Congress leader N D Tiwari was on Monday asked by the Delhi High Court to appear in person on May 26 before it to give blood sample for a DNA test to decide the paternity suit of a man claiming to be his son. "Defendent number
A maoist, said to be a close aide of slain rebel leader Kishenji, has been arrested in Ranchi, police said on Monday. On a tip off, Ramdas alias Nandu was arrested from the Ranchi railway station when he was heading towards Lohardaga.
Vishay Handa, director of a city-based hotel where a rave party was held on Sunday night at which two IPL players were present, was on Monday arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. "Handa, organiser
The nation in Monday paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was killed in a suicide bomb attack on this day 21 years ago. President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the departed leader`s wife and Con
On Friday evening, the Italian foreign office issued a one-line statement “recalling” the ambassador to India. “In light of the developments in the situation in Kerala and the charges against the two Italian servicemen, Massimili
Finding faults with the MGNREGA scheme, a Parliamentary Panel has said that there was confusion over its definition of the term `households` which was being twisted to suit male heads of families which should be corrected. In its re
New Delhi/Rome, May 18 (PTI) Italy today recalled its ambassador to India after a charge sheet was filed against two Italian marines in the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast three months back. Official sources in
Prof Yogendra Yadav, NCERT’s former chief advisor of political science textbooks, says the parliamentarians should read and understand the context of the cartoon before criticising it. Following the uproar in parliament on controvers
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday claimed that activities of almost all militant groups active in the state have been brought under control and called for a strong strategy to counter the threat of maoists in the northeastern region.
After a parliamentary committee suggested wholesome changes in the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement bill 2011, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said today that he will come up with a fresh bill after consultations with
Amid allegations that fertiliser subsidies are not reaching the beneficiaries, the government on Friday said it intended to give subsidy to farmers directly and roll out a project by June-end under which subsidy would be checked at the retailers l
Ruling out any relief to bank loan defaulters owing Rs one crore and above, government on Friday said all efforts will be made to recover the dues from such companies and individuals. Maintaining that the government was under no pre
Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines owes Rs 269.06 crore income tax and I-T Department has initiated penalty and prosecution proceedings against the private carrier, Government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. Kingfisher Airl
After starting a floating post office, Jammu and Kashmir government has started a floating healthcare unit for the people living in and around the Dal Lake. "Initially two shikaras (boats) equipped with medicines and other diagnost
The mumbai cricket association on Friday banned kolkata knight riders co-owner and bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium for five years for misbehaving with its officials and violating its rules. The "u
Several farmers here are up in arms against the proposed Gas Authority of India Ltd project to lay a pipeline from Kochi to Bangalore via Erode district for transporting gas. They have appealed to the Tamil Nadu government and the G
The CBI on Friday conducted raids on the premises of 15 Jharkhand MLAs, including labour minister Chandraprakash Choudhary, as part of its investigation into the allegations of horse trading which led to countermanding of the March 30 Rajya Sabha
Another huge controversy on Friday struck the Indian Premier League (IPL) with an Australian player with Royal Challengers Bangalore being arrested on charges of molesting an Indian American woman and severely attacking her fiancee leaving him in
A day after the AIADMK and BJD announced support for party leader P A Sangma`s candidature, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said his party`s stand on the presidential election will be consistent with that of the UPA. Sangma, who me
Opposition BJP on Friday stalled proceedings in Rajya Sabha over the alleged involvement of Gujarat Governor Kamla Devi Beniwal in a land grab case. As soon as the House met for the day, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (BJP) was on his feet say
