New Delhi, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is said to have been examined by CBI in the coal block allocation case relating to Hindalco but neither he nor the agency was willing to confirm it. According to informed sources, a team of CBI officials “examined” the former Prime Minister atRead More

Boston,A man shot and fatally wounded a doctor inside a leading Boston hospital Tuesday before killing himself. Authorities said Stephen Pasceri, 55, entered Brigham and Women’s Hospital sometime before 11 a.m. and specifically requested the doctor. Pasceri, of Millbury, Massachusetts, shot the doctor twice just outside an examination room onRead More

Islamabad, The US and the UK have asked Pakistan to hand over Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, to India to improve bilateral ties, or to them for his “independent trial”. During 54-year-old Lakhvi’s bail case in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday, the prosecution saidRead More

Chandigarh, Sacked Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Balwant Singh Nandgarh was in for a big shock when the Takht authorities today denied him the bir of Guru Granth Sahib to start path at his residence. He is till to vacate the official residence of the Jathedar following his unceremonious dismissalRead More

New Delhi, Former UPA minister Krishna Tirath today joined the BJP, embarrassing the Congress which lashed out at the ruling party for “importing leaders in desperation” ahead of Delhi assembly election. Tirath (59), a Congress veteran from Delhi, was welcomed in the party fold by BJP chief Amit Shah withRead More

New Delhi, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was tonight questioned by police in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s mysterious death, nearly three weeks after a case of murder was registered on the basis of a medical report that concluded that she died of poisoning. This is for the first timeRead More

Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday convened a meeting of the council of ministers, following which all the ministers resigned to pave the way for reconstitution of the cabinet which has been kept pending for many years. This will be the first reshuffle in 14 years under Gogoi’s leadership.Read More

Delhi, india has said a polite ‘no’ to the US for its proposal that only the American snipers be deployed on the rooftops of buildings overlooking Rajpath during the Republic Day parade where President Barack Obama will be the Chief Guest. With preparations for the high-profile visit beginning January 25Read More

New Delhi: Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani was on Monday appointed chairperson of the Censor Board, days after leela samson resigned as its chief, alleging interference by the government in its matters. The government also reconstituted the board appointing nine others as members including BJP leader Vani Tripathi Tikoo and filmmakers AshokeRead More

New Delhi, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday asked ruling and opposition parties to put their heads together and find out a workable solution, apparently to avoid resort to frequent issuing of ordinances. In comments that have come against the backdrop of a raging debate on a spate of ordinances promulgatedRead More