Badal meets PM to demand action in anti-Sikh riot cases
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press for a Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in the capital.“We want that a...
View ArticleParliament abruptly adjourned sine die
New Delhi: The Budget session of Parliament was abruptly adjourned sine die on Wednesday, with the second phase turning out to be a total washout amid opposition demands for the resignation of Prime...
View ArticleWhatever SC says is correct: CBI chief
Criticised by the Supreme Court as a “caged parrot” of its masters, CBI director Ranjit Sinha today said whatever the apex court stated was correct. Asked about the scathing remarks of the Supreme...
View ArticleCoalgate: CVC seeks report from CBI on interference in probe
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has sought a detailed report from the CBI over the Centre’s interference in its investigation into the coal blocks allocation scam. The CBI has also been asked to...
View ArticleCoalgate: CVC seeks report from CBI on interference in probe
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has sought a detailed report from the CBI over the Centre’s interference in its investigation into the coal blocks allocation scam. The CBI has also been asked to...
View ArticleLeft leaders meet Prez, PM, FM, seek CBI probe in chit fund scam
New Delhi: Seeking CBI investigation under court supervision into chit fund scam in West Bengal, Left parties today accused Mamata Banerjee government of opposing such a probe into the "unprecedented...
View ArticleShadow over India’s Olympic return as 2 pull out
With the International Olympic Committee’s change of stance, Indian Olympic Association acting head V.K. Malhotra and IOC member in India Randhir Singh on Thursday pulled out of the crucial meet with...
View ArticleIndia to raise incursion with Li
A concerned India is all set to raise the issue of the recent intrusion by Chinese troops across the LAC (Line of Actual Control) in the Depsang Bulge area of Ladakh with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang....
View ArticlePak prisoner dies, body is sent home
The body of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who died Thursday morning at Chandigarh’s PGIMER after multi-organ failure, was handed over to the Pakistani authorities and flown back in a special...
View ArticleSidda hosts 5-star dinner, races Kharge
Who will be the new chief minister of Karnataka? Clear signals are likely to emerge by Friday evening provided the process to select the new Congress Legislature Party leader does not end in deadlock....
View ArticleBansal skips Cabinet, CBI inches closer
Amid speculation that he could go soon, railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Thursday skipped the Cabinet meeting and reportedly was in his Ashoka Road residence throughout the day. The media was...
View ArticleAshwani, vahanvati at Prime Minister’s Office
Ashwani, vahanvati at Prime Minister’s OfficeLaw minister Ashwani Kumar and attorney-general Goolam E. Vahanvati emerge from the Prime Minister’s Office at South Block in New Delhi on Thursday. Mr...
View ArticleChina, India must resolve border issues much quicker: Khurshid
China and India should “examine” the recent border stand off in Depsang Valley in Ladakh and be able to resolve such incidents “much quicker” in the future, external affairs minister Salman Khurshid...
View ArticleCourt rejects UP govt’s plea to withdraw case against two
The UP government’s plea to withdraw case against two alleged HuJI operatives in connection with seizure of explosives here after the 2007 Gorakhpur blasts was today rejected by a local court. Special...
View ArticleKaruna demands that India boycott CHOGM in Lanka
DMK president M. Karunanidhi today described as “important” Queen Elizabeth II skipping the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka in November and once again demanded that India...
View ArticleBansal, Ashwani bow out
New Delhi: Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Union law minister Ashwani Kumar resigned on Friday after being ordered to do so. Bansal quit as he grew more embroiled each day in the...
View ArticleYouTube launches paid channels
YouTube on Thursday unveiled its first paid subscription channels as the Google-owned video service made a long-anticipated move to challenge streaming services like Netflix. The move puts Google into...
View ArticleSiddaramaiah is Karnataka CM-designate
Brushing aside the “outsider” tag that had threatened to wreck his chances of becoming chief minister of Karnataka, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday realised his long-cherished dream with...
View ArticleGovt plans to insulate CBI from pressure
The government is planning a slew of measures to keep the CBI insulated from external pressure in the wake of the severe indictment of the agency’s functioning by the Supreme Court. CBI chief Ranjit...
View ArticleSonia insisted on PM men’s exit
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s intervention to speed up action against the two tainted Union ministers has given rise to speculation of a growing distance between the Prime Minister and the party....
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