Rights abuse: son
CHANDIGARH: : Moninder Singh Pandher's son on Thursday described the attack on his father as an instance of ``human rights abuse'' and demanded that an attempt to murder case be filed against the assailants. ``It's shocking that such a thing ...
Congress justifies boycott
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday justified the boycott of the vote of confidence in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, stating that the attitude of Minister Naresh Agarwal was most "shocking." Asserting that Mr. Agarwal's statement that the ...
NSG guidelines don't prohibit preparatory work for additional reactors: Shmatko
NEW DELHI: The Indian department of atomic energy (DAE) and the Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) for building four additional reactors at Koondankulam, where two Russian 1,000 MWe VVER reactors ...
"Surya namaskar" programme held in Madhya Pradesh
BHOPAL: Declaring its yoga policy at a mass "Surya namaskar" programme, made voluntary by a High Court order amid protests from different quarters, the BJP Government in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday decided to teach the ancient form of exercise in ...
Karat counters charge of double-speak
NEW DELHI: Defending the Government's move on Singur and other projects in West Bengal, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday joined issue with the "anti-Marxist line-up" which charged it with "double-speak". Referring to a ...