NEW DELHI: The Cabinet gave its approval for establishment of a National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) at Bhubaneswar at an estimated cost of Rs 823.19 crore.

NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India has cautioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying the United Progressive Alliance government's "friendship with USA could spell doom for him and his regime." "Manmohan Singh should learn a lesson from former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair who was voted out of the office for his friendship with George Bush," said CPI general secretary A B Bardhan.

NEW DELHI: Delhi High court has deferred its verdict in the Uphaar cinema hall fire tragedy till October 22. Almost 59 people were killed in a fire at the cinema hall while a film was being screened. The victims died of asphyxia when a transformer of the erstwhile Delhi Vidyut Board in the basement caught fire and rapidly engulfed the entire theatre.

TARAPUR (MAH): Fresh from a truce with the Left parties on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India cannot afford to miss the bus of nuclear renaissance.

AHMEDABAD: The BJP said given the current UPA-Left stand-off over the Indo-US nuclear deal, a pre-term election looks imminent and in anticipation of this, the party has begun preparations.

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Police has detained a person who alleged to have masterminded the Mecca Mosque blast in Hyderabad and provided logistics for the recent blasts in the Andhra Pradesh capital. Sources in the security agencies claimed that they have got information from the Bangladesh that the police over there had picked up Mohammad Sharifuddin, a Bangladeshi HuJI operative, and were questioning him in this regard.

NEW DELHI: India’s Ambassador to the United States Ronen Sen may be called before the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee for his controversial remarks concerning the nuclear deal with Washington, according to sources.

NEW DELHI: India has floated its biggest ever global defense tender for purchase of 126 Multi-role Combat aircraft, in a deal which would run up to a staggering Rs 42,000 crores( approx 10 billion dollars).