Ahmedabad - 12 Sep 2011 (PTI): "God is great!" -- tweeted Gujarat chief ministerNarendra Modion Monday summing up in three words his reaction to the Supreme Courtdirection in the 2002Gulburg Society riots case.The apex court on Monday refused to pass any order on Modi's alleged inaction to contain t

Hyderabad - 12 Sep 2011: The condition of Mohammad Ayazuddin, son of Azharuddin - Congress MP and former captain of the Indian team - continues to be "very critical," according to a bulletin issued on Monday afternoon by Apollo Hospital, where he is under treatment. The hospital says Ayaz has bee

New Delhi - 12 Sep 2011 (PTI): Tamil Nadu chief ministerJayalalithaawas on Monday asked by the Supreme Court to appear personally on October 20 before aKarnataka trial court, adjudicating adisproportionate assets caseagainst her.Jayalalithaa faces charges for accumulating wealth disproportionate to

Hyderabad - 11 Sep 2011 (IANS): Ajmal-ur-Rahman, nephew of former Indian captainMohammed Azharuddin, died on Sunday after an accident here in which the cricketer's sonMohammed Ayazuddinwascritically injured, police said.Rahman, 16, and Ayazuddin, 19, met with the accident on the city's outskirts ear

Ayazuddin, 18-year old son of former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin died in a motorcycle accident on the Outer Ring Road in Hyderabad early on Sunday.Initial reports said he was riding a sports bike when the mishap occurred at about 6.30 am.Mr. Azharuddin, who was in London, was rushing back to Hyder

New Delhi - 10 Sep 2011: Senior BJP leader BC Khanduri will be newchief minister of Uttarakhand, BJP presidentNitin Gadkariannounced on Saturday night. Khanduri, who has earlier been the chief minister of Uttarakhand, will be sworn in tomorrow.The BJP top brass on Saturday held a meeting with the ou

New Delhi - 10 Sep 2011 (PTI): Terming the proposedCommunal Violence Billas "dangerous", theBJPon Saturday opposed the legislation at theNational Integration Councilmeeting here, saying it presumes that the majority community is always responsible for such riots."We feel that the Communal Violence B

New Delhi - 09 Sep 2011: Two days after terror struck at the heart of the capital, investigating agencies are still groping for conclusive leads even as a spate of mails now hamper the probe. Gujarat is put on high alert after a third email warned that Ahmedabad will be the next terror target. Ev

New Delhi - 09 Sep 2011: The person who sent the first 'Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami' (HuJI) email claiming responsibility for the Delhi high court blast has been taken into custody."The person we were looking for -- the suspect who sent the email -- has been located and taken into custody for question

Thiruananthapuram - 09 Sep 2011 (PTI):Keraliteson Friday celebrated Onam, their most important andcolourful festival, with traditional gaiety and fervour commemorating a mythical past of plenty, peace and equality.Homes and temples were decorated with floral decks to welcome the mythical King Mahaba

New Delhi - 09 Sep 2011: Caught in procedural wrangling between Delhi government, PWD and Delhi Police, the project to install CCTVs at the high court perimeter was delayed by years. This is what prompted a committee of judges on Thursday to ask the Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) to im

New Delhi - 07 Sep 2011: A strong tremor lasting several seconds shook Delhi on Wednesday night.An earthquake measuring 6.6 on theRichterscale shook Delhi and its outskirts at 11.30 pm on Wednesday night, the Met department said.People in many areas as well as in the neighbouring town of Faridabad i

Lucknow - 07 Sep 2011: Religious minorities today joined hands to protest against the central government's decision to conduct combined entrance tests for admissions to MBBS course in all medical colleges including minority institutions. The minority representatives also announced to meet the Pr

New Delhi - 07 Sep 2011 (PTI): Government on Wednesday introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill that provides for just and fair compensation and makes it compulsory for consent of 80% people of any area where land is to be acquired for developmental purposes. The much-awaited Land Acquisition, Rehabili

New Delhi - 07 Sep 2011: Twelve people were killed and at least 62 others injured in a powerful blast outside Delhi high courtgate number 5 on Wednesday morning.The blast took place at around 10.15 am. Home secretary RK Singh told reporters the explosives were placed in a briefcase at the high court

New Delhi - 07 Sep 2011: FormerSamajwadi Partygeneral secretaryAmar Singhwas on Tuesdayarrestedfor his alleged involvement in thecash-for-vote scam.He, along with two other accused - Faggan Singh Kulaste, Mahavir Singh Bhagora - have been sent to judicial custody till September 19.The 55-year-old Si

New Delhi - 05 Sep 2011 (AFP): Uttar Pradesh chief minister and head of theBahujan Samaj Party(BSP)Mayawat isent her private jet to pick up a pair of sandals, according to leakedUS diplomatic cables.US embassy cables from 2007 to 2009 released by theWikiLeakswebsite in recent days describe Mayawati,

Bangalore/Hyderabad - 05 Sep 2011: An 11-member Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) team early on Monday morning arrested former Karnataka minister and mining baron GJanardhana Reddyin Bellary, 300 km from Bangalore, on charges of illegal mining operations in the Reddys' Obulapuram Mining Company (