The curious thing about banning rebel outfits is that the action has followed or has been followed by the emergence of clones, often carrying the same name, styling themselves dissident or pro-talks factions.
M. S. Prabhakara
The Centre’s decision to ban the Jewel Gorlosa faction of the Dima Halam Daogah (DHD-J), also known as Black […]
The Chief of the Naval Staff foresees wonderful capabilities for INS Vikramaditya.
ADMIRAL SUREESH MEHTA: The goal has already been set for the long-drawn process of transformation. — Photo: Vipin Chandran
S. Anandan
A transformational wave buoyed by blue-water capability and cutting-edge technology is sweeping the Indian Navy. The force has embarked on a plan for all-round […]
The British Prime Minister’s appeal to the international community to react strongly against what is happening in Burma.
Gordon Brown
The appalling but inevitable outcome of Aung San Suu Kyi’s sham trial is final proof that the military regime in Burma is determined to continue defying the world.
Depressing news that she has been sentenced to up […]
It is four months since the gravity of the swine flu outbreak that started in Mexico became evident to the international community. India was not spared from the three flu pandemics of the last century. It ought to have been clear from the start of this one that the country must be prepared to face […]
Simon Tisdall
The expected victory of the opposition Democratic Party in Japan’s August 30 general election is creating a new element of uncertainty in the Asia-Pacific region, already unsettled by North Korea’s war drums and China’s assertiveness. The ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party has held power for 52 of the past 53 years. It is […]
People wait in queue outside the H1N1 screening centre at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday. - Photo: R. V. Moorthy
Aarti Dhar
NEW DELHI: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday asked the State Chief Ministers to step up preparedness to tackle swine flu.
Swine flu has caused the […]
Aftershocks felt in many cities in the south and east of the country
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI/HYDERABAD: An earthquake of 7.8 magnitude was recorded in the region of Andaman islands with the epicentre 260 km north of Port Blair at about 1.25 a.m. on Tuesday, causing aftershocks in many cities in the southern and eastern parts […]
Siddhesh Inamdar
Mumbai: A 62-year-old woman from Thane and a 13-year-old girl from Pune have died of swine flu. Of the seven deaths caused by the infection in Maharashtra, five are from Pune, while one is from Mumbai and the other from Thane.
However, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Executive Health Officer Jairaj Thanekar said here on Tuesday: […]
Sujay Mehdudia
NEW DELHI: Amid the bitter battle between the Ambani siblings over the KG Basin gas distribution, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has written to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani would “harm” public interest.
The Ministry was responding to comments sought by […]
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: At the tripartite talks held here on Tuesday, the Centre, the West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha agreed in principle to abolish the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council and set up an alternative administrative framework in Darjeeling.
The meeting also decided to appoint an interlocutor to carry forward the discussions and […]