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Ex-Modi minister quizzed by Nanavati panel over 2002 riots

Former minister in the Narendra Modi government I K Jadeja was on Thursday questioned in-camera by the Nanavati Commission with regard to the 2002 Godhra train burning incident and the incidences of communal violence in the state that followed.

TADA court rejects Abu Salem`s plea to stay trials in India

A designated TADA court on Thursday rejected jailed gangster Abu Salem`s plea to stay the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast trial and proceedings in the Pradeep Jain murder case on the ground that a Portuguese court has terminated his extradition.

HC grants Yeddyurappa bail in another case

Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was on Thursday granted conditional bail by the high court in a land scam case, paving the way for his release from jail. Justice B V Pinto allowed the bail application of Yeddyurappa, who wa

Rail minister slams cabinet clearance system for appointments

Dubbing as "obsolete" the prevailing system of appointment to senior posts in railways which involves Cabinet clearance, railway minister Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday pitched for a "drastic change" in the process. "Th

Sugarcane stir: Uddhav meets Maha CM, threatens agitation

Shiv Sena on Tuesday warned of an intense agitation if the Maharashtra government fails to announce an appropriate remunerative price for sugarcane growers. "Government should take the decision before the patience of the farmers ends.

Govt plans special MNREGA courts to check corruption

Concerned over embezzlement of funds meant for MNREGA, the Centre is planning to set up special courts across the country to expedite cases related to irregularities in the rural employment scheme Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh o

Making a 'return gift' to our feathered friends

The cross-fertilisation of ideas across the country has continued unabated, despite lack of physical exhibitions of grassroots innovations in different parts of the country. A Rs 5,000 bamboo windmill innovation by Mehtar Hussain and Mushtaq Ahmed

Anti-nuke leaders demand status paper on Koodankulam

The committees set up by the Centre and Tamil Nadu Government to resolve the standoff over the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant met here on Thursday for the first time when representatives of the protesters presented a charter of demands including

Amar: ``full information`` about cash-for-vote case

Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, facing prosecution for his alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, on Thursday claimed he has "full information" about the episode but refused to comment as case is sub-judice. "I have full in

2G: CBI to supply UASL policy file to Swamy

A Delhi court on Thursday directed CBI to give the certified copy of a file concerning 2G spectrum allocation to Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, who is seeking prosecution of the then finance minister P Chidambaram in the case. Speci

PM to attend SAARC Summit tomorrow

Prime minister Manmohan Singh leaves here tomorrow on a four-day visit to Maldives to attend the SAARC Summit on the margins of which he will meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani. Singh, who is accompanied by external affairs

Anna plans to restructure his core committee

With his team rocked by controversies, Anna Hazare on Tuesday said he plans to restructure his core committee to also give representation to religious minorities, tribals, dalits and youths to strengthen the campaign against corruption. Ha

Telangana decision by weekend?

AICC chief Sonia Gandhi is studying AICC Andhra Pradesh observer Gulam Nabi Azad`s note on Telangana, and a decision is likely by this weekend. It will be a Congress party decision, which will be submitted to the all-party meeting being co

The buck stops at 10 Janpath: Advani

Training his guns on prime minister, Manamohan Singh over corruption and rising inflation, Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani said,“corruption and inflation is on the rise but the prime minister’s word is not the last word. The buck

Rs 35 lakh didn`t repair this road...

The Governance Now report on irregularities in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee scheme (MNREGS) in Uttar Pradesh first led rural development minister Jairam Ramesh to fire a salvo at chief minister Mayawati (Read the story

Delhi MLAs play hide and seek with protesters

Day two of the walkathon against the 22 percent increase in the power tariff in Delhi didn’t look all that

Advani`s move to launch yatra `courageous`: Gehlot

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday ridiculed BJP leader L K Advani for his decision to launch a yatra against corruption at a time when some of his own partymen in Karnataka were accused of graft. "Karnataka chief ministe

Badal demands immediate withdrawal of petrol hike

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday slammed the UPA over the hike in petrol prices and demanded an immediate roll back. "The hike would unleash fresh inflationary trends, further jack up prices of all essential commodi

Varun resorts to RTI to get info on MPs` Swiss accounts

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Friday sought names of members of parliament and others who have allegedly stashed black money in the accounts of HSBC, Geneva, the details of which have recently been shared with the finance ministry. The young MP f

Post price hike, Mamata threatens to pull the plug

In a virtual rebellion against the UPA government, its largest ally Trinamool Congress on Friday threatened to pull out over the petrol price hike, as it sought an appointment with prime minister Manmohan Singh before taking "any vital decisi

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