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The protests in Singur crippling work at auto major Tata Motors' Nano plant continued Sunday, as agitation leader Mamata Banerjee turned down an appeal from West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi for a mediator to resolve the stalemate. "We are...

The Supreme Court has ruled that the character of a woman subjected to rape is irrelevant while deciding a rape case. A bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and Mukundakam Sharma pulled up the Allahabad High Court for acquitting two accused...

A new US draft text for an NSG waiver to India is ready and should be circulated to member countries this weekend. Negotiations between the US and India on the language are going right down to the wire and...

The surging waters of the Kosi river continued to rise in Bihar for the 14th day Sunday, inundating more areas as hundreds of villages remained under water and millions waited for rescue, and food. The water level in the flooded...

Legendary industrialist Krishna Kumar Birla was a man of many facets, with an equal passion for not just expanding his well-known, and much respected, business empire founded by his father, but also towards philanthropy and education. Birla was for long...

India’s technology hub is being racked by more and more suicides. Over 200 people, including youngsters between 10 and 14 years, commit suicide every month in the city as they suffer from stress or financial insecurity or loneliness, say...

Tata Motors’ plans to roll out the world’s cheapest car Nano from Singur in West Bengal continued to face trouble, with its workers not attending work at the factory for the second day running on Saturday. “Our workers are...

After five days of communal violence following the killing of a Hindu group leader, Orissa reported fewer clashes between Christians and Hindus Friday. Nearly 10,000 Christians who had fled their homes in fear of their lives in Kandhamal district...

The government Friday said it wanted a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recent communal clashes in Orissa, where at least 11 people have been killed in revenge for the murder of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)...

In a turnaround, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said that he regrets his anti-bandh remarks. The CITU state president said the chief minister accepted his mistake during the CPM state meeting. Buddhadeb’s regret comes after the CPM politburo issued...