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
In a report released by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) in association with Uttarakhand Election Watch, the affidavits of 278 candidates out of 788 contesting the elections was analysed. The better part of the election indicat
In Punjab, chances are that the next MLA people will chose will be a CC (read: crorepati criminal). While chances are quite slim that the elected candidate will be a women. A report released by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms
Congress in Goa on monday claimed that the party can win majority in the forthcoming state legislative assembly poll on its own, even as it believes that coalition partners would come as an added force. Congress spokesperson in Goa Rama
In a new twist to the Salman Rushdie controversy, Rajasthan government today said it would not allow the controversial author`s proposed video link address to the Jaipur Literature Festival without prior permission. The development came
The first all-woman police station in Bihar was inaugurated by chief minister Nitish Kumar in Nalanda district today. The police station, set up at the district headquarters here, will deal with complaints from women on atrocities, family
