Bangalore: India has developed a new generation satellite-fitted electronic intelligence system for surveillance applications to keep an eye on hostile neighbours, key defence officials said

India must emulate Israel in creating defence industry

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Tuesday night ordered Shiv Sena activists to "behave themselves" after they attacked several cinema halls that would screen Shah Rukh Khan's latest film. Chavan also threatened to withdraw the security provided to the party's executive president Uddhav Thackeray.

New Delhi: Avid blogger Amitabh Bachchan has gone a step closer to his fans through vogging or vocal blogging by which they can hear his thoughts anytime and anywhere at the push of a button on their mobile phones.

The NCP had always been sympathetic to the Sena, knowing that the Tiger would back Pawar, just as it had backed Pratibha Patil on the same identity question. It is obvious that Pawar saw that the Sena had been caught in an air pocket, and Balasaheb too thought that the so-called strongman had been cornered by the Congress on the issue of price rise. Pawar's visit to Bal Thackeray reveals his isolation and his politics

Canberra: Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith admitted on Tuesday that some of the attacks on Indians in his country were indeed racist in nature and pressed the need to build strong ties with New Delhi.

Nitin Gadkari, who was acting President of the BJP since December, was on Tuesday unanimously elected to the top post in the presence of the party brass, making him the youngest leader ever to occupy the chair.

Facing intense opposition from within and outside, government on Tuesday refused to give a go-ahead to commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal, a genetically modified version of the vegetable that is said to be more resistant to pests.

Srinagar: A day after 17 soldiers were killed in Gulmarg, another avalanche struck an army border post on Tuesday in Tangdhar sector of the Line of Control (LOC) in Kupwara district, killing one. According to officials, 13 people have been rescued so far.

New Delhi: There will be no approval for the commercial release of Bt Brinjal in India till independent tests are carried out, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh declared here Tuesday.

Mumbai: Shiv Sena activists Tuesday attacked several places that will screen Shah Rukh Khan's "My Name Is Khan", barely an hour after Mumbai Police assured full security at the 63 cinemas and multiplexes that will showcase the movie.

Patna: Protests by more than 1,000 students against private coaching institutes here Tuesday turned ugly when police fired tear gas shells and resorted to baton charge to disperse the mob demanding closure of such centres that charge steep fees but fail to complete the courses on time.

Kolkata: Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said the government would be ready to talk to Maoist guerrillas if they called a halt to their violence.

New Delhi: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan believes in 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' and he followed suit while in Kerala recently by donning the local dress code - a crisp white shirt and 'air-conditioned' dhoti, as he puts it.

Mumbai: Despite the verbal battle between Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan and Shiv Sena activists coming to an end, Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar is taking no chances ahead of the release of his film `My Name is Khan' and has met Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan.

Sharad Pawar is mixing sport and politics to perpetuate the worst kind of patronage

Kanpur: A class 11 student shot his classmate at a school here Tuesday and escaped by scaling the boundary wall.

Mumbai: In a fresh salvo against Rahul Gandhi, Shiv Sena flayed the 'Congress yuvraj' for calling Mumbai as Bombay during his recent visit to the city.