'Depleted' Maoists calls for ceasefire but with conditions

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Wednesday said his government has already clarified it was ready for unconditional peace talks with Naxalites, remarks coming after the top rebel......

Ambedkar favoured smaller states; proposed MP, UP's division

B R Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution, believed that large states posed serious challenges to governance and democratic accountability while smaller states are more manageable......

TN sets up panel headed by SC ex-judge on state autonomy

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced the constitution of a panel on state autonomy that will be headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, as he made a strong pitch for empowering......

Tahawwur Rana's extradition will expose Pak state actors' role in 26/11

Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana, who is expected to be extradited to India from the United States very soon, would help probe agencies expose the role of Pakistani state actors behind......

Mehul Choksi detained in Belgium on India's extradition request

Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan "fraud" case,......

Fresh US tariffs unnerve investors; Sensex down 380 points

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Wednesday in line with losses in global markets amid escalating trade tensions, even as the Reserve Bank cut policy rates for a second......

RBI Guv hints at more rate cuts in coming months

After effecting two back-to-back 25 basis points rate cuts, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday hinted at another reduction in key policy rate by changing the central bank's monetary......

Banks can now declare ex-IL&FS directors 'wilful defaulters'

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has allowed state-owned Canara Bank and Indian Bank to pursue proceedings against former IL&FS directors, who are not part of the new board, to......