao's visit for the BRICS summit, Delhi has seen widespread protests by the Tibetan community. Police are also maintaining a tight vigil outside Tibetan hostels and colonies trying to ensure that protests don't mar Jintao's visit.

New Delhi: Team Anna today remained defiant despite a censure from Parliament over the language used in attacking lawmakers, saying questions still remained on issues raised by them and it reaffirms the public perception about lawmakers’ non-seriousness to root out corruption. 

New Delhi: Lok Sabha today strongly condemned Team Anna for “lowering the dignity” of Parliament after a resolution was moved over which members cutting across party line slammed the activists for using derogatory language against MPs.

New Delh: Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh today filed a criminal defamation case against Army Chief V K Singh and others in a Delhi court, rejecting allegations that he had offered Rs 14 crore as bribe to the General to strike a defence deal.

New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil's wanderlust has cost the public exchequer a whopping Rs 205 crore on her foreign visits, surpassing the record of all her predecessors.

Bhubaneshwar:After almost 12 days of captivity, Maoists finally released Claudio Colangelo, one of the two Italian hostages abducted by the Maoists led by Sabyasachi Panda on March 14. The Maoist leader has made two demands including the release of his wife from jail before the Odisha government to set the second Italian hostage free.

Bhopal/Khandwa: Destiny had separated them in 1988, but Google and Facebook united them after 24 years. This sums up the story of a family based in Khandwa, located around 200km from the state capital.

NEW DELHI: The government continued to give away coal blocks without bidding even after a meeting headed by Manmohan Singh (in his role as coal minister) on October 14, 2004 decided that all future allocation would be through the competitive route, says a CAG report.

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Friday okayed changes in the Marriage Act to quicken the process, in a move that will be welcomed by couples trapped in unhappy alliances.