The BJP Friday questioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s contribution to Assam, the state which has been electing him to the Rajya Sabha since 1991. Interacting with media persons here, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad accused Manmohan Singh of only using Assam for advancement of his political career and not doing anything for the […]
A court here Friday sent Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal to judicial custody in connection with the September 2010 Jama Masjid terror attack case. Additional Sessions Judge Daya Prakash sent Bhatkal and his close aide Asadullah Akhtar to judicial custody till Jan 17. He also allowed a plea of Delhi Police seeking his voice […]
The Delhi High Court Friday refused to suspend the 15-day jail term awarded to a senior Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer for making “lewd” and “scurrilous” statements against female colleagues despite previous warnings from the court. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Vibhu Bakhru said IRS officer S.K. Srivastava has shown no remorse […]
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, whose net worth is estimated at over $1 billion, Friday ended speculation about his foray into politics, saying he is joining the Congress and ready to contest Lok Sabha polls if the party gives him a ticket. “If Congress gives ticket, I will contest (Lok Sabha polls),” Nilekani, now head of […]
The trial in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others began in a Delhi court here Friday. The statement of prosecution witness and at present private secretary of Lt. Governor of Delhi, Vishwendra, was recorded before Karkardooma’s district judge J.R. Aryan. Vishwendra was then deputy secretary in the home ministry […]
An application was filed by NGO Common Cause Friday in the Delhi High Court seeking a court-monitored investigation by the CBI or a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into allegations of corruption against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The application filed through advocate Prashant Bhushan alleged that Virbhadra Singh accepted bribe from business firm while […]
The sports ministry Friday made it clear that dope offenders won’t be considered for Arjuna Award or Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. The ministry also said that coaches of the dope tainted athletes too won’t be considered for the Dhyan Chand Award. The ministry in a statement said that it will seek a report from the […]
Lamenting that many people in India still believed in superstitions and evil social practices, President Pranab Mukjerjee Friday said there was a need to increase awareness and dispel myths about donation of bodies after death. “Despite the country’s space programme which has sent satellite to Mars, many people in the country still believe in lot […]
The US State Department said Friday that it “deeply” regrets that a US diplomat in India has to leave the country at India’s request in the wake of the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York. “We deeply regret that the Indian government felt it was necessary to expel one of our diplomatic […]
Cold conditions continued to prevail in Uttar Pradesh as many parts of the state received rainfall Friday as well. Friday saw sunny afternoon giving some relief from cold, but evening witnessed heavy rains in many places, including the state capital. The regional Met Office has predicted more rainfall in the coming days as low pressure […]