As the US shutdown continued for the second day Wednesday, President Barack Obama cancelled part of his upcoming trip to Asia, preparing to fight a prolonged battle with the Republicans over the budget. Secretary of State John Kerry will lead delegations to Philippines and Malaysia next week instead of Obama, the White
A gunfight between a holed-up guerrilla and security forces stared Wednesday evening in the Ahmad Nagar residential area of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Police said they acted on specific information about the presence of a foreign guerrilla in a house in Ahmad Nagar, a residential area of Srinagar city, about
Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, said Wednesday that the United Progressive Alliance government at the centre was out of sync with the pulse of the nation. He claimed that the ordinance to shield convicted politicians was only brought in because the government had no notion of the sentiments of
Cooking gas cylinders will soon be sold at market rates at selected petrol pumps across the country. Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily will formally launch sales and an LPG portability scheme at a function in Bangalore on Saturay, an official statement said Wednesday. Initially, 5 kg cylinders of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) will be
The world's largest Hindu temple, with a towering height of 405 feet and a hall with a seating capacity for 20,000, is to be built in Bihar, an official said Wednesday. The construction of the temple is to start after Durga Puja in Bihar's West Champaran district, said an official of the trust
BJP leader Arun Jaitley has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, alleging the Congress was misusing investigating agencies like the CBI and NIA to target and falsely implicate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as it cannot fight him politically. Jaitley mentioned specific cases in his letter, released to media Tuesday, and alleged that
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said the issue of creation of separate state of Telangana was receiving the government's attention in the right earnest. Speaking to reporters on board his special aircraft while returning from New York after attending the UN General Assembly session, the prime minister said the government was seized of