A day after being warned to toe the party line or face expulsion, former union minister M.K. Alagiri met DMK president and his father M. Karunanidhi at the latter’s residence in the Tamil Nadu capital. Party officials said the meeting lasted around 20 minutes. In a recent interview, Alagiri, the south zone organising secretary of […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday announced a helpline to trap corrupt government employees. Kejriwal told the media that anyone who is asked to pay a bribe by any official should make a complaint on 2735 7169. “Every citizen is now an anti-corruption inspector (in Delhi),” he said. Kejriwal announced after taking oath Dec 28 […]
Hockey India (HI) Wednesday invited players participating in the World League Final here to visit the Taj Mahal, adding that the association would be happy to host them in Agra. The tournament will be played at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium Jan 10-18 and will comprise of reigning Olympic champions Germany, world champions Australia, […]
Superstar Mohanlal will lead the Kerala Strikers in the fourth edition of the Celebrity Cricket League. The Kerala team this season will have Rajeev Pillai as Mohanlal’s deputy. Upcoming star Asif Ali and Unni Mukundan are also in the team while Indrajith has opted out this season. The opening match will be held Jan 25 […]
A lawyer Wednesday urged the Delhi High Court to direct Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to take police security for himself and his ministers, saying they cannot be permitted to expose themselves to danger because of political or ideological reasons. Mentioning the matter before Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul, lawyer Anoop Kumar sought the […]
The main road of the Kerala capital was strewn with stones, broken tubelights, used non-lethal high-sounding grenades and petrol bombs Wednesday morning, as policemen tried to pacify angry activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI) protesting against the state government’s decision to grant autonomy to a few colleges in the state. Five student activists […]
Justice (retd.) A.K. Ganguly, who quit as West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) chairman, said Wednesday the state government did not like his recommendations as the panel’s head in certain matters. Ganguly said in his resignation letter that he stepped down to “obviate any further controversy” and “to ensure the peace and happiness” of his […]
Bhupendra Tomar alias Pinky Chaudhary, the national convenor of the Hindu Raksha Dal, accused of leading the mob attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office in this Uttar Pradesh town, bordering the national capital, surrendered to police Wednesday, officials said. Tomar is believed to have led the protests and vandalisation at the AAP office […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit his parliamentary constituency Amethi Friday, a party leader said Wednesday. Amethi district Congress president Yogendra Mishra told that Gandhi would be accorded “a grand welcome”. Gandhi, party sources said, would kickstart a slew of railway projects in Amethi. He is also scheduled to inaugurate 10 branches of the […]
Uttar Pradesh’s final voters lists ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls will be published Jan 31, officials said Wednesday. Chief Election Officer Umesh Sinha said the earlier deadline of Jan 10 was being postponed as poll officials were getting the voters lists checked and re-checked to ensure there is no duplication. He said that […]