Srinagar: The chairman of Awami Action Committee, Mohammad Umar Farooq, on Monday hit out at the Omar Abdullah Government in Jammu and Kashmir, saying offering prayers is not a breach of peace.

Jalgaon: Veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Monday joined the ranks of detractors of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament, and said that cricketers being an inspiration to the younger generation should strive for setting higher moral standards.

Shimla/New Delhi: Team Anna member Manish Sisodia on Monday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA Government for dramatizing the whole issue surrounding the passage of an effective Lokpal Bill.

Jalgaon: With the government failing to pass the much-awaited Lokpal Bill on the second last day of the Budget Session in Parliament, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that they would go on a fast again from July 25 at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh on Monday poked fun at the White Paper on black money tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha, saying it is like a ''bikini'' as it hides the essentials and exposes only the non-essentials.

New Delhi: With the government sending the controversial Lokpal Bill to a Rajya Sabha select committee for further scrutiny and discussion on Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has accused the former of not being sincere in its efforts to pass anti-graft proposal.

Bangalore: At least fourteen persons were killed and 30 others injured on Tuesday when the Bangalore-bound Hampi Express overshot a signal and collided with a stationary goods train at Andhra Pradesh''s Penneconda Station.

New Delhi: The crisis in Air India continued as pilots'' strike entered its fifteenth day on Tuesday.

New Delhi: Army Chief General V.K. Singh has still not consented to attending the official farewell tea party hosted by the Ministry of Defence in order to avoid his brief profile being read out, including the controversial date of birth in front of Defence Minister A.K. Antony and other top officials.

Kullu: The annual eight-day mountain cycling camp, organized by ''Youth Hostels Association of India'', commenced here, drawing scores of foreign and national tourists.

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed non-resident Indians, including Gujaratis settled in United States (U.S.) and Canada, via video conferencing and offered a glimpse of the recent developments in the state.

Dharamsala: Security has been beefed up at the residence and monastery of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama here, following recent confirmed reports of possible threat to his life.Religion and Culture Minister of Tibetan government-in-exile, Pema Chhinjor informed this to the mediapersons here on Sunday.

Srinagar: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad visited the General Hospital here on Sunday to ascertain reasons for recent infant deaths in the state.

Poonch (J&K): Police in Poonch district have busted a militant module belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) on Sunday, arresting four operatives involved in providing logistical support to the group and recovered a cache of arms from their possession.