Ink-thrower lawyer is a habitual offender
Had the Delhi police taken stringent action against Gwalior-based advocate Manoj Sharma three years ago, Tuesday’s incident, where he threw ink on Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy’s face outside court,...
View ArticleSahara chief sent to Tihar till March 11
Sahara chief sent to Tihar till March 11 Ridhima Malhotra New Delhi, March 4Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy was on Tuesday sent to judicial custody for a week by the Supreme Court for failing to comply...
View Article‘Netaji’ gives CM son a stinging public rebuke
UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was publicly rebuked by his father, Samajwadi boss Mulayam Singh Yadav, here Tuesday. “Aey mukhya mantri sun lo! (CM, listen) ... Stooges are running your government...
View ArticleSheila to be Kerala gov
Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit is tipped to become Kerala’s new governor. The home ministry sent her name to the PMO on Tuesday night for the President’s clearance. Her appointment comes within three...
View ArticleEC plans to announce dates for LS polls today
The eagerly-awaited Lok Sabha poll schedule is due to be announced by chief election commissioner V.S. Sampath along with the two election commissioners, H.S. Brahma and S.N.A. Zaidi, on Wednesday...
View ArticleJunior doctors swear an oath not to vote for the Samajwadi party at a dharna...
Junior doctors swear an oath not to vote for the Samajwadi party at a dharna in Allahabad on TuesdayJunior doctors swear an oath not to vote for the Samajwadi party at a dharna in Allahabad on Tuesday...
View ArticleElections 2014: India votes from Apr 7, Andhra Pradesh on Apr 30, May 7
Author Image: indiavotes2.jpg Polls will be held in record 9 phases; results on May 16. NEW DELHI: India announced Wednesday it would stage a five-week election from April 7 that is expected to be...
View ArticleFilmstars, Bhutia in TMC list
Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a star-studded list of candidates for the Lok Sabha. She has fielded five filmstars, two singers, one theatre personality and a sports...
View ArticleSAT heads for a big overhaul in 2016
The perfect score will again be 1,600. What’s more, the essay will be optional, students will no longer be penalised for wrong answers and the vocabulary is shifting to do away with some high-sounding...
View ArticleCrimea set to join Russia, referendum on March 16
Crimea’s Parliament voted to join Russia on Thursday and its Moscow-backed government set a referendum within 10 days on the decision in a dramatic escalation of the crisis over the Ukrainian Black Sea...
View ArticleFury makes UP drop cricket sedition case
A group of 67 Kashmiri students at a private college in Meerut district were booked for sedition on Thursday after they cheered Pakistan during an Asia Cup cricket match that India lost. But on...
View ArticleMamata set to back Jaya for top post
Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has rallied behind Tamil Nadu CM J. Jayalalithaa to revive her idea of a Federal Front. Ms Banerjee told a TV channel that she is open to the idea of supporting...
View ArticleMore suited for PM than ‘roaming’ netas: Nitish
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday made his prime ministerial ambitions known, saying he is more qualified and experienced than those “roaming around” for the top job.“I am more qualified...
View ArticleSushma angry over ‘tainted’ entry into NDA
With former Karnataka minister B. Sreeramulu announcing his party BSR Congress’ merger with the BJP in a test move, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj has made her opposition known to...
View ArticleAs AAP steals Cong thunder, Vaghela faces revolt in party
By taking on the BJP’s Narendra Modi on his home turf in Gujarat, and in New Delhi, the AAP seemed to have stolen the thunder from the Congress. Another school of thought, however, observed that in the...
View ArticleDelhi cops question top AAP mobocrats
The political atmosphere in the national capital remained somewhat charged with the police registering FIRs against some members of the top leadership of the Aam Aadmi Party in the wake of Wednesday’s...
View ArticleAAP leader Shazia IImi, who is accused of vandalising BJP office on Wednesday...
AAP leader Shazia IImi, who is accused of vandalising BJP office on Wednesday during a protestAAP leader Shazia IImi, who is accused of vandalising BJP office on Wednesday during a protest, speaks to...
View ArticleLalu hopes for M-Y formula
Surrounded by tough challenges all over, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav hopes to gain in the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar by reviving the magic of his Muslim-Yadav social alliance formula of the past by...
View ArticleBJP, JD-U eye top Lalu aides
Bihar’s ruling JD(U) and the BJP are eyeing to rope in RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s two top confidants — Ram Kripal Yadav and Ghulam Gous — who have displayed ample signs of rebellion after being...
View ArticleBJP grooms NRIs to get votes in India
The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Mr Narendra Modi, will interact with people in Italy and Nigeria on Sunday, taking his party’s massive public outreach programme beyond the Indian territory. The...
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