Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan was among 13 people charge sheeted by CBI on Wednesday in the multi-crore Adarsh Housing scam. The 10,000-page CBI charge sheet was filed before the Registrar of a sessions court, nearl
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the Ministry of Defence to intervene in the PILs in the Adarsh scam and asked it to file within two weeks its response to Maharashtra government`s stand that CBI cannot probe it. Counsel fo
Under attack from the Opposition, UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday made a U-turn on his decision to allow MLAs to purchase four-wheelers worth up to Rs 20 lakh out of their local area development fund. "I take back the de
Striking Air India pilots will report back to work from on Wednesday after they called off their 58-day protracted strike following the Delhi High Court`s order to join their duty within 48 hours. But it will take about a month for the pil
For the first time after the B S Yeddyurappa faction demanded his scalp, Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda hinted on Wednesday that his exit might be imminent, even as he sought to highlight the achievements of his 11-month rule.
Sharad Pawar is at the receiving end of late Congress veteran Arjun Singh who has accused him of being flip-flop, unreliable and fickle and wondered when the "final rupture" would take place between him and the Congress. Singh`s
Expressing shock over pictures of a monkey lying on a bed in a Jammu hospital, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said he will seek an explanation from the minister concerned before making any comment on the issue. "I am sh
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed proceedings in a 1995 corruption case against former Railway Minister C K Jaffer Sharief. A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam also issued notice to CBI on Sharief`s appeal and sought reply within tw
Top DMK leaders, including party chief M Karunanidhi`s son MK Stalin and daughter Kanimozhi, besides thousands of party workers on Wednesday courted arrest across Tamil Nadu as part of a `fill-the-jail` protest against AIADMK government which has
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday dismissed a bail petition filed by YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy in an alleged disproportionate assets case Jagan, who was named as the key accused in the case, was arrested on May 27 and is
With options running out, CPI(M) leader M M Mani on Wednesday turned up before police for questioning in connection with his controversial speech that the party had in the past eliminated its foes. Police had served a virtual ultimatum to
Anyone curious about the state of policy paralysis in the Manmohan Singh cabinet should visit the homepage of the cabinet secretary (www.cabsec.nic.in). Things shall appear all right on first sight. Dig deeper. If you’re someone concerned ab
There is no problem of availability of foodgrains in the country as the government has "ample" stock of over 82 million tonnes of rice and wheat, Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday. "There is ample stock of fo
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam, who has been criticised by some parties for disclosing that he was willing to invite Sonia Gandhi to be the Prime Minister in 2004, has maintained that the Supreme Court had upheld her citizenship and she was &q
As promised in its party manifesto, the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday entitled MLAs to purchase four-wheelers worth upto Rs 20 lakh from their local area development fund, which was also increased by Rs 25 lakh. &q
Karnataka BJP chief K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday said the party is hopeful of finding a solution to the current crisis in the state and maintained that any decision taken by the Parliamentary Board will be binding and acceptable to both the factions.
The Prime Minister`s Office has given "instruction" to the Coal Ministry to help India`s nodal investigation agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its probe into alleged irregularities in allotment of coal mines without auction
The agitating Air India pilots on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that they will call off their 58-day long strike with immediate effect. The pilots also told Justice Reva Khetrapal through their counsel Geeta Luthra that they will join
Inflation would continue to hover around 7.5 percent for another two to three months but is expected to soften from mid-October, Chief Economic Adviser Kaushik Basu said on Tuesday. "My expectation on inflation as per wholesale price
With delayed monsoon triggering fears of crop failure and drought, the government on Tuesday said the situation is not "that serious" and the production of rain-fed rice crop is unlikely to be affected as monsoon is expected to better fr
