Delhi Police was on Monday directed by a local court to file a report on a complaint of a key prosecution witness in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam case that rajya sabha MP Amar Singh and others had threatened and kidnapped him ahead of his depositio
The Gujarat high court on Monday appeared to be divided on the appointment of Lokayukta by the governor with one judge upholding it and another indicating she does not not agree with him. Dismissing the state government`s petition challeng
An Indian bluecollar worker in France, allegedly an illegal immmigrant, became the unlikely hero of the French people after he was killed on September 29 for intervening in a mugging attempt in the Paris Metro. Rajinder Singh, who went by the nick
Senior leader L K Advani on Monday kept alive the suspense over his intentions of becoming BJP`s prime ministerial candidate in the next elections, saying a decision will be taken by the party when the time comes. "Who will become the
Our union law minister Salman Khurshid made some breathtaking observations that reflect how this government is fixated on growth at any cost. First, his take. Speaking to the Indian Express on Sunday, he said: “What will affe
The Supreme Court on Monday put a stay on the death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab in 26/11 Mumbai attack case, saying that it would like to hear his plea challenging capital punishment at length as "due process of law&qu
A day after Digvijay Singh described Anna Hazare as "a mask of all anti-Congress parties", Team Anna on Monday hit back at him for levelling "wild and baseless allegations" and asserted that their movement had "nothing to
Ahead of his rath yatra, senior BJP leader L K Advani on Monday hit out at the UPA for "lack" of leadership, which, he said, was the main reason for the "people`s anger" against the government. Advani said he would high
Team Anna member Santosh Hegde on Monday disapproved Hazare`s anti-Congress stance in the Hisar bypolls, saying campaigning against a political party is not correct. Speaking to PTI here, the former supreme court judge said every political
The centre on Monday resumed consultations on the Telangana issue with senior ministers, eliciting the views of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi and Congress leader Renuka Chowdary. The two leaders, both from Congress, met Pranab Mukher
The Election Commission on Monday instructed candidates contesting in the Hisar bypoll to refrain from attending community kitchens, which distribute free food to electors, and issued guidelines for organisation of such events. "The c
Alleging scam in Noida plot allotment, BJP on Monday lodged a complaint with Uttar Pradesh lokayukta justice N K Mehrotra demanding an inquiry into the irregularities. A party delegation led by national secretary Kirit Somaiya met the loka
Tamil Nadu government on Monday opposed in the supreme court a plea to shift out of the Madras high court the appeals of three Rajiv Gandhi assassins, challenging their death penalty on account of an 11-year delay in deciding their mercy petition
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has asked National Conference workers to reach out to people so that a link can be established between the public and the government. "The party workers need to activate themselves to ens
Parliament`s public accounts committee (PAC) is all set to reopen examination of the CAG report on the 2G scam by calling an official who had conducted audit of the controversial allocation of airwaves in 2008. The PAC has decided to call
The supreme court on Monday sought the Bihar government`s stand on a plea for a CBI probe into the police firing on a group of villagers in Forbesganj in June that left five persons dead. A bench of justices R M Lodha and J S Khehar issued
While the West Bengal government is yet to respond to the Maoist`s pre-condition for starting talks, Maoist sympathisers have asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to convince rebels of the state`s sincere intention by taking positive steps.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has adopted the seventh yatra of its patriarch Lal Krishna Advani from Bihar on Tuesday as its own, naming it as BJP Jan Chetna Yatra, aimed at the mass awakening against the UPA government by highlighting good governanc
An FIR has been registered against RJD supremo Lalu Prasad charging him with violating the model code of conduct during campaigning for a party candidate in Siwan, officials said on Monday. The case was lodged against on Saturday for alleg
Putting an end to all the speculations of tie-up in the forthcoming assembly elections in Punjab, Bahujan Samaj party on Sunday said that it would go alone in all the 117 seats of the state. "BSP will go alone and contest all 117 seat
