Ahmedabad: A local court on Tuesday issued notice to CBI, the probing agency in Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case, and sought its reply with regard to bail plea of suspended Additional Director General of Police Pruthvi Pal Pandey. Special CBI Court Judge KR Upadhyaya issued the notice to fakeRead More

New delhi, Stepping up attack on the government on the black money issue, Trinamool Congress MPs on Tuesday blocked the main entrance of Parliament and threatened to derail House proceedings over the matter. The MPs, who had boycotted an all-party meeting called by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu, shouted anti-governmentRead More

Jammu/Srinagar, Polling ended peacefully on Tuesday in 15 Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir that voted in the first phase of the five-phase Assembly elections, officials said. “No major incident of violence has been reported from anywhere,” a poll official said in Jammu. Record 70 per cent turnout was recorded.Read More

New Delhi: As he embarks on his second visit to Nepal to attend the SAARC Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that he hopes the meet will lead to concrete outcomes, especially with regard to connectivity projects between the eight South Asian neighbours. In a departure statement priorRead More

New Delhi: A united Opposition attempted to corner the BJP-led NDA government on the second day of Parliament’s Winter Session on Tuesday on key issues including the repatriation of black money, amendments in the bill related to appointment of CBI chief and FDI in the insurance sector. As soon asRead More

New Delhi, The wounds of the victims of one of the darkest periods of recent history haven’t healed yet, and there is constant struggle to seek closure says an author-journalist whose latest novel has one of the many voices from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The novella, “Delhi 84″ set betweenRead More

New Delhi, The Congress on Monday declined to reveal its stand on a bill that seeks to increase the cap on FDI in insurance, saying it will decide after a parliamentary panel gives its report. “We will take a call on the insurance bill after the report of the selectRead More

Jammu, In an overnight decision, the Election Commission has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from releasing its election manifesto Monday. In a communication addressed to the PDP, the state’s chief electoral officer (CEO) said that since campaigning for the first phase of the state assembly elections ended Sunday evening,Read More

Srinagar, Radio has emerged as the most favoured medium for politicians in election-bound Jammu and Kashmir to woo voters as the first-phase of Assembly polls in the state draw closer. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is making its first serious bid to get into power in Jammu and Kashmir, isRead More

New Delhi, Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Monday refused to comment on Justice Mudgal Commitee’s report on the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing and betting scandal. Tendulkar, a Rajya Sabha member, said here that the Supreme Court will look into the case, and it was not wise forRead More