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If Modi Wants His 3rd Term To Work...

To govern effectively, to legislate successfully, Modi must reach out to the Opposition.As long as he does not and he is showing no signs that he accepts the reality, the drift his fans are......

Over 6,900 corruption cases probed by CBI pending

Over 6,900 corruption cases probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation were pending trials in different courts, 361 for more than 20 years, according to the latest annual report of the Central......

Ex-Agniveers to get 10% reservation, age relaxation in CAPFs

The government has decided to reserve 10 per cent of vacancies in the Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles for ex-Agniveers, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. IMAGE: Agniveer women......

Scandal-hit Keith Vaz quits as Home Affairs Committee chairman

Britain's longest serving Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz on Tuesday resigned from his post as chair of the influential House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee in the wake of being......

Finance Secretary TV Somanathan is new Cabinet Secy

Finance Secretary T V Somanathan was on Saturday named as the new Cabinet Secretary by the government for a tenure of two years. IMAGE: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan will be the new Cabinet......

UK minister admits deadlock over visa bond scheme

UK home secretary Theresa May, the driving force behind plans to introduce a controversial 3,000 pound visa bond for visitors from certain countries including India, has admitted the scheme remains......

Over 2 million foreigners working in UK

The number of foreign workers has risen above two million for the first time in Britain, which recently proposed tightening of immigration rules for people from India and other non-EU countries.......

'British jobs' slogan promotes apartheid: MP

A leading NRI Labour MP has criticised Prime Minister Gordon Brown's slogan "British jobs for British workers," charging that it amounts to "employment apartheid."Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home......

UK acts after key SC ruling on immigration

Britain's immigration rules in force since November 2008 were rushed to the House of Lords after the Supreme Court ruled in a major judgement that they were illegal because they had never been......

Probe likely on Indian operations of Chinese telcos

A high-level meeting will be convened soon to decide on probing the India operations of Chinese Telecom companies -- 'Huawei' and 'ZTE' -- against the backdrop of the US calling the two firms a......

PIX: Kareena Kapoor honoured by the British government

Kareena Kapoor Khan was honoured at the House of Commons, for her contribution to the global entertainment industry on October 29. The actress was honoured by Rt Hon Keith Vaz, chairman of the......

Team India's master plan to conquer Australia

IMAGE: India likely to play intra-squad practice game against India A. Photograph: BCCI/X The Indian team is expected to leave for Australia at least two weeks prior to the first Test starting......

Pakistan's forgettable World Cup: Spinners' surrender, outdated batting

IMAGE: Pakistan failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup semifinals for the third consecutive time. Photograph: Samuel Rajkumar/Reuters An outdated batting approach, dismal performance of the......

Kapil wins Global Diversity Award for Sport 2011

India's first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev has been chosen for the Global Diversity Award for Sports 2011 for his outstanding achievements in cricket and his recent induction into the ICC......

Year Ender 2022: Sharath, Manika light up TT scene

IMAGE: Achanta Sharath Kamal plans to hang up his boots only after the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images The age-defying Achanta Sharath Kamal sizzled on and off the court while......

Will new PCB chief Sethi revive Indo-Pak ties?

IMAGE: Najam Sethi is back at the helm as head of the PCB. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images The head of Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) management committee Najam Sethi on Thursday, made it......

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