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Police recover guns allegedly used in BSP leader Deepak Bhardwaj's murder

Rohtak/New Delhi: The Delhi Police has recovered two country-made pistols that were allegedly used to murder BSP leader and real estate tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj at his farmhouse last month. The guns were found in a canal in Rohtak, Haryana last evening. Meanwhile, the cops continue to search for a

Karnataka elections promise high drama

 Key ministers who served the BJP government pitted against each other, brothers crossing swords, erosion of Bellary mining baron's influence, a ruling party minus heavyweight B S Yeddyurappa and a fragmented political landscape -- the May five Assembly elections in Karnataka have all the ingredient

10-month-old baby and four-year-old child are miracle survivors of Thane building collapse

Thane: Ten-month-old Gudiya, found alive under rubble 29 hours after a seven-storey building collapsed in Thane, is well and being looked after by the staff at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Hospital in Kalwa, who named her. Her parents are untraced. Four-year-old Sandhya Thakur didn't have to be na

AirAsia gets formal FIPB approval

[caption id="attachment_30351" align="aligncenter" width="600"] AirAsia on Friday said it has received formal approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board to launch an airline in the country in association with the Tatas.[/caption] AirAsia on Friday said it has received formal approval fr

28 dead as illegal building collapses in Thane, many feared trapped

Thane: The death toll in the collapse of an illegal building that was under construction in Thane near Mumbai has risen to 28. About 50 people are injured and rescue workers say five to six people could still be trapped in the debris.  (Pictures of the collapse)   The residential building in the

Government rushing two senior ministers to Saudi Arabia

New Delhi:The Indian government proposes to send two senior ministers to Saudi Arabia to asses the impact of the new 'nitaqat' employment policy that is expected to affect thousands of Indians who are working in the kingdom without valid employment or visa documents. Minister for Overseas Indian

Cost of holding elections to Karnataka Assembly: Rs 200 crore

Bangalore-A sum of Rs 200 crore would be spent on conducting elections to the State Legislative Assembly on May 5, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha said here today. The state government would bear entire cost of the poll and had already released Rs 100 crore, he told reporters h

Mulayam Singh hits out at Congress; calls them 'clever and cheats'

Etawah : Amid speculation that his party might withdraw external support to UPA,  Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav launched yet another tirade yesterday against the Congress, accusing it of  "cheating and being clever" and taking the people for a ride. Addressing SP workers a

Stopped from helping daughter cheat, BJP leader, his son allegedly beat up exam official

Amritsar: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and his son allegedly threatened and beat up an examination official at a centre in Amritsar where the politician's daughter was appearing for the class 12 boards. The official says he had prevented them from helping the girl cheat. Pran Nath, B

'Who would rape a mother of four?' Cop's shocking comment

Deoria, Uttar Pradesh: A senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh looked at a woman who said she had been raped, and said, "Why would anyone rape such an elderly woman?" The remark was filmed on Friday by local media in Deoria in Eastern Uttar Pradesh who wanted to expose the difficulty a woman

Two bulls hanged to death for damaging crops in MP

BHOPAL: Three farmers hanged two bulls to death after it strayed into his field causing damages to crops, in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. The incident occurred at Mayapur village — around 10km from district headquarters — where tension gripped the area after villagers spotted the bulls h

CAG picks holes in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat development plan

AHMEDABAD: At a time when Narendra Modi's development model is under national spotlight, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticized his government in Gujarat for imprudent fiscal management. It has underlined a need for greater professionalism and accountability in the functioning

US entices future techies with H-1B visas, green cards

WASHINGTON: The United States is poised to turn the so-called outsourcing visa into a skill importing programme. American lawmakers are on the verge of overhauling immigration laws, including the infamous H-1B visa, which critics say has been widely misused by bodyshoppers and outsourcing gia

Mumbai blasts: SC upholds Sanjay Dutt's conviction

The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the conviction of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt under the Arms Act in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case and sent him to five years imprisonment. He was asked to surrender in four weeks. Dutt, who was convicted under the Arms Act for illegally possessing weapons, had been

Truckers threaten to go on strike

NEW DELHI: All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has threatened to go on an indefinite strike from April 1 midnight if government fails to meet its demands like withdrawal of unilateral hike of third party insurance premium for goods vehicles, implementation of toll permit on the lines of n

Single-phase Karnataka Assembly polls on May 5: Election Commission

New Delhi - Karnataka Assembly election will be held in a single phase on May 5 and counting of votes will be on May 8, the Election Commission said today. Announcing the schedule for election to the 224-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said "the mode

British tourist jumps from hotel balcony in Agra to escape sexual assault

  Agra: A British tourist jumped from her hotel room in Agra today, allegedly to avoid being molested by the owner of the hotel early this morning. The 30-year-old jumped from the balcony on the first floor of the Agra Mahal Hotel and was taken to a hospital with leg injuries. She has bee

National Conf. on ‘Unpacking 12th plan’ for Minorities’ on Mar 17 in Lucknow

Lucknow - A National Conference on the topic of “Unpacking the 12th Plan (Minorities Chapter)” on March 17 (Sunday) is going to be organized here in Lucknow in the Ganna Sansthan auditorium in Dali Bagh from 10.30 am onwards. Dr. Maulana Saeed-ur-Rehman Azmi Nadvi, Principal of world renowned sem