The killing of PWD engineer Manoj Gupta to allegedly extort money for Mayawati's birthday bash has kicked up a political storm in Uttar Pradesh. But the plight of the family has been completely forgotten.

Midwesterners got ready for the possibility of flooding Sunday as runoff from heavy rain and melting snowbanks bloated streams, and high wind caused new power outages for thousands in Michigan.

Under immense pressure to show that it is tough on terror after the Mumbai attacks, the UPA Government finally came up with a new investigative agency, a new anti-terror law by making amendments to the existing Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

Minority Affairs Minister A R Antulay remains defiant in the face of intense criticism for his comments questioning the circumstances of Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief, Hemant Karkare's death in the Mumbai terror attack.

More voices continue to speak out against Pakistan's inability to control terror being sponsored from its territory.

In a move which could send wrong signals to Goa-bound vacationers, the state government Thursday banned parties and celebrations on beaches and other open areas from December 23 to January 5 citing 'safety reasons'.

Union Minorities Affairs Minister A R Antulay suspects the truth behind Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad chief Hemant Karkare’s murder is being suppressed.

The probe in the 26/11 attacks has brought the attack on the CRPF camp in Rampur in February back into focus.

The state Congress unit announced the nomination of Gehlot as the Congress Legislature Party leader after party President Sonia Gandhi was authorised to nominate the new leader.

The Kolkata Police, which is interrogating Mukhtar, a prime accused in the SIM card case, believes that a third person was also involved in the case to whom the cards were handed over, a senior police officer said on Monday.