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Black money list: 627 names in Supreme Court, March 2015 initial deadline for...

Supreme Court of India. Photo: PTIThe Centre on Wednesday placed a list of names of 627 Indian account holders in HSBC bank, Geneva in blackmoney case before the Supreme Court which asked SIT to go...

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Shashi Tharoor slams PM Modi for ignoring Indira Gandhi

Shashi TharoorCongress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government for “ignoring the martyrdom” of Indira Gandhi, whose death anniversary falls on Friday, but the AICC sees...

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600 Hindu meets for Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s golden jubilee

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will hold over 600 Hindu conferences across the country to mark its golden jubilee celebrations. These conferences will be held between November and February next...

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Congress slams Arun Jaitley over remarks on CAG report

The Congress party on Thursday slammed finance minister Arun Jaitley for his remarks that the CAG should not sensationalise its report, saying it amounts to threatening the government auditor and...

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People’s Democratic Party wants youth to join party

Ahead of the state Assembly elections, Jammu and Kashmir’s main Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which enjoys more political sway in the Kashmir Valley is trying hard to reach out the youth...

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Top separatists arrested before polls

The police arrests JKLF chief Yasin Malik in Srinagar on Thursday. — PTIThe police in nocturnal raids arrested several top separatist leaders in an apparent crackdown aimed at preventing them from...

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Smriti Irani meets RSS leaders on changes in textbooks

Smriti Irani meets RSS leaders on changes in textbooksSenior functionaries of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh met Union human resources development minister Smriti Irani on Thursday to lay stress on an...

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Arvind Mayaram shifted again in two weeks

Arvind Mayaram shifted again in two weeksFormer finance secretary Arvind Mayaram, who was shunted to the tourism ministry a fortnight ago for allegedly being close to leaders of the previous UPA...

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Government officials’ spouses, kids need not declare assets

The Modi government appears to have decided to give a major political concession to the largest Opposition party in the Lok Sabha. It is learnt that apart from providing some relaxation to government...

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Special Investigation Team chief vows not to let ‘big fish’ get away

Toughening its stand, the special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the Supreme Court to investigate black money said on Thursday it will go after all offenders, whether “big or small”. The SIT...

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Government bans first class travel for bureaucrats

10% non-Plan spending cut, no 5-star hotel meetings or purchase of new cars With its focus on keeping the fiscal deficit under a tight leash, the government on Thursday announced a slew of austerity...

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Foreign vessel scrapes Indian Naval Ship Kora

In a freak incident, Indian naval ship Kora suffered minor damages to its side on Friday after the naval vessel was “scraped” by a foreign merchant vessel about 300 nautical miles from the coast of...

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Ministries to upload reports every month

The Modi move for transparency in the government continued with the Cabinet Secretary on Friday making it mandatory for all the ministries to upload their progress reports on the ongoing projects...

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CBI chief may get extension

Even as the Modi government has initiated the process for selecting the next chief of the country’s premier investigating agency, the CBI, speculation is rife that the current incumbent, Ranjit Sinha,...

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Petrol price cut by Rs 2.41, diesel Rs 2.25

State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Friday cut the petrol price by Rs 2.41 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.25 per litre on the back of falling international oil prices.Also, from November 1 the...

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Rahul Gandhi meets leaders in small groups for talks

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is again going back to basics, interacting with party leaders in smaller groups for the revival of the party following its crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha...

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Congress ends Jharkhand Mukti Morcha alliance

The Congress has decided to go alone in the coming Jharkhand Assembly polls after calling off its alliance with the JMM after sharing power with the latter for more than a year. The Sonia Gandhi-led...

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Omar Abdullah drops Ganderbal, to contest Sonwar

Omar AbdullahJammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, who is also the working president of the ruling National Conference (NC), will seek election to the state Assembly from Sonwar in Srinagar...

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Warren Anderson, wanted for Bhopal gas tragedy, dies

Warren Anderson, wanted for Bhopal gas tragedy, diesFormer Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson, wanted in India in connection with the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which claimed over 3,000 lives in one of...

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Charges filed on A Raja, Kanimozhi

A. Raja at the Patiala House courts complex in New Delhi on Friday. — PTIA special court here on Friday framed charges against the former communications minister A. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, DMK supremo...

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