New Delhi - 02 Oct 2011: The arrest of Gujarat's DIG rank police officer Sanjeev Bhatt and the prime witness in Gujarat carnage, has created uproar amongst civil society organizations, civil rights groups and activists. Activists and Civil Rights' groups have given a nationwide call of protest ag

Ahmadabad - 02 Oct 2011: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Saiyad Imam is observing Sadbhavana fast today here at Gandhi Ashram to make people aware of Gandhi's message of communal harmony and his philosophy of non-violence. At this occasion he remembered the victims of 2002 Gujarat riots. Sai

Bhopal - 02 Oct 2011 (IANS): Saba, the elder daughter of the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, has become the first woman to head the Awqaf-e-Shahi, becoming the patron of Waqf properties in Bhopal and abroad worth over Rs.300 crore, an official said Sunday. Saba officially took charge of as Mutawal

Chandigarh - 02 Oct 2011 (IANS): Salman Ali from Haryana's Mewat district who emerged as a runner-up in Zee TV's singing reality show "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs" will be rewarded Rs.21 lakh by the state government, a spokesman said Sunday. "Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announ

AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI: Senior IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, in the eye of storm after he filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court implicating Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 communal riots, was sent to judicial custody by a court in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Bhatt will now be lodged in Sabarm

GANDHINAGAR: Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who had implicated Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots, was arrested by the Gandhinagar police on Friday, Times Now reported. Bhatt was arrested in connection with an FIR filed against him by a police constable for allegedly threate

New Delhi - 26 Sep 2011: In her effort to control the damage done by the controversial 2G note, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday separately met both Home Minister P Chidambaram and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to ascertain their views on the issue. She met the two top Cabinet minist

New Delhi - 26 Sep 2011: In the first ever indirect admission of the police atrocities on Meo Muslims, during the communal violence in Gopalgarh, on Saturday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot criticized the role played by the local police and administration in dealing with the riot, which br

New Delhi - 23 Sep 2011:Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of India's greatest cricket captains ever and whose flair and acumen inspired a generation of cricketers, was laid to rest at his native village in Pataudi on Friday.He was buried within the Pataudi town, next to his parents' graves. Some broke in

New Delhi - 23 Sep 2011: The promotion of Urdu got a major boost on Tuesday when the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) put online one million pages of writings by Ghalib, Maulana Azad, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Krishna Chander, Kaifi Azmi and Bekal Utsahi, besides hundreds of others. Th

New Delhi - 22 Sep 2011 (PTI):Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of India's greatest cricket captains ever and whose flair and acumen inspired a generation of cricketers, passed away on Thursday after battling a lung infection for the last few months. The 70-year-old cricketer, one of India's early supers

New Delhi - 22 Sep 2011: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave it's verdict in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple case and said the vault B of the temple will not be opened till an integrated and multi-layered security cover is provided. The apex court also said they are satisfied with the State Govern

New Delhi - 22 Sep 2011: Finance ministerPranab Mukherjeerefused to comment on a letter sent by his ministry to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum scam, saying he cannot make any remark on the matter since it is "subjudice"."The matter is subjudice. I cannot make any comment on it. The

Gantok - 21 Sep 2011 (PTI): The loss from Sunday's devastating earthquake in Sikkim is estimated to be around Rs one lakh crore, Chief MinisterPawan Kumar Chamlingsaid on Wednesday, while urging the Centre to grant a special package"I think loss and damage will be not less than Rs one lakh crore. We

Bellary - 21 Sep 2011 (PTI): The CBI, probing illegal mining and irregularities in allotment of mining leases to Obulapuram Mining Company, has found that the arrested mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and his associates had allegedly booked 200 lockers in a private bank here. Out of the 350 lockers

New Delhi - 20 Sep 2011: A New Delhi publisher has just brought out "Godse's Children - Hindutva Terror in India ", the first book on Hindutva terror. Authored by the veteran writer Subhash Gatade, the book covers one of the hottest subjects in modern Indian history - Hindutva terror perpetrated by

MANGALORE: Karnataka Minority Commission chairman Anwar Manippady advised Muslim students to follow rules regarding uniform in colleges.He said parents should study college rules properly before admitting their wards. If the college calendar mandates uniforms for students, then it should be followed

New Delhi - 20 Sep 2011: In an attempt to make himself a pan-national leader, Narendra Modi is not the only one, who is wooing Muslims in Gujarat as well as across the country. With less than a year to go before UP elections, even Modi's party, BJP is trying to court Muslim groups to ensure mino