No rapprochement with Maran brothers: Karuna
Press Trust of India Chennai, Nov 21: As the feud between the Karunanidhi family and the Maran brothers re-surfaced, the DMK chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister today ruled out a patch-up with his est

Maverick Lalu speaks his mind
NEW DELHI, Nov. 21: Anyone from any political party “minus BJP” will become the Prime Minister after the Lok Sabha elections in 2009, predicted maverick Bihar strongman and railway minister, Mr Lalu P

‘Malegaon accused tried to kill RSS leaders’
MUMBAI, Nov 21: Unnamed ATS sources today told a TV news channel that the suspected “hardliner terrorist” booked under MCOCA for the Malegaon blast on 29 September, had plotted to kill two “top leader

Retd Lt Gen to face court martial
NEW DELHI, Nov. 21: In an unprecedented case, the Army today decided to start court martial proceedings against a former Lt General involved in a four-year-old corruption case. The proceedings against

Briefs
Swiss aircraft NEW DELHI, Nov. 21: An aircraft of the size of an airbus, weight of a midsize car and power of a motorcycle is no futuristic scheme. It matches the dimensions of the solar powered airc

Law panel for law to restore primacy of executive, CJI
Ajita Singh NEW DELHI, Nov. 21: In a bid to end the recent judiciary-executive ‘supremacy’ deadlock in matters related to judges’ appointments, promotions and elevation, the Law Commission has steppe

Anti-piracy: Govt for proactive UN
SNS & PTI NEW DELHI, Nov. 21: Ruling out sending any more ships to the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, the Centre is of the view that the United Nations has to play a “more proactive role” in the region

India, China major world powers?
Press Trust of India Washington, Nov 21: India and China have been identified as “major rising powers” in an emerging multi-polar world, and this could bring in “new stakes and rules of the game” in t