Outrage after Mumbai horror: 1 suspect held
As angry protests erupted across the country over the gangrape of a 22-year-old photojournalist in Mumbai, the police arrested one of the five accused in the case. The hunt for the remaining four...
View ArticleLS to sit today, but Food Bill on Mon.
Despite many ministers, MPs and leaders opposed to it, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar ruled Friday that the House will sit on Saturday. But the Food Security Bill will be taken up for discussion and...
View ArticleSpeaker suspends 12 MPs, LS quiet
Setting the stage for the introduction of the Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha — which the government has been unable to do since early this week with anti-Telangana MPs stalling proceedings —...
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Karnataka: Congress govt reverses BJP rule's tough law on cow slaughter
Bengaluru: The Congress government in Karnataka on Friday reversed the previous BJP ministry's decision that had made the cow slaughter law very stringent. The state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister...
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India, China to hold joint military exercise from November 4, after gap of 5...
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the spate of incursions by Chinese Army into Indian territory, the two countries will hold joint military exercises from November 4 in Chengdu region there after a gap of...
View ArticleShowdown looms over VHP yatra, UP is tense
The stage is gradually being set for a showdown between Uttar Pradesh’s Akhilesh Yadav government and the organisers of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s proposed “84 Kosi Parikrama Yatra”. A day before the...
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Sexual assault: Asaram Bapu claims he is innocent, draws comparison with...
Ahmedabad: Controversial spiritual leader Asaram, accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl in Jodhpur, on Friday claimed he was innocent and alleged a conspiracy was afoot against him. He further...
View ArticleCBI to file ‘Coalgate’ report in SC today
In the backdrop of the controversy surrounding the untraceable files related to its ongoing probe into the “Coalgate” scam, the CBI is all set to file a status report in the Supreme Court on Tuesday on...
View ArticleFood bill passed in LS
The much-awaited National Food Security Bill, which the ruling Congress calls a “game changer”, was passed by voice vote in the Lok Sabha on Monday. It will ensure legal food entitlement to 50 per cent...
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Telugu Desam MPs in Rajya Sabha suspended
Hyderabad: Two more Telugu Desam MPs Y. Sujana Chowdary and C.M. Ramesh were suspended from the Rajya Sabha for disrupting proceedings over the Telangana issue in New Delhi on Monday. In a related...
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70% tech faculty fails test
Hyderabad: Not even half the faculty members of engineering colleges who had taken the Faculty Eligibility Test (FET) this year have managed to score passing marks. The FET qualification is mandatory...
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Water scheme for wild animals in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government announced on Monday, a Rs 2.81 crore drinking water scheme for wild animals, covering four major tiger reserves and forest areas in the state. The measure...
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House panel wants curbs on EC
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has recommended that statutory back-up be provided to the Model Code of Conduct — “leaving no vacuum for the Election Commission to exercise its powers” — and sought to...
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Rejig in AICC with Rahul imprint
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's aide Meenakshi Natarajan on Monday replaced senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar as Chairperson of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Raj Sangathan, marking the beginning of the...
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From jail, extortion call for bail money
Bengaluru: The main accused in the shocking murder of RTI activist 45-year-old Lingaraju in Chamarajpet last year, allegedly tried to extort money from a businessman in Binnypet and even...
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Paliyekkara toll set to soar
Thrissur: Defying the growing protests, the National Highway Authority of India has approved the ‘routine annual proposal’ by the operator of the Mannuthy-Edapally stretch of NH-47 to hike the toll...
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Political weather not conducive for seaplane
Thiruvananthapuram: While the monsoon has almost come to an end clearing the climate for the launch of the commercial services of the much-hyped seaplane service, the political weather is still not...
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Andhra Pradesh police to question Bhatkal on Hyderabad blasts
Hyderabad: Police teams from Andhra Pradesh will soon be sent to Bihar to question arrested Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadulla Akhtar in connection with the February 21...
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Yasin Bhatkal - face of modern day terrorism
New Delhi: Branded as the face of modern day terrorism, Zarar Ahmed Siddibaba alias Yasin Bhatkal of the banned Indian Mujahideen(IM) arrested last night gained cult status in the home grown terror...
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I am not 100 per cent honest: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Politicians seldom admit in public that they are not honest and they accept money to fight elections. Well, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah turned out to be different on Thursday when...
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