Bangalore: One head constable attached to Karnataka Lokayukta (Bangalore) and seven other government officials on Wednesday came under the Lokayukta net with its police officials unearthing from them Rs 7.5 crore worth allegedly disproportionate assets. Speaking to reporters here, Lokayukta ADGP

New Delhi: Families of youths arrested in terror cases in last few years are planning to form their representative body to take up their cases in an organized way. Senior Journalist Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi led a delegation of 20 persons from the victim families and discussed the proposal with leaders o

FAIZABAD/LUCKNOW: The special CBI court in Lucknow on Monday issued non-bailable warrant against Samajwadi Party MP from Qaiserganj Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former Shiv Sena MLA Pawan Pandey, accused in the Babri masjid demolition case, for not being present during the trial. Also, they weren't

New Delhi : As Assembly elections in Gujarat came to a close today, the Press Council of India said a four-member fact-finding team sent by it has found “large-scale” practice of paid news, both in the print and visual media, in the state. “The full report about this is still being prepared and s

MANGALORE, December 18, 2012: Smashed windows, glass shards, broken bottles and bricks greeted early morning worshippers at three mosques on the outskirts of the city on Monday. While the president of the mosque management committee at the Kulai Masjid accused Sangh Parivar activists of the attac

[caption id="attachment_17591" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Women activists stage a protest in New Delhi on Tuesday condemning the gang rape of a 23-year-old student on a city bus. Photo:Sushil Kumar Verma[/caption]   NEW DELHI, - Mr Shinde said Delhi Police has issued orders to BPOs and other

New Delhi - Barring Samajwadi Party, an overwhelming majority in the Rajya Sabha passed the Bill that provides for quotas for SCs and STs in government job promotions. The constitution amendment Bill was approved by 194 members in the 245-strong House. Nine from Samajwadi Party and an independent vo

Lucknow, Dec 17, 2012: In response to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s comments on the alleged misuse of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, an 11-year old girl, who is a well-known RTI activist, has sent Singh a legal notice, asking him to either furnish documentary evidence to corroborate his remar

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, in saffron kurta and surrounded by hundreds of cheering supporters, said this morning that that the final phase of polling could see voter turnout "even bigger" than the record turnout of 70.75 per cent in the first phase of the Gujarat elections four

[caption id="attachment_17429" align="aligncenter" width="636"] Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik talking to the media in New Delhi on Saturday.[/caption] New Delhi,Dec 16,2012 (PTI) :Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Sunday blamed Indian security agencies for their “failure” to

New Delhi, Dec 16, 2012 (IANS): Angered over being served left-over food, a man opened fire at a waiter at an eatery in Connaught Place in central Delhi, early Sunday morning. No one was injured in the incident, police said. Rajesh, 27, along with his two friends, went to Jain Dhaba around 6.3

Belgaum, Dec 16, 2012 (PTI) Congress leader Siddaramaiah today demanded the resignation of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa in the wake of serious allegations of corruptions levelled against him. Speaking to reporters at Sambra airport here, he said the "BJP leader is now accused o

AHMEDABAD: The witnesses in the Naroda Patia case of post-Godhra riots have questioned the special court's decision to acquit 20 accused persons. The witnesses claim that evidence against the 20 has been overlooked. A division bench of Justice R R Tripathi and Justice R D Kothari has set January

[caption id="attachment_17351" align="alignleft" width="130"] Theacher[/caption] Bangalore, Dec 15, 2012, DHNS:As thousands of part-time teachers await confirmation of their services, the government has devised a much cheaper alternative to fill 4,000 regular teacher vacancies in schools across t

Visnagar, Mehsana: As far as BJP leader Narendra Modi is concerned, a third term as chief minister of Gujarat can be taken for granted. Yesterday, the state hit an all-time high with 68 percent voter turnout. On December 17, north and central Gujarat will vote, and Mr Modi's hold over the importa

Five planes of Kingfisher Airlines have been grounded — four taken back by US-based leasing company ILFC and one confiscated by the service tax department — compounding troubles for the beleaguered carrier. Neither Kingfisher nor the lessor — International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) — offer

Mumbai - 11 Dec 2012 (Reuters): Gulf carrier Etihad Airways is close to buying a 48 percent stake in debt-ridden Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines (KING.NS) for a little over 30 billion rupees, the Mumbai Mirror reported on Tuesday. A formal announcement of the deal could come around December 18

Jamnagar: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is finally be campaigning in Gujarat on the last day of campaigning for the first phase of elections. This comes shortly after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi both campaigned there. Mr Gandhi will address three rall