Andhra Pradesh minister for excise and prohibition Mopidevi Venkata Ramana on Thursday was arrested by the central bureau of investigation in the disproportionate assets case related to Kadapa MP, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy. Following his arres
Sacked CWG organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, facing prosecution in a games-related graft case, on Thursday told a Delhi court that various panels set up to procure equipments for the mega sporting event had said that Swiss timing ha
We know our market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has failed us in the past, on more occasions than one. Parliamentary committees and courts have rapped it for its various failures – failure to discharge its du
After facing flak for fixing poverty line at Rs 28.65 per capita daily consumption in cities, the planning commission on Thursday constituted an expert group headed by noted economist C Rangarajan to review the Tendulkar committee methodology fo
A local court on Thursday ordered framing of charges against dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the double murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj four years back. The framing of charges will take place
In a U-turn, former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday told the two-member inquiry commission probing the adarsh housing society scam he is ready to appear before it on June 30. Chavan, an accused in the adarsh case, also
Ruling out a return to the pre-1953 position, Centre`s interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir have favoured setting up a Constitutional Committee to review all Central Acts and Articles of the Constitution of India to the state extended after 1952.
Slamming Wednesday`s petrol price hike, MDMK leader Vaiko on Thursday said the Tamil Nadu government should reduce the 27 per cent value added tax (VAT) on fuel to minimise the impact. "The hike citing the falling Indian rupee amoun
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to direct the Centre to take back a press release of the Army alleging that Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh offered a bribe to the Army Chief in connection with a defence deal. "The Union of India
Calling for a united opposition to demand roll back in petrol price hike, shiv sena chief Bal Thackeray on Thursday asked people to stand together against the government`s move. "Shiv sena and NDA will start a nationwide movement ag
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he will attend the BJP National Executive meeting that began in Mumbai in the morning. "I will land in Mumbai at 3:15 PM," he told reporters here. Modi`s
Boosting its air defence shield and re-validating operational efficacy, India on Thursday test fired successfully its indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, about 15 km from here. &
Defence Minister A K Antony`s dinner for outgoing Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Wednesday night was marked by bonhomie but there were no farewell speeches. No speeches were made at the farewell dinner for Gen Singh and his wife Bharati Singh
BJP leader Sanjay Joshi, bete noire of the Gujarat Chief Minister, on Thursday resigned ahead of the party National Executive meeting beginning here, a move seen as an effort by the party president to buy peace with Narendra Modi. "Jo
Opposing the steep hike in petrol prices and spiralling prices of commodities, NDA has called for a nationwide bandh on May 31. NDA convenor and JDU president Sharad Yadav said that all the partners of the opposition alliance have been con
In a relief to Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh High Court today lifted the freeze on bank accounts of three firms - Sakshi newspaper, TV channel and Janani Infra, owned by the YSR Congress chief. However, the court
The CBI on Wednesday told a special court here that Rajesh and Nupur Talwar killed their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in a fit of rage after finding them in a compromising position, a claim strongly refuted by the dentist couple.
Seeking the online availability of progress of MGNREGA works, the Jammu and Kashmir government has asked its officers to ensure that the Management Information System of the scheme is uploaded regularly. The directive was given at a
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today held a meeting of Health department to discuss the situation arising out of 29 dengue-related deaths in Tirunelveli district. In an official statement here, she said 817 persons in that
To ordinary folks, the Delhi airport’s swanky Terminal-3, is a show piece of something that’s right with public-private partnerships (PPP). Suddenly, the slip is showing. First, the CAG questioned a series of joint ventures that the ma
