The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Jan 21 DMK leader Kanimozhi’s plea seeking the quashing of charges against her in the 2G case being exclusively heard by a special CBI court on day-to-day basis. A bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam said the 2G bench comprising Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice K.S. […]
A Delhi court has acquitted a man of rape charges after observing that the victim had admitted that they had a consensual physical relationship. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat held Kamaljeet Singh innocent of the accusation made in a police complaint but which the young woman withdrew in her statement to a magistrate. The court […]
“Though we are sticking to the 12-14 percent forecast for this fiscal, the outlook is qualitatively better for next fiscal. We will give a forecast for the coming fiscal mid-February,” National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) president R. Chandrashekhar told reporters here. Chandrashekhar, a former telecom secretary who took over as president of […]
Several Pakistani Hindus Tuesday burned effigies of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Urban Development Minister Manish Sisodia for failing to rehabilitate them. Supported by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar, where many of them have been camping and raised slogans against Kejriwal and Sisodia before burning their effigies. “These […]
The Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP), a new political outfit comprising mainly Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebels, Tuesday demanded the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe payoff allegations against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. “Corruption allegations against Virbhadra Singh should be probed by the CBI,” Mohinder Sofat, HLP spokesperson and a former BJP minister, told […]
Apparently targeting the Maoist ultras, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday cautioned people in a remote area of West Midnapore district to remain vigilant about “outsiders” attempting to create unrest. Launching the statewide “all-weather rural road network project” in Amlasole village – which made national headlines in 2004 during the then Left Front regime […]
India’s tennis doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi registered their first win of the new year after coming together again winning the first round of men’s doubles competitions of the ATP Apia International here Tuesday. Bopanna and Qureshi defeated the Dutch-Roman pair of Jean-Julien Roger and Horia Tecau in the first […]
Trinidad and Tobago will play world football powerhouse Argentina in a friendly international June 4 at a yet to be decided venue. The football associations of both countries will make an announcement when the venue is confirmed. Captained by Lionel Messi, Argentina is considered a favourite for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The South […]
India aim to win their Hockey World League Finals opener Jan 10 against England, said defender V.R. Raghunath here Tuesday. Speaking to the press post their practice session under coach Terry Walsh at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Raghunath said Walsh is working on the team’s game. “This tournament is an ideal platform for […]
There is major support among the Indian American community for BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, while a growing number also support Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Admi Party (AAP), says Indian American Mohan L. Jain from Chicago. Jain, a delegate at the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the world’s largest annual gathering of people of Indian origin […]