Allahabad, The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions for removal of Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti from the Union Council of Ministers and initiation of criminal proceedings against her for making allegedly communally sensitive remarks at an election rally in Delhi. A division bench, comprising ChiefRead More

New Delhi, TERI Director-General R.K. Pachauri, facing sexual harassment allegations from a woman employee, was on Monday granted interim protection from arrest till February 26 by a Delhi court. Ruling on his anticipatory bail plea, Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kumar Tripathi also issued notice to investigating officer of the caseRead More

New Delhi,Accusing the Modi government of antipathy towards farmers, Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday launched a two-day agitation against the controversial land acquisition ordinance here, coinciding with the commencement of the Budget session of Parliament. 77-year-old Hazare and Narmada Bachao movement activist Medha Patekar were joined by hundreds ofRead More

New Delhi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi was on Monday unimpressed with the President’s Address, which laid the roadmap of the Narendra Modi government, saying there was “nothing new” in it and talked about only some revamped UPA policies. “There is nothing new. These are only revamping some of old UPARead More

London/New Delhi , Facing a multi-nation probe for “alleged tax evasion, money laundering and unlawful cross- border banking solicitation”, global giant HSBC on Monday said it has been served summons by the Indian tax department. The bank said it is being probed by tax authorities in many other countries asRead More

Gurdaspur, Aam Admi Party (AAP) Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur on Sunday claimed that the party will launch a campaign ‘Dard Punjab Da, Hall Punjab Da’ on February 26 to expose the “anti-people policies and misdeeds” of the ruling SAD-BJP alliance and the Congress. Chhotepur stated this while talking to mediaRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal asked the Irrigation Department to prepare a master plan for carrying out flood protection works effectively in the state. Presiding over high-level meeting of Deputy Commissioners to monitor the progress of flood protection works here at Punjab Bhawan this morning, Mr. BadalRead More

Ludhiana, The Communist Party of India (CPI) today said that it will launch a mass campaign against the BJP-led Centre in Punjab for “favouring corporates and taking anti-farmers decisions”. Stating this while addressing party workers here today, the party’s central executive committee member Joginder Dayal alleged that the country hadRead More

Chandigarh,Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today gave his nod to constitute a committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary with Principal Secretary Finance and Principal Secretary Cultural Affairs & Tourism as its members to work out a viable revival plan of the closed properties run by the PunjabRead More

Patiala, BJP has issued a stern warning to the police officers and officials in Punjab saying that the cops should refrain from issuing threats to BJP candidates and workers and not make an attempt to intimidate the party workers. Tarun Chugh, the national secretary of BJP, who was today toldRead More