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Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) militant Devinder Singh Bhullar, sentenced to death sentence by the Supreme Court is all set to become the first person to be executed in India in several years. His mercy petition has been turned down by the President of India, the first such refusal since 2004. Bhullar was convicted of attacking […]

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 […]

The government move to exclude the actions of the Members of Parliament (MPs) from the scrutiny of the upcoming corruption ombudsman, Lokpal, has rung alarm bells among the activists. Avaaz, one of the NGOs supporting the movement, has launched a massive email and social networking campaign to encourage people to speak their mind on the […]

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 […]

India’s first privately-owned Metro network may come up in Kochi, going by new chief minister Oommen Chandy’s statement today. While all other metros and suburban train networks in the country — those of Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolakata — are owned and controlled by government owned companies, Chandy has said his government is open to […]

The Delhi High Court has granted a stay on an order issued by the Chief Information Commissioner — the top RTI official — clarifying that a question under the RTI can ask for clarification on judgments. The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Shailesh Gandhi had issued the order to applicant RS Misra. Misra approached the CIC […]

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 […]

Mystery surrounds the crash of the mini aircraft that crashed in Jawaharnagar locality in Faridabad near the Delhi airport yesterday night. While initial reactions have blamed strong winds for smashing the nine-seater onto a house — killing three women on the roof of the house — air traffic records show that the plane lost an […]

Indian government is facing embarrassment after one of the terrorists mentioned in India’s ‘most wanted’ list handed over to Pakistan was found in Thane, near Mumbai. Wazhul Khan, accused of carrying out the Mulund train blasts, was found living in Thane, after having been let off on bail. He was arrested him on May 10, […]

The Union Cabinet has approved conducting the next round of the Census of India to gather data on caste, religion and economic status of India’s 1.22 billion people. The main phase of the Census, that established the total number of people, their educational qualifications and other details like number of livestock and appliances got over […]

Amar Singh has put on a brave face after losing a case against a corruption enquiry against him, in the Allahabad High Court. Talking to the media, Singh let it be known that he too was in favor of a probe, though he had denied all allegations before the High Court and asked the FIR […]

For the Congress led UDF government in Kerala, winning the elections was the easy part. Five days old, the UDF government is now threatening to be torn into pieces by the pushes and pulls of different ‘groups,’ parties and communal organizations. The latest controversy has erupted after it was leaked out that the Nair Service […]

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 […]

The lawyer for Tahawwur Rana, who is on trial for his alleged involvement in the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai, has chosen not to question the contention of star witness David Headley that he was part of the ISI’s network of terrorists. Instead, in his cross examination of Headley that began a few hours ago in […]

The Britain-based Vodafone group has estimated that the Essar group may have to pay $1 billion (Rs 4,500 crore) out of the $5 billion it receives from Vodafone as tax to the Indian authorities, depending on the outcome of various cases in Indian courts. The British operator, which announced a 16.2% increase in year on […]

DMK leader K Karunanidhi’s daughter and the MD of Kalaignar channel K Kanimozhi has been denied bail in the 2G spectrum scam case. The MP is now likely to be sent to the Tihar Jail, where the other accused are also lodged under trial. Sharad Kumar, MD of Kalaignar TV too has been denied bail […]

Rehman Malik, Pakistan’s Interior Minister has accused the terrorists who attacked the PNS Mehran of helping Pakistan’s enemy. “They have destroyed the same ships that would have helped Pakistan detect enemy ships.. By destroying them, they have helped our enemy,” Malik said. Malik asked Pakistani people to realize who are the enemies of the state. […]

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 […]