REGULAR STORY

Unfortunate controversy over Gen Singh age over: Antony

Defence minister A K Antony on Monday said the "unfortunate controversy" over Army Chief General V K Singh`s age had come to an end with the Supreme Court judgement and asked his colleagues to close the chapter. "I am very h

Cong says BJP in "give & take" deal with Jaya

The Advocate General row in Karnataka intensified on Friday with Congress leader M Veerappa Moily charging the BJP with entering into a "give and take" with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to secure her support for the NDA.

HC quashes FIR after man agrees to pay Rs 1,000 monthly to son

The Delhi high court has quashed criminal proceedings pertaining to dowry harassment against a man after he agreed to pay Rs 1,000 per month for welfare of his son living

HC verdict in 2003 Mumbai twin bomb blasts likely

The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce today its verdict on confirmation of death sentence to three people, includi

High taxes, low success rate bleeds film industry

Tired of different taxes, the Film Federation of India has called  for a nationwide strike on February 23. Multiplexes, single screen cinema’s and all production work will come to halt in protest against the government`s proposed 10.3 p

With death toll at 33, excise min resigns

Odisha Excise Minister A U Singhdeo on Friday resigned from the cabinet on moral grounds following Monday`s hooch tragedy in Cuttack and Khurda districts which claimed 33 lives. Three died at a private hospital  and

SC upholds govt decision on Army Chief`s age

  In a setback to Army Chief Gen V K Singh, the supreme court on Friday upheld the government decision on his age issue and said he cannot resile on his commitment accepting the date of birth as May 10, 1950, forcing him

Swamy calls upon to `revive Hindu cultural values`

Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Friday called upon people to understand and revive Hindu cultural values to c

Civic authorities criticised for unauthorised constructions

Civic authorities have come under attack for failing to control unsafe and unauthorised constructions across the city.

No party has maligned politics as much as BJP: Pawar

Taking potshots at the BJP following the scandal in Karnataka where three of its ministers were caught on camera watching

DVAC raids former DMK minister`s houses

Vigilance officials on Friday conducted raids at premises belonging to former DMK minister K R Periyakaruppan across Tami

Law Min seeks AG`s opinion on 2G judgement

The government has sought legal opinion of its top law officer on whether it should seek a review of a part of the suprem

People prefer Team Anna over political stars in UP

The confusion over which political leader or party to support in Uttar Pradesh, it seems, is proving good for Team Anna as people in large numbers are pouring in to attend their meetings. People like Manoj Singh (30) of Ghazipur district are prefe

Govt wants one from every house e-literate: Pilot

Government wants one person from every household e-literate. This was stated by the union minister for state for communications and information technology, Sachin Pilot during his opening address at the inauguration of 15th

Magistrates asked not to register frivolous cases

The Rajasthan High Court has directed magistrates across the state to cautiously and sparingly exercise their power while directing police to register an FIR and ensure that no frivolous case is lodged on private complaints. Justice Mahesh

Railways extend booking time, await feedback

The Indian Railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period from the current 90 days to 120 days from March 10, on an experimental basis, for long-distance trains. Officials say the move will reduce the waiting list for trains and w

Opposition demands central rule in Karnataka

Upping the ante following the porn scandal, opposition Congress and JDS on Thursday demanded imposition of president`s rule in the state. "We have met governor H R Bhardwaj and requested him to recommend to the central government to d

HC orders surrender of Ghai`s insitute land to Maha govt

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed Bollywood filmmaker Subhash Ghai to hand over to the Maharashtra government th

Antrix moves court against Devas

Antrix, the commercial arm of ISRO has moved a local court seeking directions to restrain Devas Multi-media from proceedi

Mayawati concerned only about her security: Kalraj

BJP leader Kalraj Misra on Thursday said how can Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati can provide security to people whe


Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter