A month after being sentenced to death for the Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab has filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging the verdict and sought a lawyer from the legal aid panel to argue his case.
An organisation based in the plain area of Darjeeling district and opposed to the idea of Gorkhaland, today gheraoed the sub-registry office here demanding that sale of land be stopped to Nepalis who, according to them, were foreigners.
Minister of State for defence M M Pallam Raju has said that all efforts are being taken to set up a mini fishing at Uppada village in the east Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. "The feasibility survey has been conducted for
Central governments flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (NREGS) is set for an overhaul with the rural development ministry deciding to channelise the workforce for much more focused and productive goals. The NREGS workers n
Four years after its opinion was sought by the Centre, the file pertaining to the mercy petition of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru, who is in the death row, has been sent to the Union home ministry by the Delhi government. The f
The Indian government proposes to take a tough line on negotiations on the Doha round of the WTO talks. The additional secretary to the commerce ministry, D K Mittal, enunciated this line while discussing the prospects of the next round of WTO dis
Mayawati may be getting all the flaks for setting up memorials with her life-size statues in UP but similar exercises dedicated to the Nehru-Gandhi family have been going on for decades throughout the country and what’s worse, more are in th
Here is a shaming story from The Hindu. Ajaat, a bold social movement of the 1920s and 30s was founded and led by Ganpati Maharaj. It flourished with thousands of followers across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and present-day Chattisgarh. Th
Not much seems to have changed at the New Delhi railway station in the aftermath of the recent stampede. In fact, weakly strategised crowd management efforts threaten to boomerang, promising accidents of a greater scale. The Railways had e
Union minister Sharad Pawar today dismissed reports of his family`s involvement in the City Corporation`s failed bid for the Pune IPL team, saying the construction company`s Managing Director made the attempt in his individual capacity.
In an apparent dig at ally Congress, NCP chief and Union minister Sharad Pawar today warned "secular" parties against taking minorities for granted in the belief that they have no alternative but to support them. "Minority w
Calling India a "rising global power", the US today said it was "definitely committed" to consider New Delhi for a permanent membership in an expanded UN Security Council and pitched for its greater role in meeting challenges i
Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad launched India’s first indigenous influenza vaccine, called VaxiFlu-S, here on Thursday. The vaccine will be available in the market Friday onwards and would be sold over-the-counter only through prescription. Az
The Madhya Pradesh BJP election committee today discussed the names of 11 persons for nominations to the Rajya Sabha from the state. Giving this information, Madhya Pradesh BJP president Prabhat Jha told PTI that a final decision on who wo
Accusing the Congress of misleading the people over allotment of hydropower projects in Uttarakhand, chief minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today said that the applications are being scrutinised and objections raised on them being examined.
Two head constables were today arrested here for allegedly demanding bribe from a woman against whom a Chandigarh court had issued an arrest warrant in connection with a cheque-bouncing case. The duo was caught red-handed while acce
Karnataka expects nearly 400 investors to ink MoUs for projects with an envisaged investment of Rs 3.5 lakh crore during the two-day mega event Global Investors` Meet (GIM), which commenced today. "....nearly 400 investors will
Though Trinamool Congress registered an impressive win in the West Bengal civic polls, the fractured mandate in several municipalities has indicated that a tie-up with Congress may brighten its prospects in the Assembly elections next year.
Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik`s visit to Ganjam was today boycotted by journalists in protest against alleged inaction of the police in bringing to book the culprits responsible for the attack on scribes at the medical college here.
In the wake of recent Maoist attacks, passenger trains on Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra section will continue to remain suspended during the night from 10 PM to 5 AM. In view of security reasons, this arrangement will remain in for
