West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and is believed to have discussed the coming Presidential election. Emerging from the meeting at Gandhi`s residence, the Trinamool Congress declined
The Institute of Technology in Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU) is set to enjoy the coveted IIT status from this year. But many faculty members and its alumni are unhappy with this. They feel the step would dilute the present status of the univer
After being held hostage by Maoists for 12 days, abducted Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon is expected to be freed by this evening when he will be handed over to the two mediators handpicked by the captors. "B D Sharma and Profe
A special CBI judge on Thursday fixed May 9 to decide on sending the sensational 2008 twin murder case of teenager Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj to the sessions court for trial. Hearing the bail plea of 14-year-old slain teenager`s moth
Rankled by TRAI`s recommendations on 2G spectrum auction, leading telecom firms on Wednesday made a pitch to top government functionaries, including home minister P Chidambaram and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, urging them not to accept the r
In a slew of decisions to boost agriculture export, the government on Wednesday decided to free sugar export to help mills clear cane arrears of over Rs 10,000 crore to farmers, and set up an expert panel to formulate a policy to handle surplus fo
Maharashtra home minister R R Patil on Wednesday said there should be a timeframe to award punishment in terror cases and sought to know for how long the government should take care of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, facing death penalty in the 2
Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday came to the defence of Ramdev over his comments that MPs were devils in the form of humans, saying whatever the Yoga Guru had said "is not wrong". Ramdev stoked a controversy by launching
Setting the tone for the upcoming chief ministers` meeting on NCTC, home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday discounted the fears of states that it would encroach upon their rights as he underlined that fighting terror was a shared responsibility
High-profile IAS officer of UP cadre Pradeep Shukla is likely to be arrested shortly by the central bureau of investigation (CBI) in connection with the cases related to national rural health mission (NRHM) scam. Highly-placed source
Holding that legal history is replete with instances of matricide, a special CBI court today denied bail to dentist Nupur Talwar in the sensational 2008 double murder of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. As she prepared
Government on Wednesday promised in the Rajya Sabha that action will be taken on allegations regarding the controversial Tatra trucks deal, on which a CBI inquiry has been ordered, after a debate in Parliament. He made it clear that Tatra
Vice-president M Hamid Ansari has yet not moved into the Rashtrapati Bhawan but on Thursday, he will give away the 59th National Film Awards, which is traditionally given by the president. The function is being organised by the information and bro
Dentist Nupur Talwar was on Wednesday denied bail in the sensational 2008 double murder of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj by a special CBI court which felt she may create hindrance in trial and flee from justice if granted relief.
Rahul Gandhi`s recent visit to Maharashtra was flayed in Rajya Sabha by BJP and Shiv Sena, which described it as "political tourism" that yielded nothing as the state was witnessing a spate of suicide by farmers. Raising the issu
Recent regulatory developments, which have led to huge uncertainty, could have significant implications for the future of telecom sector and impact India`s global competitiveness, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal said on Wednesday. &quo
Amid allegations that foreign bodies were thrust into her private parts, the supreme court on Wednesday directed AIIMS to medically examine alleged Naxal sympathiser Soni Sori to treat her and ascertain the charges. A bench of justices Alt
The Telangana issue rocked the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with Speaker Meira Kumar adjourning the House till noon as TRS and TDP members aggressively raised slogans asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make a statement. As soon as the Speak
An MP can now sponsor construction of railway halt stations from one’s annual budget of Rs 5 crore and get one’s name etched on a steel or metal plaque. The privilege to MPs came from the statistics and programme impleme
The CBI on Wednesday registered a fresh case of alleged irregularities in laying down of synthetic tracks in five stadia for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and carried out searches at 20 locations. CBI sources said searches were going on at 2
