In the second such incident in three days, patients at the district hospital here complained of breathing problems after chlorine gas leaked from two cylinders on Monday. Patients complained of breathing problems, itching in the throat and
A Delhi court will tomorrow decide the interim bail plea of rajya sabha MP Amar Singh, who is currently in lodged in Tihar jail following his arrest in the 2008 cash-for-vote case. Special judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal on Monday reserved he
Do regional parliamentarians have a voice in Indian democracy? What is the role of parliamentary committees? What exactly is the ambit of a parliamentarian? Questions like these were pondered upon at “People, Parliament and Per
Granddaughter of a BJP leader was shot dead allegedly by her in-laws for dowry in Aonla area in Bareilly, police said on Monday. According to the police, Anupam, granddaughter of BJP leader Mithilesh Chauhan, was killed on Sunday allegedly
BJP legislator in Goa Rajesh Patnekar on Monday resigned as a member of the legislative assembly to join the Congress party soon. Patnekar, a two time legislator from Bicholim constituency, submitted his resignation to the speaker of the l
A day after sacked IAF flying officer Anjali Gupta allegedly committed suicide, police are clueless about the reasons behind her death and are awaiting the post-mortem report. Gupta, who was the first woman to be court martialled by the IA
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha was on Monday asked by the supreme court to appear personally on October 20 before a Karnataka trial court, adjudicating a disproportionate assets case against her. A bench of justices Dalveer Bhanda
Industrial growth projections for the current fiscal will have to be revisited in the wake of "disappointing" pace of expansion in the factory output, which plunged in July to 3.3 per cent, chairman of prime minister`s economic advisory
Janata party president Subramanian Swamy on Monday criticised DMK chief M Karunanidhi for appealing to Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa to commute the death sentence of three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. In a st
Expressing disappointment over the supreme court order in the 2002 Gulburg Society riots case, Zakia Jafri, wife of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the disturbance, said the real culprits are still roaming free. "I st
Congress on Monday said it was wrong to say that the supreme court has give a clean chit to Narendra Modi in the Gulburg society riots case even as BJP welcomed the order, saying hate campaigners against the Gujarat chief minister will not win. &q
Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja on Sunday said there was a strong possibility of the emergence of a third front as both Congress and BJP`s economic beliefs were "contrary to the common man`s interest". "The econ
As many as 300 policemen divided into ten teams from the Naxal Special Duty wing and Q Branch wing started combing operations in 34 identified Maoist-affected villages in the district on Sunday. The operations are being conducted ahead of
Only 47 percent of the schemes taken up under MG-NREGA were completed in 2009-10 in Jharkhand, says the CAG report. "Out of a total 1,60,813 schemes only 75,767 schemes completed at the end of 2009/10," said the CAG report for th
Alleging that injustice was done to Andhra Pradesh by the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal, YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Sunday demanded that the state be given its rightful share of water from the Krishna river. Injustice
Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja on Monday said there was a strong possibility of the emergence of a third front as both Congress and BJP`s economic beliefs were "contrary to the common man`s interest". "The econ
Industrial growth fell to a meagre 3.3 per cent in July this year on account of poor performance mainly by capital goods, manufacturing and mining sectors, reflecting sluggishness in the economy. Growth in the factory output, as measured i
In a relief to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, the supreme court on Monday refused to pass any order on his alleged inaction to contain the 2002 Gujarat riots after the Godhra carnage and referred the matter to the magistrate concerned in Ah
Pitching for reforms in the education system, former Maharashtra additional chief secretary Leena Mehendale said the budgetary allocation for the sector should be increased five-fold. "Bring in reforms in education, increase budget fi
With two more persons succumbing to injuries at a hospital, the death toll in the police firing on a stone-pelting mob of Dalits, who indulged in violence following detention of their leader John Pandian, has risen to seven, police said on Monday.
