NBW against Nupur Talwar extended till April 30
Ghaziabad: The NBW against Nupur Talwar in double murder case of her daughter, Aarushi and their domestic help, Hemraj, was today extended by special CBI court here till Apr 30.
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DMK stages walkout in TN assembly
Chennai: Opposition DMK today staged walkout twice from the Tamil Nadu Assembly over different issues. Initially, the party was locked in a war of words with arch rival AIADMK after PWD Minister K V Ramalingam made some remarks regarding handling [...]
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Raj Assembly resolution for legislative council
Jaipur: Rajasthan Assembly today passed a resolution to create a legislative council in the state in order to provide “extensive” representation to the people. Parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal moved a resolution for the same in the Assembly, which was [...]
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Delhi: BJP wooing rebels to get majority in south Delhi
New Delhi: BJP is banking on party rebels, who won the municipal polls, to muster majority in South Delhi Corporation even as it is initiating discussions for finalising the Mayors in three newly created civic bodies. Out of the 104 [...]
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Dikshit downplays party’s poor showing in civic elections
New Delhi: As Congress received a drubbing in the Delhi municipal polls, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today sought to downplay the party’s poor showing saying it was civic elections and could not be compared with anything else. In her first [...]
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Prithviraj Chavan snaps back at critics
New Delhi: Under attack over alleged non-performance, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today sought to dismiss suggestions that he was delaying taking decisions and accused certain individuals of targeting him for his “failure” to oblige them. Sources said Chavan, on [...]
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Dhumal takes up Annadale ground issue with PM
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister PK Dhumal on Monday took up the issue of control over Shimla’s Annandale grounds, on which his government is at loggerheads with the army, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said he would meet [...]
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Mamata skips CMs’ meet, voices dissent on NCTC
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who chose to skip the CMs’ conference on internal security in New Delhi, today voiced her dissent over the proposed National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and asked the Centre to play an “effective [...]
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Congress has insulted Narmada river: BJP
Bhopal: The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh on Monday charged the Opposition Congress of “disrespecting” River Narmada and “hurting” the sentiments of people who considered it to be the sacred river. “The Congress MP from Dewas, Sajjan Singh Verma in [...]
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Shivpal dismisses Mayawati’s charge on life threat
Lucknow: Reacting to BSP supremo and ex-CM Mayawati’s reported statement that her life was under threat from the present government, senior SP leader and Uttar Pradesh Minister Shivpal Yadav today said that no one faced any threat in the SP [...]
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Mayawati resigns from UP Legislative Council
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) supremo and former Uttar pradesh chief minister Mayawati has resigned from the membership of state legislative council. According to official sources, Ms Mayawati has resigned from the council on April 13 last. The BSP president has [...]
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Left-wing extremism increasing in Karnataka: Gowda
New Delhi: Left-wing extremism (LSE) is steadily increasing in five districts of Karnataka, Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Monday said, demanding support from the Centre in training and provision of infrastructure to tackle it. Addressing the chief ministers’ conference [...]
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UP Govt removes officers looking after Maya memorials
Lucknow: ttar Pradesh PWD Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav has removed 48 senior officers of Rajkiya Nirman Nigam (RNN) looking after the various BSP memorials and parks built in Lucknow and Noida during the previous BSP government. All these officials, including [...]
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UP CM meets PM
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded smooth transfer of funds for Central schemes like MNREGA and asked for help in holding the forthcoming Kumbh festival, cleaning of the Ganga [...]
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UP BJP chief’s resignation accepted by Gadkari
New Delhi: After stock-taking sessions with Uttar Pradesh unit leaders on the party’s dismal performance in Assembly polls, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today accepted the resignation of state unit chief Surya Pratap Shahi and appointed four-time MLA Laxmikant Vajpayee to [...]
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Mamata defends arrest of professor over cartoons
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today defended the arrest of a Jadavpur University professor over his cartoons on the internet putting her in poor light and she blamed CPI(M) for raising trivial issues to “malign” her. “They don’t [...]
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Lightning kills seven in Bengal
Canning (WB): Seven persons were killed and another was injured when lightning struck them this morning in different parts of Sunderbans in South 24-Parganas district. Police said five persons lost their lives in lightning strike during torrential rains at Pathar [...]
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Maha govt assures security for Bihar Day function
Mumbai: Maharashtra government has assured adequate protection for the Bihar Day function scheduled here on April 15 in view of the threat by Raj Thackeray-led MNS to disrupt the celebrations. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today chaired a meeting with Home [...]
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Nitish Kumar’s Mumbai visit is not political: JD(U)
Patna: Ruling JD(U) in Bihar on Friday said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s visit to Mumbai was “not political” as he was going there to attend a social and cultural programme. “Nitish Kumar’s proposed visit to Mumbai is not in any [...]
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BJP acuses state EC of ignoring its complaints
New Delhi: Delhi BJP today accused the State Election Commission of ignoring its requests and complaints on issues related to municipal polls to be held on Sunday. Senior BJP leader V K Malhotra said the party submitted a number of [...]
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62 of 71 defeated Cong candidates back Amarinder
Chandigarh : In a boost to beleagured Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh, whose removal has been demanded by some senior party leaders following the drubbing in recent assembly polls, today got the support of 62 of the 71 Congress candidates. [...]
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Haryana asked to take up desilting of village ponds
New Delhi: Haryana should undertake desilting of village ponds to rejuvenate these water bodies, besides taking steps to ensure that encroachment of rural water bodies’ land is identified and restored, according to experts. This was recommended by a User Interaction [...]
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Aarushi case: Nupur moves SC against NBW
New Delhi: Nupur Talwar, facing arrest in the twin murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking stay on the non- bailable warrant (NBW) issued against her by the trial court. [...]
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Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal Chairman resigns
New Delhi: Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal Justice N P Singh has resigned from his post citing ill health. Sources in the water resources ministry said Justice Singh (80) had sent his resignation papers earlier this week. The [...]
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Odisha court acquits Sabyasachi Panda’s jailed wife
Rayagada (Orissa): Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda’s wife Subhashree Das was on Tuesday set free after being acquitted by a fast track court here due to lack of evidence in a shootout case in Odisha’s Raigada district. Gunupur Additional District judge [...]
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EC announces fresh Jharkhand RS poll on May 3
New Delhi: The biennial election to the two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand, which was countermanded over allegations of use of money-power and horse-trading, will now be held afresh on May 3, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. The three-member [...]
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No offence established against Modi in SIT report: Court
Ahmedabad: The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team has found no evidence against Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 57 others in the complaint filed against them by Zakia Jafri in the 2002 Gujarat riots, a Magisterial court said today. The court [...]
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Congress protest “steep” hike in power tariffs in MP
Bhopal : The Opposition Congress today staged protests across Madhya Pradesh against the “steep” hike in power tariffs in the BJP-ruled state. Police wielded lathis to disperse protesters at several places, police sources said. State Congress President Kantilal Bhuria and [...]
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Gujarat court convicts 23 for Ode village massacre
Anand (Gujarat): A sessions court here today convicted 23 people and acquitted as many others for want of evidence in connection with the Ode village massacre in 2002 post-Godhra riots. The verdict was delivered by the district and sessions court [...]
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Trinamool to observe May day
Kolkata: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress will observe May day for the first time after coming to power. “Trinamool Congress workers and sympathisers will observe May Day in a proper and befitting manner,” Trinamool Congress all-India General Secretary Mukul Roy [...]
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Ultimatum on Italian, fate of Odisha MLA not known
Bhubaneswar: In a grim turn to the three-week old hostage crisis, Maoists today issued a fresh ultimatum threatening to execute the abducted Italian if their demands are not met within 96 hours. The Maoists holding 54-year-old Paolo Bosusco hostage rejected [...]
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Mamata’s new move, End of Marx, Engels in WB textbooks?
Kolkata: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels – founders of Marxism – may be out of history syllabus in government schools in West Bengal following a recommendation by a state education panel. The move by the Mamata Banerjee government months after [...]
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Odisha crisis: Centre against swap deal with Maoists
New Delhi: The Centre is keenly observing the hostage situation in Odisha and is believed to be against any swap of prisoners with an abducted MLA and an Italian tour guide. The Home Ministry is not involved in any way [...]
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250 recruited in Delhi Police on fake driving licences
New Delhi: Around 250 people selected for 676 vacancies of drivers in Delhi Police last year had submitted fake or forged licences for securing the job, an investigation has revealed. Police have so far filed cases against five of them [...]
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Seven killed in encounter with Maoists in Jharkhand
Latehar (Jharkhand): Six Maoists and one jawan were today killed and another injured during a fierce encounter between the ultras and security forces at Karamdih in Latehar district, police said. IGP (Zonal) Deepak Verma said the security men had seen [...]
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Odisha govt names prisoners to be released, Maoists extend deadline
Bhubaneswar: Maoists extended the deadline for fulfilment of their demands till April 7 for the release of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka while Odisha government today named the 27 prisoners to be freed for him and Italian Paulo Bosusco being held [...]
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BJP raises Amarnath yatra issue with Omar
Jammu: BJP on Thursday raised the issue of shortened Amarnath Yatra with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and sought his intervention to prevent any possible controversy in Jammu and Kashmir. The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has reduced the duration of [...]
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Two security men injured in encounter with Maoists
Latehar (Jharkhand): 2 security men were injured while 6 Maoists were believed to be killed in fierce encounter between rebels and security forces at Karamdih of Latehar
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BJP backs Rathore, demonstration on Saturday
Jaipur: Reacting sharply to the arrest of its MLA Rajendra Rathore in Dara Singh fake encounter case, BJP today announced state-wide protests and demonstrations on April 7. “The party workers will stage dharnas and demonstrate in all districts to protest [...]
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Jagir Kaur’s supporters stopped by jail authorities
Chandigarh: In the backdrop of criticism of VIP treatment provided to Bibi Jagir Kaur lodged in jail in Kapurthala following her conviction in abduction case of her daughter, prison authorities today prevented many of her supporters from meeting her. Unlike [...]
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Uttarakhand govt announces Rs 51 crore action plan for PDS
Dehra Dun: The Uttarakhand government today announced an action plan of Rs 51 crore for computerisation of the public distribution system to ensure adequate supply of food grains and kerosene to beneficiaries. Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar, while addressing a meeting [...]
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UP CM orders probe into flood control works irregularities
Lakhimpur : Taking serious note of the alleged irregularities in flood control works in the district, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today ordered an inquiry into the issue, official sources said. The order was issued during inspection of Sharda [...]
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AP CM, state Cong chief to be in AICC tomorrow
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and state Congress president Botsa Satyanarayana, with their guns trained at each other, will reach the AICC headquarters tomorrow even as a desperate party high command is seeking to broker peace [...]
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MCD polls: Gadkari attacks Delhi govt on corruption
New Delhi: Joining the campaign for municipal polls, BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Delhi government accusing it of involvement in large scale corruption, and promised a clean civic administration if his party was voted [...]
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UP Govt transfers five senior IAS officers
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government today transferred five senior IAS officers, including the district magistrates of Azamgarh and Maharajganj. DM Maharajganj Pranjal Yadav has been sent to Azamgarh in the same capacity replacing R N Singh who has been sent [...]
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Bhanwari Case: Maderna, Malkhan to be shifted
Jaipur: Congress MLAs Mahipal Maderna and Malkhan Singh, both accused in the Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case, will soon be shifted outside the Jodhpur jail following government orders, officials said today. While Maderna will be sent to the Jaipur [...]
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Inquiry into VIP treatment to Jagir Kaur
Chandigarh: Amid reports that VIP facilities including an LCD TV were being provided to Bibi Jagir Kaur, lodged in Theh Kanjla Jail in Kapurthala in connection with the abduction case of her daughter, a top Punjab Prisons official on Tuesday [...]
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Chhattisgarh Speaker, High Court on collision course
Raipur: The move by Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker to cancel entry passes of reporters from Hindi daily `Patrika’ has led to a tussle between the legislature and the judiciary in the state. While the High Court has issued a notice to [...]
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Team Anna locks horns with HP govt
New Delhi: Team Anna locked horns with Himachal Pradesh government calling its draft Lokayukta bill ‘very weak and ineffective’, prompting the BJP-ruled state to cancel a meeting here on Monday with the group’s key member Arvind Kejriwal. The decision by [...]
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Congress asks Naveen to give up home portfolio
Bhubaneswar: Asking Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to relinquish the home portfolio in view of “rising crimes” in Odisha, Congress on Monday demanded a CBI probe into killing of two persons in police firing on March 31. Raising the issue in [...]
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Akhilesh Yadav’s wife declares assets on UP govt website
Lucknow: Following her husband and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s footsteps, Dimple Yadav has made public her assets by uploading details on the state’s official web site. According to the declaration made on the website last night, Dimple has [...]
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Jagir Kaur’s resignation to be accepted: Badal
Patiala: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday said he will accept the resignation of senior minister Bibi Jagir Kaur who has been convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment in connection with the abduction of her daughter. Badal [...]
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Sack jail officials where Jagir is lodged: Cong
Chandigarh: Amidst reports that senior Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur, convicted in her daughter’s abduction case, is getting VIP treatment in Kapurthala jail with prison officials touching her feet, Congress in the state today demanded the sacking of the officials. [...]
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BSP leaders join JD(U) in Bihar
Patna: Ruling JD(U) in Bihar received a shot in the arm a number of BSP office bearers from across the state including 31 district presidents of the party joined it. The BSP leaders joined JD(U) in the presence of party [...]
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Opp for CBI probe in horse trading, bedlam in house
Ranchi: Jharkhand Assembly was today adjourned till 2 PM after the opposition created pandemonium demanding a CBI probe into the alleged horse trading in the run up to the Rajya Sabha polls. As soon as the house convened, the entire [...]
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London games organisers willing to meet Bhopal activists
Bangalore: A Special Court today posted for orders to April 3 the application filed by counsel for Sasikala Natarajan, the second accused in the disproportionate asset case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, seeking various documents which have been filed [...]
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Property tax evasion worth Rs 3.50 cr unearthed
Ghaziabad: A private firm has been booked for allegedly evading a property tax to the tune of Rs 3.5 crore here. “Maharaji education society on August 26, 2010 had sold 63.45 acre land costing about Rs 154 crore to SSG [...]
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Punjab Minister Jagir Kaur gets 5-yr jail term
Patiala: Punjab Minister Jagir Kaur was sent to jail today after she was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment by a CBI court for conspiring in forcible abortion and abduction in connection with the killing of her daughter Harpreet [...]
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BJP MLA’s comment creates uproar in Rajasthan Assembly
Jaipur: A BJP MLA”s unparliamentarily comment on a state cabinet minister today created uproar in the Rajasthan Assembly, prompting the deputy Leader of Opposition to offer an apology. During Question Hour, a few opposition members alleged that they were not [...]
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Hanging of Rajoana stayed
New Delhi: The hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, assassin of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, was today stayed by the Centre following a mercy petition. The scheduled hanging of Rajoana had got the politics of Punjab in a turmoil [...]
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I am ready to face any acid test: Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today told Opposition members that he was ready ”to face any acid test” in the context of IT raids on a senior leader of his party. Intervening in the debate on the budgetary demands [...]
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Uproar in Rajasthan Assembly
Jaipur: Raising the issue of alleged police lathicharge on temporary teachers, Opposition BJP today tried to corner the state government in Rajasthan Assembly by creating an uproar. They boycotted question hour asking the government to come clear on the issue [...]
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Akhilesh reviews functioning of dairy department
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said all necessary steps for granting dairy business the status of small industry would be taken soon. Reviewing the functioning of the dairy development department here, he instructed officials to make financial [...]
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Rebel trouble for Cong, BJP in Delhi municipal polls
New Delhi: Miffed at not getting party tickets, prominent local leaders of Congress and BJP have jumped into electoral fray which could spell trouble for both the parties in the coming Delhi municipal polls. At least eight Congress leaders and [...]
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Naxal attack in Maha: 11 CRPF personnel killed
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): Atleast 11 CRPF personnel were today killed in a landmine blast trigerred by suspected Naxalites in Pushtola district of Maharashtra. The troops of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were going to Gatta for duty from Pushtola, about 4 [...]
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Vijay Bahuguna Govt wins first test of strength
Dehradun: The Congress won the first trial of strength in the Uttarakhand Assembly today when its candidate, Govind Singh Kunjwal, was elected Speaker by a comfortable margin of votes after the faction led by Harish Rawat backed Chief Minister Vijay [...]
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Akhilesh dissolves party’s state executive
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and state president of the Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav today dissolved the party’s state executive and executives of associated cells with immediate effect. “Akhilesh Yadav has dissolved state executive and executives of associated cells, except [...]
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No injustice will be done to farmers: Gowda on Cauvery issue
Bangalore: Slamming Tamil Nadu for “frequently” raking up the Cauvery River water issue, Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today asserted that no injustice would be done to farmers in the Cauvery basin. “Tamil Nadu is in the habit [...]
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Patnaik speaks to PC, briefs him on MLA abduction
New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today called up Home Minister P Chidambaram and briefed him about the situation arising out of the kidnapping of an MLA and two Italians by Naxals. Maoists abducted Laxmipur MLA Jhina Hikaka from [...]
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SAD calls an emergency meeting over Rajoana issue
Chandigarh: SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has called an emergency meeting of the party’s core committee tomorrow in the wake of Sikh high priests directing the Chief Minister and the SGPC head to meet the President and make efforts to [...]
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Maoists abduct tribal MLA
Koraput (Odisha): Maoists abducted a tribal MLA of ruling BJD from Koraput district today, adding to the woes of the Orissa govt which is trying to resolve the 10-day-old Italian hostage crisis. Hours after the abduction of Laxmipur MLA Jhina [...]
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I will accept party decision: BS Yeddyurappa
Bangalore: After making a strident campaign for his comeback, BS Yeddyurappa on Friday said he would accept the decision of the central BJP leadership on utilising his services “in whatever capacity” as Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda continued to [...]
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Guj porngate: BJP MLAs get clean chit
Gandhinagar: A beleaguered BJP in Gujarat today heaved a sigh of relief after the Forensic Science Laboratory gave a clean chit to its two MLAs accused of watching porn on a tablet device in the state assembly. However, the controversy [...]
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Passing judgments is not the role of press: Omar
Jammu: The media nowadays has become mentor, investigator and prosecutor but passing judgments and jumping to conclusions is in no way the role of the press, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today. “The media nowadays has become [...]
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Gowda safe for now, BJP tells Yeddy have patience
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister D Sadananda Gowda today staved off any threat to his job for now with BJP’s central leadership counselling his successor B S Yeddyurappa to have patience after he insisted on his reinstatement. Both Gowda and [...]
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No leadership change in Karnataka at present: Gowda
New Delhi: Amid mounting pressure from Yeddy for reinstatement, Karnatka CM Gowda said he has been assured by BJP top brass that there would be no leadership change in the state.
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Yeddyurappa leaves for Delhi to discuss leadership issue
Bangalore: Former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa left for Delhi on Wednesday to hold a meeting with BJP senior leaders, including LK Advani, to resolve the crisis in the party’s Karnataka unit over leadership issue. Before leaving for Delhi, Yeddyurappa told [...]
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No clarity from Cong on Telangana led to defeat: Rao
New Delhi: With the Congress suffering a rout in Andhra Pradesh bypolls, outgoing Rajya Sabha MP from the state K Keshav Rao today suggested that lack of clarity in the party on Telangana issue cost it dear. “I do not [...]
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Bahuguna carries out first administrative reshuffle
Dehra Dun: In its first administrative reshuffle after Vijay Bahuguna took over as new Chief Minister, the Uttarakhand government has transferred six officers, including four IAS officers. Utpal Kumar Singh has been made Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, replacing [...]
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SP suspends 12 party workers for indiscipline
Lucknow: Acting tough against indiscipline, Samajwadi Party on Friday expelled 12 party workers for creating ruckus during the oath-taking ceremony of UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. The party took note of the incident at La Martiniere ground, where scores of [...]
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Jharkhand gives diesel subsidy to farmers, makes kerosene cheaper
Ranchi : The Jharkhand government in its budget 2012-13 today made kerosene cheaper, announced diesel subsidy for small farmers and waiver of entry levy on bidi leaves. Presenting the budget in the state assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who [...]
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None above party discipline, says TMC chief Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who has demanded that the Prime Minister replace Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi with her trusted lieutenant Mukul Roy, today said no one was above party discipline. “No one is above party discipline. Dinesh Trivedi [...]
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TMC’s Sudip Bandhopadhy consults Pranab
New Delhi: Channels of communication between Congress and Trinamool on the change of Railway Minister continue to operate with Sudip Bandopadhyay on Friday holding consultations with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the issue in the Lok Sabha on the sidelines [...]
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Akhilesh Yadav sworn in as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Lucknow : Akhilesh Yadav, son of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, was on Thursday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the youngest-ever to hold the office. Mr. Yadav at 38 will be the 33rd Chief Minister [...]
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Jaya unhappy with PM response on SL Tamils issue
Chennai: As the Sri Lankan Tamils issue rocked Parliament for the second day, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today expressed dissatisfaction over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s “non-committal” response on India’s stand on the US-backed resolution against Colombo at the UNHCR [...]
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BJP forms committee to find causes behind UP poll defeat
Lucknow: After receiving a drubbing in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the BJP today constituted an 11-member committee to introspect the party’s poll performance. BJP managed to get only 47 seats, four less than it secured in 2007 polls, in [...]
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UP cabinet will be a mix of old and new faces: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister designate Akhilesh Yadav, who will tomorrow take oath as the 33rd head of the state, today said his cabinet will be “small” in size initially and have both old and new faces, representing all sections. [...]
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UPA govt has no moral right to continue: Badal
Chappar Chirri: Soon after he was sworn-in as Punjab Chief Minister for a record fifth time, Parkash Singh Badal today trained his guns on the UPA government at the Centre saying it had no moral right to continue. “The [...]
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SP demands ED inquiry into Mayawati’s assets
Lucknow: Barely days after coming to power in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party today fired a salvo at BSP supremo Mayawati demanding an inquiry by Enforcement Directorate into the assets of the outgoing Chief Minister. “An inquiry should be conducted into [...]
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Gupta threatens to file defamation case against Dikshit
New Delhi: Delhi BJP chief Vijender Gupta today threatened to file a defamation case against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit if she does not say sorry for making “baseless” allegations against him. Addressing a press conference yesterday, Dikshit alleged that NGO [...]
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Dhananjay Singh granted bail
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to Dhananjay Singh, an MP from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, arrested in connection with a double murder case. Justice S C Agrawal granted the bail on a petition filed by Singh who [...]
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Vijay Bahuguna to be Uttarakhand CM: Ghulam Nabi Azad
New Delhi : Congress MP Vijay Bahuguna, son of late leader Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, will be the next Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, the AICC announced today ending days of suspense over the claimant to the top job in the hill [...]
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Bilaspur SP commits suicide
Raipur: Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Rahul Sharma today allegedly shot himself dead with his service revolver, police said here. A 2002-batch IPS officer, Sharma (37) allegedly shot himself in the head inside the toilet of Police Officer’s Mess, where he [...]
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SP to contest in all seats in civic polls in Delhi
New Delhi: Buoyed by its success in assembly polls in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party will be contesting in all the 272 seats in the civic polls in the national capital to be held next month. SP’s Delhi unit [...]
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BJP demands revision of Mumbai’s electoral list
New Delhi: In the backdrop of Mumbai civic polls, BJP on Friday moved the Election Commission alleging that 20% of the names in the electoral list there were either duplicates or of people who were dead and demanded that the [...]
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Jat agitation: Khap leaders to meet in Jind
Hisar: Powerful khap leaders will meet at Jind town to decide the future course of action on the Jat agitation issue, even as security has been tightened in Hisar- the epicentre of the movement – on Friday in the wake [...]
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Aarushi murder case: SC refuses to shift trial to Delhi
New Delhi: In a setback to dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar facing trial in the murder case of their daughter Aarushi, the Supreme Court today refused to shift the trial against them from a Ghaziabad court to Delhi. A [...]
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Mercury remains below normal in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: Minimum temperature remained below normal in Punjab and Haryana even as there was a slight increase in the mercury in some places in the region. In Punjab, Ludhiana was the coldest recording a minimum of 7.6 deg C, down [...]
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BSP MLA’s son accused of assaulting Russian woman
New Delhi: The son of BSP MLA from Uttar Pradesh allegedly barged into the house of a young Russian woman in south Delhi today and assaulted her before decamping with her passport, mobile phone and debit card. The incident was [...]
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10th anniv of Godhra carnage observed, pleas for justice
Ahmedabad/Godhra: United in grief, hundreds of survivors of one of the country’s worst communal riots in Gujarat gathered today to mark the 10th anniversary of the Godhra train attack that sparked the carnage amid fresh pleas for justice for the [...]
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