Judicial probe ordered over AAP demand: Shinde

Judicial probe ordered over AAP demand: Shinde

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday said Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has ordered a judicial probe into the allegations of inaction against five Delhi Police officers by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He urged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to end his street protest in keeping with the dignity of his office. Talking to reporters […]

Nursery admissions: HC refuses to quash LG’s notification

Nursery admissions: HC refuses to quash LG’s notification

The Delhi High Court Monday refused to quash a notification on the criteria for nursery admissions in the city, saying any “interference at this stage would create confusion”. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw dismissed the plea of unaided private schools challenging notification of Lt. Governor (LG) Najeeb […]

India tests N-capable, 4,000-km range Agni-IV missile

India tests N-capable, 4,000-km range Agni-IV missile

India Monday successfully tested its long-range, nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said. The new generation missile, with the capability to hit targets 4,000 km away, was tested for its full range from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from […]

Kejriwal, ministers protest police inaction

Kejriwal, ministers protest police inaction

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alongwith his cabinet colleagues Monday held a protest over alleged police inaction after they were prevented from reaching the union home ministry office at the Central Secretariat. Kejriwal, who became the chief minister last month, and his cabinet colleagues wanted to protest, as planned earlier, outside the union home ministry […]

Develop technologies for farm development: President

Develop technologies for farm development: President

Technology-induced agricultural growth was the way ahead for India, President Pranab Mukherjee said Sunday, calling upon agricultural institutions to develop new technologies for greater farm development. Speaking at the inauguration of a new building and a technology exhibition at the premises of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) here, Mukherjee called upon the entire network of […]

Women protest ‘nude’ poster at Metro station

Women protest ‘nude’ poster at Metro station

A group of women journalists Sunday lodged a protest with Delhi Metro against an advertisement featuring a nude woman at the Rajiv Chowk station. The advertisement shows a woman with only a duct tape covering her body, one of the journalists, Akansha Kumari, told IANS. “What does this advertisement mean? That women are on sale?” […]

Pakistani Taliban offer peace talks

Pakistani Taliban offer peace talks

Pakistani Taliban Sunday gave their nod for peace talks with the government shortly after their suicide bomber killed 22 soldiers and injured 30 others in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said in a statement that a bomber used an explosives-laden vehicle to target the security forces in Bannu’s army area and killed […]

FIR lodged against Bharti-led mob on court’s order

FIR lodged against Bharti-led mob on court’s order

The Delhi Police Sunday lodged an FIR against “unknown” people for creating ruckus during last week’s midnight raid by state Law Minister Somnath Bharti at a house where some African people live. The minister denied the charge. “A FIR has been registered against unknown accused in Malviya Nagar police station under various charges dealing with […]

IPL probe committee likely to submit report Feb 10

IPL probe committee likely to submit report Feb 10

The Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee, investigating allegations of spot-fixing and betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL), is likely to submit its report Feb 10, the BCCI said Sunday. The Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI), however, said in a release that the committee has yet not arrived at any final conclusion. The […]