In remarks that could stoke a fresh controversy, Gandhian Anna Hazare has said a person is left with no option but to slap when his power of tolerance of corruption runs out. "When a man`s power of tolerance runs out, then whoever is
The much-anticipated video address by controversial writer Salman Rushdie was cancelled at the last moment today because of fears of violence as Muslim organisations staged protests. The decision to call off the video address by the
Grounded by losses, Jet Airways plans to merge one of its subsidiaries, the budget airlines Jet Lite with another, Jet Konnect. The move is being seen as a business plan to revive the sinking Jet Lite. The company had acquired loss-making Air Saha
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today launched a fresh attack on north Indians, singling out the arrest of terrorists from Bihar, in the 13/7 serial blasts case. "I have been saying that due to influx of north Ind
The process for the election of the next president of India kicks off on June 16 with the issue of notification, though the Election Commission get into its act on February 15 by moving the Rashtrapati Bhavan for permission to commence the process
Income Tax department has so far seized unaccounted Rs 12 crore cash since the model code of conduct was enforced in Punjab ahead of the Assembly elections. "Of the total cash confiscation of Rs 28 crore from various parts of Punjab b
The supreme court on Tuesday pulled up the union government for prolonged incarceration of several Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails despite their having completed their sentences. "There is total inaction and laxity on the part of
History is repeating itself, but not as a farce. The debate around Salman Rushdie, his novel, freedom of expression and identity politics had played out in 1989. Since then, characters as wide ranging as MF Husain, Taslima Nasreen and AK Ramanujan
The Delhi High Court today issued notice to CBI and sought its response on the plea of DB Realty MD Vinod Goenka challenging the order on framing of charges against him by the trial court in the 2G scam case. "Issue notice to C
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has announced he will move the cabinet for approval of creation of the proposed new district of Kera Dadi with its headquarters at Jamin, bifurcating the present Kurung Kumey district. Tuk
Ending the suspense, Jaipur Literature Festival organisers today said the video session with the controversial author Salman Rushdie will take place as planned after Rajasthan government gave the go ahead. "We have received inf
A court on tueday recorded the statement of a woman who had lodged a complaint against the police accusing it of atrocities during the farmers` agitation against land acquisition by Uttar Pradesh government in Bhatta Parsaul village near here in M
Planning Commission member Saida Hamid on tuesday suggested Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to initiate an award scheme for panchayats which maintain healthy child sex ratio in their villages. Hamid lauded the effective execution of
The CBI on tuesday continued to record the statements of the witnesses in the Bhanwari Devi case to plug all possible loopholes in its investigation that might emerge during trial of the case. After having the statements of three witnesses
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today filed separate complaints in the Principal Sessions court against a Tamil bi-weekly and a leading English national daily accusing them of publishing `derogatory and defamatory` comments against her abou
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today borrowed from the famous slogan of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, to say "Give me support, I will give you development" Remembering Netaji on his birth anniversary, Modi, at the Sadhbhavana
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today borrowed from the famous slogan of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, to say "Give me support, I will give you development" Remembering Netaji on his birth anniversary, Modi, at the Sadhbhavana
CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechuri on tuesday said that scams were hurting the nation`s economy, and making implementation of welfare acts difficult. "Had the government been able to check the Rs 1.7 lakh crore-worth 2G scam, it
Gujarat high court on tuesday reserved the order on the petition by Salim Zarda, sentenced to death in the Godhra train burning case, seeking that CDs of a TV sting operation be brought on record as evidence in the case. A division bench o
Dismissing Salman Rushdie`s charge that the state police had invented a "plot" to keep him away from the Literature Festival, the Rajasthan government tonight said it had received intelligence inputs that the banned SIMI was planning to
