Delivering the historic judgment while decriminalising homosexuality, the Delhi high court had observed that criminalisation of consensual sexual acts of adults in private is in violation of Articles 21, 14 and 15 of the constitution. It upheld th
With the Congress-led UDF Ministry in Kerala headed by Oommen Chandy slated to be sworn in on May 18, internal and bilateral parleys among Congress and Front partners to form the cabinet gained momentum today. In the 21-member cabinet to b
International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was today set to appear before a court here to answer charges of sexually assaulting a hotel maid - a scandal that may bury his ambitions of becoming the next president of France. St
Headline inflation in the country came down marginally to 8.66 per cent in April on the back of moderation in prices of certain food items, in line with the government`s expectations. However, prices of manufactured products and fuel and p
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa was today sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for a third time along with 33 ministers at a glittering function at the Madras University centenary auditorium here. This was the same venue where she took o
Karnataka governor HR Bhardwaj has done it again. He has recommended the president’s rule in the state. Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa then said the Congress bosses in New Delhi were using the governor to commit “unconstitutional acts&
Way back in 2006, prime minister Manmohan Singh’s security was breached when six liquor bottles went missing from Air India One in Hanover. The PM was on his way to Germany, when it was found that the seal of one of the cabinets on the speci
CPI(M) on Monday ruled out any change in leadership following the poll debacle in West Bengal and Kerala as top leaders met here to analyse what went wrong for the party in the assembly elections. The party also dubbed as rumours outgoing
BJP activists on Monday blocked traffic in many parts of the capital as part of their protest against the "steepest" petrol price hike. Activists blocked traffic at Akshardham, Moti Nagar, Khanpur and Hamdard T-Point on MB Road a
Stepping up its offensive, the Karnataka BJP on Monday demanded immediate recall of governor H R Bhardwaj, slamming his recommendation for imposition of president`s rule as "undemocratic" and has decided to parade party MLAs before presi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will take the final decision on the party`s participation in the new government in West Bengal after discussing with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. "The issue will also be discussed at the CW
Making a spectacular electoral debut, the All India NR Congress in alliance with AIADMK today secured a two-third majority in the 30-member Puducherry Assembly, ending the DMK-supported Congress rule. Former chief minister N Rangasamy led
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said the State government would obey the Supreme Court directive quashing the Speaker`s order disqualifying 16 MLAs but asserted that "people are with us". "We will obey the ord
The health ministry has reconstituted the board of governors of the Medical Council of India (MCI), apex body to regulate medical education in India. Prof. K.K. Talwar former Director, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI
The Congress-led UDF in Kerala today appeared poised to wrest power from LDF in a closely fought race. With results of 40 seats delcared so far, UDF has bagged 22 seats, closely followed by CPI(M)-led LDF with 18. Both the fronts w
The Congress in Assam is set to return to power for the third consecutive term leading comfortably in 75 constituencies in the 126-seat Assembly. Its alliance partner Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) has also performed creditably in the Bodola
Voicing serious concern over the growing influence of money power in elections, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today appealed to political parties to introspect over it as it was playing havoc with the system. Quraishi said the C
The first elections after the 2G spectrum scam surfaced appears to have had its devastating impact on the fortunes of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu. The issue of corruption appeared to have brought down the tally of an upbeat Congress-led U
Buoyed by the landslide victory that pulverized the 34 year-old Left Front rule in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said that the winning coalition would provide good governance and an impartial administration. &
Breaking the Red citadel, Mamata Banerjee`s Trinamool Congress ended the 34-year hegemony of the Left Front in West Bengal, while Jayalalithaa`s AIADMK scored a landslide victory to oust DMK from power in Tamil Nadu as results of the assembly elec
