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BJP demands immediate cut in oil and diesel prices

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday demanded that the central government immediately slash the petrol and diesel prices after the fall in international crude prices.

People have bad date with Chandigarh Carnival

Dirt and dust, no drinking water, overpriced food and haphazard parking arrangements - those were just some of the complaints of many a visitor to the Chandigarh Carnival that kicked off here Saturday.7:03 PM on November 23

Kerala panel defines OBC creamy layer with Rs.450,000 a year tag

The Justice Rajendra Babu Commission has recommended Rs.450,000 a year as the income limit defining the creamy layer among other backward castes (OBC), Kerala Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan said here Sunday.7:02 PM on November 23

Voting ends peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir

Voting ended peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir for the second round of the seven-phase assembly elections Sunday with a large number of people exercising their franchise despite a call for boycott by Muslim separatists.7:02 PM on November 23

Teenager lynched in West Bengal on suspicion of being a witch

A 16-year-old girl was beaten to death by villagers in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, who accused her of practising witchcraft and entrancing the son of her former employer to marry her, the police said.7:02 PM on November 23

PM recommends anti-terror task force, gives 100-day deadline

With terror bombings mounting across the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday recommended a task force under National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan to address 'Leftwing extremism, terrorism and insurgency', and urged the police to avoid stereotypes that might enlarge 'fault lines in our society'.7:01 PM on November 23

Jet Airways chief to meet pilots, officials over salary cut

Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal is likely to meet pilots, engineers and other officials Monday to discuss cost-cutting measures, including salary cuts up to 20 percent, an official said Sunday.7:01 PM on November 23

West Bengal court sends two Maoists to police custody

A West Bengal district court Sunday sent two Maoist rebels, suspected of targeting chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, to a 10-day police custody.7:01 PM on November 23

Kashmiris vote for solution to civic problems, defy separatists

A desire for good governance and solutions to their daily problems held sway over Kashmiris as they turned up in large numbers to vote for the second time, defying a poll boycott by separatists in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday.7:00 PM on November 23

Once more, Jammu and Kashmir votes for change

It was another vote for change, for a stab at normalcy after years spent under the shadow of the gun in the volatile hills of Jammu and Kashmir where people Sunday again defied a separatist boycott call to queue up outside polling booths in round two of the assembly elections.7:00 PM on November 23

Kashmiris vote for solution to civic problems, defy separatists

A desire for good governance and solutions to their everyday problems held sway over Kashmiris as they turned up in large numbers for the second phase polling, defying a boycott call of separatists, in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday.7:00 PM on November 23

Heritage museum to come up at Delhi metro station

Travellers in Delhi metro will soon be able to get a glimpse of the city's rich history with a heritage museum showcasing precious artefacts coming up at Qutb Minar metro station in the capital.7:00 PM on November 23

BJP, Congress rich man's parties, says Mayawati

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati Sunday described the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as parties of the rich, said she stands for the common people and wished to win the elections with the support of the common man.5:31 PM on November 23

CPI set for electoral alliance with TDP

The Communist Party of India (CPI) is all set to have an electoral alliance with Andhra Pradesh's main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), ignoring the state leadership, which wanted a tie-up with the Praja Rajyam party floated by actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi.5:31 PM on November 23

Greenpeace calls for Orissa's effective marine resources management

International environment activists Greenpeace Sunday suggested here several measures for effective management of Orissa's marine resources.5:31 PM on November 23