In a huge embarrassment to BJP, its former president Bangaru Laxman was convicted on Friday for the offence of accepting Rs one lakh as bribe from a fake arms dealer in a fictitious deal eleven years ago. The long arm of the law caught up
Congress MP Mani Shankar Aiyar says the Bofors case must be treated as closed and BJP should learn that truth cannot be unveiled by resorting to "character assassination and downright lies". Describing the Bofors case as a
Even after two year of implementation of the Right to Education act, some states are yet to make rules. And those who have made rules, are not in uniformity with the model rules prepared by the centre. Andhra Pradesh’s and Arunachal
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday assured Trinamool Congress that the government would do everything possible to bail out debt-ridden West Bengal, as party MPs sought a three-year moratorium on interest payment. A day after they plac
The Delhi high court on Friday said that veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari can be compelled to give blood sample for DNA test in the paternity suit filed by a youth claiming to be his biological son. Setting aside a single judge bench`s S
Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Friday after opposition uproar over demand for dismissal of home minister P Chidambaram in the wake of allegations against his son Karti`s investments in a telecom company. As soon as the Lok Sabha met,
As negotiations between Maoist- handpicked mediators and those of the Chhattisgarh government resumed on the second day to end the hostage crisis involving abducted Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, Naxals on Friday made fresh demands for the relea
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Twenty-five years after the Bofors revelation, little has changed in the shady world of defence deals, where a well oiled and entrenched system of commission and middlemen continue to dictate government decisions, Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and actress of yesteryear Rekha are among four eminent persons who have been recommended for nomination as members of Rajya Sabha. 39-year-old Tendulkar, who has brought many a laurel to the country thr
Work on commissioning the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project is progressing in full swing and once commissioned, the second one will commence operations in six-eight months, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Sreekumar Banerjee said on
The BJP plans to move a private members bill in the Lok Sabha for a separate state Telangana. The move for the bill gained momentum after Lok Sabha suspended Congress MPs as they raised the issue of Telangana. The process for a private mem
The government has deputed eight senior IRS officers to officiate as First Secretaries in the newly-created Income Tax overseas units in countries like the US, the UK and Japan as part of efforts to curb the problem of blackmoney and illegal funds
Opposition on Thursday raked up the Bofors issue in the Rajya Sabha alleging "cover up" in probe and "burial" of the case leading to acrimonious exchanges with the ruling alliance culminating in repeated adjournments.
Dr Subramanian Swamy has written a letter to prime minister Manmohan Singh on Karti Chidambaram, son of P Chidambaram, providing documents to prove his arguement that Karti was involved in 2G and Aircel-Maxis deal.
Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was on Thursday convicted by the supreme court for contempt on the issue of pursuing graft cases against president Asif Ali Zardari and was given a symbolic sentence that lasted briefly but questions rema
Former CPI MLA Manish Kunjam, who on Thursday returned after delivering medicines to abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, said the IAS officer`s health was "stable". Kunjam, who rushed medicines to Menon on behalf o
Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka was released unharmed by Maoists on Thursday at a village in Koraput, 33 days after he was abducted from the same district by the rebels. Clad in a green kurta and pajama, Hikaka was escorted by a group of tribals t
Opposition BJP and AIADMK on Thursday stalled proceedings in the Rajya Sabha in the wake of claims made by former Swedish police chief in the alleged payoffs involved in the Bofors gun deal, forcing adjournment of the House for 15 minutes.
Achieving yet another milestone in its space programme, India on Thursday successfully launched its first indigenous all-weather radar imaging satellite RISAT-1 that will boost its remote sensing capabilities and facilitate agriculture and disaste
