Centre willing to revisit tourist visa guidelines
The government on Tuesday said it was ready to revisit the new guidelines issued for granting tourist and conference visas if there were genuine grievances.
IIM-C grad bags Rs 1.6cr offer
Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has turned out to be the first choice of recruiters with the best pay packets in this year's campus placements.
Sonia Gandhi gambled big, pushed hard
As the opponents of the women's bill upped the ante, Sonia Gandhi did not allow herself to be swayed by the threat to the government. "Having come so far, going back is simply not an option for us," she is learnt to have told her colleagues.
Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill
After a day of high drama that saw Rajya Sabha swarm with over hundred marshals called in to bundle out 7 MPs blocking proceedings, the House recorded a historic vote in favour of a bill providing for 33% reservation for women in Parliament and assemblies.
India okays Copenhagen Accord, with riders
After three months of intense churning within the government, India on Tuesday allowed a conditional association of its name with the Copenhagen Accord.
Raja Chaudhary caught cheating on camera!
The infamous Raja Choudhary has been caught making an indecent proposal … this time, on camera, as he flirted with two decoys from the television show Emotional Atyachar!
CIA warns India, Brazil of al-Qaida threats
The CIA on Tuesday warned India and Brazil of 'emerging threats' from al-Qaida and Taliban, though the terror outfits are 'on the run' due to extreme pressure exerted on them in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Air India to lose Rs 5,400cr in 2009-10, says Praful Patel
India's national carrier is expected to incur losses of around $1.8 billion (Rs.5,400 crore) this fiscal and the trend is likely to continue for a few more years, the civil aviation minister said on Tuesday.
Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill
History was made in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday as the Women's Reservation Bill, ensuring 33% reservation to women in Parliament and state legislative bodies, was passed. The focus shifts to Lok Sabha now.
Pak govt sponsored 26/11 attack: Prosecution
Alleging that Pak government sponsored the Mumbai terror attacks, the prosecution on Tuesday opened its final arguments in the case saying the neighbouring country's Army was also involved in the 26/11 attack.
Osmania student commits suicide for Telangana
Desperate over the delay in formation of a Telangana state, another Osmania University student committed suicide on Tuesday. Sai Kumar, a B Tech student, ended his life by hanging in his hostel room.
Husain applies for Overseas Citizenship of India card
Famed painter M F Husain may have quit his Indian citizenship, but he does not want to snap his links with the country of his birth and has applied for an Overseas Citizenship identity.
Final arguments in Kasab's trial begin, R R Patil attends proceedings
The prosecution today opened its final arguments against Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist in the Mumbai terror attacks. Maharashtra home minister R R Patil and minister of state for home Bagwe attended proceedings.