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Agra ‘Conversion’ is an Attack on Secularism: Mayawati

Agra ‘Conversion’ is an Attack on Secularism: Mayawati

India December 10, 2014 at 6:38 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, The ‘conversion’ of around 300 Muslims to Hinduism in Agra rocked the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, with BSP chief Mayawati calling it an attack on the country’s secular fabric. “Our nation is run by a constitution which has secularism as a pillar,” the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.Read More

Only Uddhav among heirs was present when Thackeray made will’

Only Uddhav among heirs was present when Thackeray made will’

India December 10, 2014 at 6:37 pm 0 comments

Mumbai, A witness on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that barring Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, no other legal heir or relative of Bal Thackeray was present when the Sena patriarch signed his will. Bal Thackeray, the founder of Sena, passed away in November 2012. His will bequeaths aRead More

16-year-old girl raped in Haryana

India December 10, 2014 at 6:36 pm 0 comments

Hisar, A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth known to her, police said here on Wednesday. The alleged incident happened yesterday, they said adding a case had been registerd but the youth was yet to be arrested. The youth, who was known to the girl, a student ofRead More

HC agrees to hear plea for regulating Radio cabs in Delhi

India December 10, 2014 at 6:35 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear a PIL seeking measures to regulate radio cabs in the national capital, which were allegedly flouting existing norms and guidelines made by the government, days after a 27-year- old woman was raped by an Uber taxi driver. A bench of ChiefRead More

Black Money : Government says it’s strengthening enforcement mechanism

Black Money : Government says it’s strengthening enforcement mechanism

India December 10, 2014 at 6:34 pm 0 comments

New Delhi,Amid its efforts to bring back black money stashed abroad, government today said it has taken various measures to strengthen the enforcement mechanism by putting in place a robust legislative framework and using information technology for data mining. Minister of State for Personnel Jintendra Singh said in the LokRead More

Coal Scam : ED Set to Register 17 New Money Laundering FIRs

India December 10, 2014 at 6:33 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Widening its probe in the coal blocks allocation scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is soon expected to register as many as 17 new criminal cases against firms spread in various parts of the country. Sources said the agency has already scrutinised a number of documents and financial statementsRead More

Kappatralla murder case: 21 get life imprisonment

India December 10, 2014 at 6:32 pm 0 comments

Hyderabad, Twenty-one persons were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh in connection with the sensational murder of TDP leader Palegar Kappatralla Venkatappa Naidu and 10 others in May 2008. The Sessions Court in Adoni town of Kurnool acquitted 25 others in theRead More

Tight security in border areas for Dec 20 polling

India December 10, 2014 at 6:31 pm 0 comments

Jammu, Nearly 20,000 security personnel will be deployed in Jammu for the final phase of polling on December 20, especially in the wake of threat of infiltration by militants in the sensitive border areas. “About 180 companies (nearly 100 personnel each) of central para-military forces and 2,448 state police forceRead More

Will stay away from IPL till decision : Srinivasan to SC

India December 10, 2014 at 6:31 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, N. Srinivasan, Indian cricket board’s sidelined chief, on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that if he is re-elected, he would stay away from IPL governing council till a proposed committee decides on the question of conflict of interest involving him and his IPL franchisee Chennai Super Kings. RespondingRead More

SC extends stay on 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon’s execution

India December 10, 2014 at 6:29 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday further stayed the execution of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, lone death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. While staying the execution, the apex court issues notices to STF Maharashtra and CBI on Memon’s plea seeking review of death penalty inRead More