The Supreme Court has rejected the petitions on the alleged rights violations in Bhatta Parsaul agitation, directing the petitioners to approach the Allahabad High Court. Petitioners sought directions to the Uttar Pradesh government to restore the acquired land or provide more compensation, claiming that the land acquired in the name of building an express-way is […]
Gunpowder, filled in a card-board box, has been found in a Gargi college in Delhi. Police are reporting that a battery and wires were also found in the box, which is not being called a ‘crude bomb’ yet. The police found no detonators or fuse of any kind, leading them to speculate that the purpose […]
The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on DMK leader Kanimozhi’s bail plea, indicating that Kanimozhi still stands a chance of getting bail. Bollywood financier and Cineyug head Karim Morani’s bail plea was rejected earlier this year, leading to speculation that Kanimozhi’s plea too will meet the same fate. None of the alleged conspirators […]
Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications, one of the largest telecom operators in the country, has decided to sell its stake in tower subsidiary Reliance Infratel to pay off its substantial debt. “The Board [of RCOM] has approved taking the process to the next stage of detailed due diligence, etc., with a view to completing such a […]
RS Butola, chairman of India’s largest oil company Indian Oil has suggested an increase of Rs 1.35 per litre of petrol to ensure proper profit margins for the oil companies. Speaking at a energy event, Butola said that the state-owned oil companies, which increased petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre two weeks ago, said […]
Days after the successful conclusion of state-wide Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, a Congress workers has been beheaded in the Kishtwar area. According to security forces, the Lashkar-e-Toiba, a member of the al-Qaida terror network, is responsible for the slaughter. Abdul Ghani Rather was active on the part of the Congress party in the […]
Though the Government and Civil Society members of the Lokpal bill drafting committee disagree on the fundamental structure of the planned institution, the civil society members can be credited with having won major concessions from the government. Among the assurances that have been secured by the civil society members from the government side include the […]
The ruling Congress Party has called on Pakistan to come clean on whether its government institutions support terror or not. Responding to the revelations made by former terrorist David Headley in a Chicago court, Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said Pakistan will be forced to come clean as the trial of Headley and Tahawwur Rana progresses. […]
India’s main opposition party the Bharatiya Janata Party has called on the world community to ‘denuclearize’ Pakistan in the light of the increasing terrorist activity there. “It is necessary to denuclearize Pakistan not just for the safety of South Asia, but Pakistan’s own safety,” Rajiv Pratap Rudy, spokesperson for the BJP said, calling on the […]
Shortly after it asked the Centre to clarify the exact powers of Lavasa as a Special Planning Authority or SPA, the Expert Appraisal Committee of the Union Environment Ministry has found that Lavasa showed a higher built-up area in its plans by calculating its FSI in the wrong way. It asked the firm to come […]
The Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Ajit Kumar Seth,a 1974 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to Uttar Pradesh cadre as the next Cabinet Secretary with effect from June 14, 2011. A press release issued by the Ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions says that “The Prime Minister has approved the appointment […]
Taliban is keeping the heat continuing on the Pakistan police, army and American establishment. In the latest attack, fourth since Osama’s death on May 2, a suicide bomb struck the Peshawar police station this morning killing at least four and wounding 22. Police said that the blast was so powerful that it flattened the building. […]
Even as the restarting of the failed Doha Talks of the WTO seemed uncertain, India has moved to restate its opposition to “attempts” by United States to bring in agricultural trade liberalization through the backdoor. On the eve of “informal talks” of trade ministers of the OECD block (most developed countries,) Indian trade minister Anand […]
David Coleman Headley told the US Court in Chicago that he planned to assassinate Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray when the latter visited the US along with his son Uddav. Headley said he hated the Shiv Sena and considered it a “terrorist organization.” Shiv Sena is one of the most visible of India’s right wing […]
Delhi Police have reported a small explosion, seemingly from a gas cylinder in a car, outside the Delhi High Court. “There was a loud explosion and the area has been cordoned off,” said a police official, dismissing the theory that it could have been a bomb. No one has been reported hurt. The explosion happened […]
India has gained the ignominious distinction for being the World’s biggest sender of phishing emails, according to this year’s IBM X-Force Report. Phishing mails try to trick the reader into parting with details such his phone number, bank passwords, credit card number etc by pretending to be an official mail from a bank, the government […]
India has taken its total aid commitment in Africa to $5.7 billion over the next three years, prime minister Manmohan Singh said in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Abbaba moments ago. India had last month taken the overall aid to Afghanistan to $2 billion. Singh, who was participating at the Indo-African summit in the East […]
The Delhi High Court explosion was caused by an unidentified package left near the Ford Figo car, and not inside the car as suspected earlier. Dharmendra Kumar, Commissioner for Law and Order in Delhi said the suspected package was left near the car and may have contained explosive substance. “The Forensics team are on their […]
Niira Radia, the founder of Vaishnavi Corporate Communications and the prominent lobbyist whose alleged conversations grabbed the headlines six months ago, will sue Delhi-based lawyer RK Anand for allegedly defaming her. Anand, a former neighbour of Radia’s, has been sued for writing a book ‘Close encounters with Niira Radia’ whose publication was stopped by the […]
India is one of the most ‘unpeaceful’ places in the world, going by the Global Peace Index – a ranking of nations according to their states of peace. Out of the 153 countries, India ranked towards the bottom in terms of peace, at 135. Iceland is the world’s most peaceful nation, followed by New Zealand, […]
