Don't provoke Maharashtrians, Thackeray warns Cong

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has accused the Congress of 'using' Mumbai to mint money at the cost of Maharashtrians and warned its leaders against deriving political mileage by encouraging th...- in Politics n government

Advani breaks his silence on LS poll results

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Monday conceded that the people have given the Congress another chance to head the government, but added that the party had benefited ...- in Politics n government

Will Dr Singh's dream team deliver?

Forget the first 100 days spiel about what Dr Manmohan Singh will do to kickstart the economy. That's just media hype and, in any case, the economy's on a recovery-path. As has been seen over ju...- in Politics n government

Meet the Congress' backroom mover and shaker

Consider all that Ahmad Patel does: He oversees the party, advises Congress president Sonia Gandhi , pre-empts administrative moves by the government so that the party can get full advantage of t...- in Politics n government

North Korea conducts second nuclear test

Unmindful of international pressure, a defiant North Korea on Monday conducted a second 'successful' and 'more powerful' nuclear test, a move that could invite fresh sanctions and punitive action...- in Politics n government

Violence spreads in Punjab, Haryana; two killed

Two persons were killed and several injured as violence triggered by the killing of a Dera leader engulfed Punjab and parts of Haryana, where protestors set afire train coaches, buses and cla...- in Politics n government

Is continuity over-riding change?

Manmohan Singh is a lucky prime minister, for about a half of his old 29-member Cabinet has deserted him. It is not just that Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan walked out of the United Pro...- in Politics n government

The Karmapa breaks his silence

In the Dalai Lama , both Tibet and Buddhism have their poster boy, though a triad governs the spiritual leadership of Tibetan Buddhism with the Gyalwang Karmapa and the Panchen Lama as important...- in Politics n government

NSG training in new modules to combat terror

Six months after their successful commando operation in Mumbai , the National Security Guard is training its personnel on new modules to hone their urban warfare and specialised operational skill...- in Politics n government

DMK overplayed its hand

The predicament in which the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam finds itself is of its own making. Its supremo, M Karunanidhi , reputedly cool and calculating in making his moves, has apparently been out...- in Politics n government