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  • mlas mps convicted for 2 years or more cannot contest polls

    MLAs, MPs convicted for 2 years or more cannot contest polls: historic Supreme Court verdict

    July 10, 2013 17:41 IST

    New Delhi, July 10 :  In a landmark judgement that could cleanse Parliament and Assemblies of criminals, the Supreme Court today struck down a provision in the electoral law that protects a convicted lawmaker from

  • dress code for women bartenders in bangalore soon

    Dress code for women bartenders in Bangalore soon

    July 10, 2013 14:02 IST

    Bangalore, July 10: Women employed in bars and restaurants in this tech city to serve liquor and food will soon have a dress code to ensure their safety and security, an official said late Wednesday."We

  • hemant soren set to be jharkhand s ninth cm

    Hemant Soren set to be Jharkhand's ninth CM

    July 10, 2013 13:54 IST

    Ranchi, July 10: If all goes well, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren will be the ninth chief minister of Jharkhand.Backed by the Congress, RJD and legislators from smaller parties and independents, Soren staked

  • sonia gandhi visits bodh gaya condemns blasts

    Sonia Gandhi visits Bodh Gaya, condemns blasts

    July 10, 2013 13:48 IST

    Patna, July 10: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday visited Bihar's Bodh Gaya town and condemned the serial bomb blasts that rocked the Mahabodhi temple complex early Sunday morning.Sonia Gandhi along with union Home Minister Sushilkumar

  • four year du course challenged in court

    Four-year DU course challenged in court

    July 10, 2013 13:42 IST

    New Delhi, July 10: A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court Wednesday challenging the Delhi University's new four-year undergraduate programme.Judges B.D. Ahmed, who is also the acting chief justice, and Vibhu Bakhru posted

  • 1984 riots high court takes up plea against sajjan

    1984 riots: High court takes up plea against Sajjan

    July 10, 2013 13:35 IST

    New Delhi, July 10: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea of kin of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims, challenging

  • haryana to map red light colonies

    Haryana to map red light colonies

    July 10, 2013 11:16 IST

    Chandigarh, July 10: All the red light colonies in Haryana will be mapped in order to reach out to the children in the age group of 0-18 years living there, a top official said Wednesday.Sumita

  • ldf hartal hits normal life in kerala

    LDF hartal hits normal life in Kerala

    July 10, 2013 10:59 IST

    Thiruvananthapuram, July 10: Normal life was today disrupted in Kerala due to the dawn-to-dusk 12-hour hartal called by CPI-M led LDF to demand resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy over the solar scam issue.Except for

  • no cbi response yet to chit funds probe request tripura

    No CBI response yet to chit funds probe request: Tripura

    July 10, 2013 9:45 IST

    Agartala, July 10: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is yet to respond to the Tripura government's request to probe the activities of the non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in the northeastern state, Finance Minister Badal

  • 50 companies forces for panchayat polls in w midnapore

    50 companies forces for panchayat polls in W Midnapore

    July 10, 2013 9:41 IST

    Midnapore (WB), July 10: Fifty companies of security forces arrived in West Midnapore district for the panchayat polls, including the ‘jangal mahal' pocket.Superintendent of Police Sunil Chowdhury said 2,000 booths have been marked as sensitive.As

  • rjd sceptical about nitish s secular credentials

    RJD sceptical about Nitish's secular credentials

    July 10, 2013 9:34 IST

    Patna, Jul 10: RJD yesterday expressed doubts over the secular credentials of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claiming that despite parting ways with the NDA, he would eventually return to it after the next Lok

  • two maoists arrested during search operation in bijapur

    Two Maoists arrested during search operation in Bijapur

    July 10, 2013 9:27 IST

    Raipur, Jul 10: Two Maoists were arrested yesterday during a search operation in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said."The guerrillas were nabbed from the forest area at Bhairamgadh," a senior police official said.Those arrested were identified

  • lakhs of devotees throng puri for jagannath rath yatra

    Lakhs of devotees throng Puri for Jagannath Rath Yatra

    July 10, 2013 20:23 IST

    Puri, July 10 : Amid high alert and tight security in the wake of serial blasts at Bodh Gaya, the world famous annual Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannath celebrated today with fanfare, religious fervour and

  • shame up officials observe 2 minute silence for uttarakhand

    Shame! UP officials observe 2-minute silence for Uttarakhand victims, then gorge on food, liquor

    July 10, 2013 9:15 IST

    Lucknow, Jul 10: The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended Dr Narayan Das Arora, chief medical superintendent of Shahjahanpur district hospital for organising a  meeting where 2 minutes of silence was observed in memory of Uttarakhand

  • un report reveals rampant trafficking of girls nicknamed

    UN report reveals rampant trafficking of girls nicknamed Paro into Haryana for forced marriages

    July 10, 2013 9:19 IST

    Chandigarh, July 10: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC)  in its report has chronicled rampant large-scale trafficking of girls from other states into Haryana where they are held as bonded labourers and

  • won t allow bjp pdp to disintegrate j k nc

    Won't allow BJP, PDP to disintegrate J-K: NC

    July 10, 2013 8:20 IST

    Jammu, Jul 10: National Conference (NC) yesterday lashed out at Opposition parties and said it will not allow them to vitiate atmosphere ahead of next year's state elections.Addressing a rally at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here this

  • cbi books deccan chronicle chairman venkatrami reddy for

    CBI books Deccan Chronicle chairman Venkatrami Reddy for cheating

    July 10, 2013 8:18 IST

    Hyderabad, July  10:  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday booked Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL) chairman T. Venkatrami Reddy and two others for cheating and criminal conspiracy.The investigating agency registered the case under Sections

  • ramadan begins in kerala today

    Ramadan begins in Kerala today

    July 10, 2013 8:13 IST

    Thiruvananthapuram, July 10: Muslim clerics and leaders in Kerala announced that the holy month of Ramadan would begin here from Wednesday.The Indian Union Muslim League's supreme leader Pannakad Hyder Ali Shihab Thangal and other religious

  • armed men loot rs.9 lakh from haryana bank

    Armed men loot Rs.9 lakh from Haryana bank

    July 10, 2013 8:09 IST

    Jhajjar (Haryana), July  10:  Armed robbers looted over Rs.9 lakh cash from a farmers' bank on the Jhajjar-Bahadurgarh road in Haryana Tuesday, police said.The branch of Krishi Gramin Bank, located at Noona Majra village near

  • delhi metro files fir on leaked porn clips of couples

    Delhi Metro files FIR on leaked porn clips of couples inside trains

    July 10, 2013 10:02 IST

    New Delhi, July 10: Taking cognizance of leaked CCTV clippings of couples' intimate moments in trains that were uploaded on porn sites, the Delhi Metro Tuesday filed an FIR (first information report) with the cyber

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