The bail application of NRHM scam accused Saurabh Jain was on Wednesday rejected by a CBI court. Special judge A K Singh said the allegations against Jain were serious in nature and so he did not deserve bail. "It was d
In one of the most significant verdicts in the 2G scam case, the supreme court ordered the cancellation of all 122 licences granted to to telecom companies for use of the spectrum. The court also ruled that the decision to prosecute home min
A Delhi court on Wednesday halted for two days the ongoing 2G spectrum case trial saying it requires "sufficient time" to consider Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy`s plea to prosecute Union Home Minister P Chidambaram as well in the
The UPSC was asked on Wednesday by the Delhi high court to respond to a plea questioning its decision to introduce in civil services preliminary examination a new compulsory paper, part of which is to test candidates` ability to understand English
A battery of 80 officials from the income tax department on Wednesday raided 17 properties (spread over 130 acres in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh) belonging to liquor baron Ponty Chadha who is considered close to UP CM Mayawati. The I-T d
The infant mortality rate (IMR) has dropped down three points from 50 to 47 infant deaths per 1,000 live
Veteran space scientist K Kasturirangan on Wednesday made an emotional appeal for an amicable end to the ISRO row so that the agency is "back on track", drawing a parallel between the current episode and mid-90s` "espionage case&quo
Justice AK Ganguly, who along with Justice GS Singhvi has been behind several headline-making judgments in recent times, is set to retire on Thursday. Going by a tradition, he is expected to deliver a verdict that may force home minister P Chidamb
Two-year-old Falak, who was brought to a hospital in a battered condition, is fighting a grim battle for life as her brain has been affected by an infection, an AIIMS doctor said on Wednesday. "Her conditon is very critical as she has
“…the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field they would all start bleating “Four legs good, two legs bad! Four legs good, two legs bad!” and keep it up for hours on end, never
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday batted for lakhs of paramilitary jawans saying they deserve "sympathy and compassion" from the country as they work under very difficult conditions at the borders and other areas.
In a sharp reaction to Defence Minister A K Antony`s comments on the Army chief`s age row, BJP on Wednesday said the defence forces fall under the jurisdiction of the government and it cannot run away from its responsibility in the "failur
The supreme court on Wednesday disallowed a plea of Tamil Nadu government against the Karnataka high court order which had rejected further probe in a disproportionate assets case against Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. The apex court als
Vigilance officials on Wednesday conducted raids in the premises of former DMK minister N K K P Raja across Tamil Nadu in connection with a disproportionate assets case The raids by officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Cor
The BJP was on Wednesday non-committal on whether Narendra Modi, who had refrained from campaigning in Uttarakhand and Punjab, will champion its cause in Uttar Pradesh. "There are no differences within the party with regard to the
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has tied itself up in knots in the 2G licences and spectrum allocation case with the way it has filed the latest chargesheet against the Essar and Loop Telecom promoters and three companies in the group.
Muslim organisations in Rajasthan on Wednesday said they had not posed a life threat to controversial author Salman Rushdie during his proposed visit to the recently concluded Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF). "Ever since the Jaipur
The long-awaited report by justice Dharmadhikari committee on Air India wages issue was finally submitted to the civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday. After almost five years of the merger of erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India, justi
In a relief to Narendra Modi, the Gujarat high court on wednesday rejected a petition seeking directions to the Nanavati commission to summon the State chief minister for questioning in connection with the 2002 riots. A division bench of
Close on the heels of battered baby Falak`s case, another shocking matter has come to light of a seven-month-old baby girl being abandoned in a compartment of the Toofan Express at Madhpur Station. The passengers of the S1 coach of the t
