YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, arrested in a disproportionate assets case, was on Monday remanded in judicial custody for two weeks till June 11 by a CBI court here. Principal Judge A Pullaiah dismissed the agency`s plea for
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea of veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari seeking to maintain confidentiality of court proceedings in the paternity suit of a youth claiming to be his biological son. Appearing before a vac
Team Anna member Akhil Gogoi broke his fast on Monday afternoon after nine days at the request of the Gandhian leader, but said that his campaign against big dams would continue. Gogoi, who has been on an indefinite fast since May 19, to
With the delivery of new-generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft scheduled soon, the issue of over USD 700 million compensation from US manufacturer Boeing for delaying its delivery came up for detailed discussion at the Air India Board meeting
Two of Jagan`s biggest crimes will never find a mention in the CBI`s chargesheet: ditching the Congress and daring Sonia!
Congress on Monday suffered a setback losing two out of three seats it had contested in the biennial elections to Maharashtra legislative council, which it fought in alliance with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP. Congress could retain only the
Slamming team Anna for levelling corruption charge against prime minister Manmohan Singh, minister of state in the PMO V Narayanaswmay has said it has no locus standi to question Singh`s integrity and had lost public trust. Pointing out
Still battling the fallout of last week`s steep Rs 7.54 a litre hike in petrol price, the government on Monday said it is not considering raising rates of diesel, domestic gas (LPG) and kerosene for the moment. "We are not cons
The CBI on Monday sought 14 days custody of Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy, saying it needed to further question him in the disproportionate assets case. 39-year-old Jagan, who was arrested on Sunday, was produced before a CBI court here.
In its preliminary report, justice A S Naidu commission has neither given clean chit nor held any department or official responsible for the February liquor tragedy in Cuttack-Khurda districts in which at least 40 persons had died. Amid
Chaos marked the inaugural session of Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Monday when slogan-shouting MLAs from main opposition BSP--some of them climbing atop tables-- disrupted Governor B L Joshi`s address to the joint sitting. Wearing blue colour
For the third time in five days, India test-fired two indigenously developed surface-to-air anti-aircraft `Akash` missiles from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here. The double test-fire came after trials of the missile, with a
Over 80 per cent students on Monday cleared the 2012 class XII CBSE examinations, with girls once again outshining the boys and the Chennai region beating others in the overall pass percentage. The results were declared across the country
After embarrassing the CPI-M by his controversial statement that the party had often eliminated its political foes, senior party leader M M Mani has found himself in trouble with the police registering a case against him on murder and other charge
A bandh call given by the YSR Congress party in protest against the arrest of their leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday evoked a mixed response in Andhra Pradesh even as police clamped prohibitory orders in the city to prevent any untoward incide
Twenty-seven members of a marriage party, including four children, were killed and 26 others injured when a speeding auto rammed in a stationary bus at Khalapur on the Mumbai-Pune expressway. The incident took place in the wee hours arou
Team Anna on Saturday clubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee with 13 other Cabinet Ministers, whom they accused of corruption, which the Congress dismissed as "unsubstantiated averments" that need not
How much is a species worth? According to a recent ruling by the supreme court, the cheetah is not worth its price tag of Rs300 crore. Some government departments might invest that amount in drinking water schemes for an entire district, but the m
Mopping up Rs 73,000 crore in revenue to promote all-round growth of Uttar Pradesh is one of most crucial items on chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s agenda. The first-time chief minister outlined his agenda in a recent meeting with the state`s
In the midst of uproar over hike in petrol prices, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday attacked the policy of subsidising diesel, kerosene and LPG and suggested that a roadmap be chalked out for phasing it out as the needy are not b
