Newdelhi: Senior IPS officer of Gujarat PP Pandey surrenders before a special CBI court in Ahmedabad today in connection with the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case. Pandey, an Additional Director General of Police in the state has surrendered a day after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday. Apex court […]
Newdelhi: More than 35 Ministers, MLA, MLC and MPs from Rayalseema and Costal Andhra belonging to Congress party today staged a dharna in front of Mahatma Gandhi Statue in the Parliament and demanded united Andhra Pradesh. Talking with reporters Lok Sabha member Anantha Venkata Rami Reddy said the people of their region want a united […]
Newdelhi: The Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking a relook of two landmark judgements disqualifying convicted MPs and MLAs and debarring arrested persons from contesting polls. The Centre contended that protecting convicted MPs and MLAs from disqualification during pendency of appeal is necessary to protect the House and to ensure that governance is not […]
Jammu: In Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan yet again violated ceasefire this morning by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian forward posts in border district of Samba in Jammu division. According to a BSF officer, Pakistani Rangers from their Ashraf Post targeted Narianpur Border Out Post (BoP) in Ramgarh forward area in Samba district around 7.45 […]
Newdelhi: Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned for one hour till noon on different issues. As soon as the Lok Sabha met for the day BJP members raised the issue of violence in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Raising the matter, Yogi Adityanath alleged that the state has moved back to 1990 situation, […]
Newdelhi: Supreme Court today rejected RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s plea for transfer of the Special CBI judge hearing the fodder scam case against him in Jharkhand. The apex court also asked the trial court to pronounce the verdict as soon as possible. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam dismissed the allegations of RJD […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Demanding resignation of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy over the solar scam, CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat on Monday said the Congress was setting a “shameless” standard of not accepting responsibility for “what is happening right under its nose.” Addressing a massive gathering of Left Democratic Front workers, who laid a siege in front […]
Kochi: The Kerala High Court sought an explanation from the state govt in a plea filed by Bangalore businessman MK Kuruvila in a cheating case by the CM’s relatives. Justice VK Mohanan asked the AG, who appeared for the state, whether a case was booked against Kuruvila after he had filed the complaint. The AG […]
Kochi: India today launched its first ever indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi. As per the ship launching tradition, the ship was launched by Mrs.Elizabeth Antony, the wife of Defence Minister, Mr. A.K.Antony. Addressing the media following the launch Mr. Antony said that a strong and vigilant Navy is needed to […]
Hyderabad: Slamming UPA and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over Government’s Pakistan policy in the wake of the LoC attack, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi alleged that national security is being ignored due to “vote bank politics”. “This government of Delhi cannot provide security to the nation. This government, neck deep in vote bank politics, cannot […]