Forces claim separatists provoking J&K crowds
Specific reports from the security forces now reaching the Centre indicate that some separatist elements in the Kashmir Valley were provoking people, sparking violent protests in parts of the...
View ArticleCBI director likely to file his affidavit in Supreme Court today
Central Bureau of Investigation director Ranjit Sinha, in the midst of a controversy over leaked documents showing representatives of firms involved in the 2G spectrum and coal scams met him at his...
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Barack Obama vows to ‘degrade, destroy’ ISIS
US President Barack Obama announced airstrike in SyriaUS President Barack Obama on Thursday vowed to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State, as he announced a dramatic expansion of the...
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Supreme Court stays Nithari killer Surinder Koli's execution till October 29
Surender Koli before being produced in the court (Photo: PTI /File)The Supreme Court on Friday extended the stay on execution of death sentence of Nithari rapist-cum-serial killer Surinder Koli till...
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Coal scam: What was the hurry to close case against Kumar Mangalam Birla,...
Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla (Photo: AP/File)A special court on Friday asked the CBI as to what was the "hurry" in filing a closure report in the coal blocks allocation case in which it had...
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Accused of misconduct, CBI chief Ranjit Sinha files affidavit in a sealed...
Central Bureau of Investigation director Ranjit Sinha (Photo: PTI/File)CBI director Ranjit Sinha, who has come under scrutiny for allegedly entertaining accused in 2G and coal scams at his official...
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SC allows Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre to travel to Italy on medical...
Italian marines Massimiliano Latorre (left) and Salvatore Girone (Photo: PTI)The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre, facing murder charges for killing two Kerala...
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Delhi high court quashes Election Commission order on Ashok Chavan
Ashok ChavanThe Delhi high court on Friday quashed the Election Commission’s order holding former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan guilty of filing incorrect expenses for the 2009 Assembly...
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BJP says Vinod Rai claims serious, Congress rebuts
Vinod RaiThe BJP on Friday said former CAG Vinod Rai’s remarks on the role of former PM Manmohan Singh in 2G and coal blocks allocations are “serious” and a “correct” picture is now emerging, but the...
View ArticleCourt to CBI: Why the rush to close coal case?
A special court on Friday asked the CBI why it was in a hurry to file a closure report in the case filed against top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others in the coal block allocation scam.The...
View ArticleNarendra Modi rolls back UPA’s BSNL-MTNL merger
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided not to merge state-owned telecom companies MTNL and BSNL, a move that could well be termed as the first by the present NDA government to overturn a major...
View ArticleTop court for unified body to handle flood relief
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider forming a unified agency for proper coordination of relief work in flood-affected Jammu and Kashmir. The apex court also noted that “a calamity...
View ArticleTop court for unified body to handle flood relief
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider forming a unified agency for proper coordination of relief work in flood-affected Jammu and Kashmir. The apex court also noted that “a calamity...
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Rajnath Singh rejects talk of differences with Prime Minister
Home minister Rajnath Singh at a press conference in New Delhi on Friday. — G.N. JHABreaking his silence on the reported differences with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his No. 2 position in the NDA...
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BJP to firm up pact with Shiv Sena, looks at INLD
Chief election commissioner V.S. Sampath addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Friday. — PTIMaharashtra, Haryana will vote October 15; count October 19 With the Election Commission announcing...
View ArticleBypolls in 3 Lok Sabha, 33 Assembly seats in 10 states: Will Narendra Modi...
Voting for byelections to 33 assembly seats across nine states and three Lok Sabha seats in three states began on Saturday.The results are crucial for both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led...
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J&K floods: IAF chopper pelted with stones; over 130,000 rescued, 43 dead in...
Army official showing dents on helicopter caused due to stone pelting during rescue operations. (Photo: ANI Twitter)When calamity strikes, it doesn’t discriminate. This was on ample display when floods...
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Gadkari vows Rs 40Kcr worth ‘better roads’
Nitin Gadkari, Union surface transport minister. (Photo: AP)Nitin Gadkari, Union surface transport minister on Saturday announced that his ministry has approved projects worth `40,000 crore for...
View ArticleSangh has UP plan for J&K
The RSS discussed issues, including its election blueprint for Jammu and Kashmir, at its just-concluded “Pasayadan baithak” in Ludhiana. The Sangh Parivar, including the BJP, has been trying to expand...
View ArticleGet ready for big fines for road offences
Three months after Union minister Gopinath Munde died in a road accident, the government on Saturday unveiled a draft amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act, which has proposed steep fines running into...
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