Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday dismissed as "too premature" the possibility of any dilution in the Women's Reservation Bill in the wake of stiff opposition from the Yadav trio. "It is too premature" was
The trial of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has come to an end in the special court on Wednesday.Judge M L Tahaliyani has announced May 3 as
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan may become the brand ambassador of Commonwealth Games after the Indian Olympic Association decided not to consider Amitabh Bachchan for this honour, reports Mid Day. SRK, the report says, had
At least three guards posted at the Nashik Jail barracks housing Sadhvi Pragyasingh Thakur, accused of involvement in the 2008 Malegaon blast, have sought new postings, saying they are scared she will act on her
A dozen workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were arrested on Tuesday for disrupting a film shooting in Mumbai, alleging foreign artistes were working in the Hindi movie without valid documents. The activists of the
Petrol and diesel prices will go up by Rs 0.50 a litre from midnight tonight in 13 big cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, where cleaner Euro-IV grade fuel will be supplied from tomorrow, a government
On death row for the past several years, two high- profile Tihar prison inmates want to shift to jails closer to their homes, says a Hindustan Times report. December 2001 Parliament attack case convict Muhammed
Though India did not carry out any executions in the last five years, a noted human rights body on Tuesday called on the government to ban death sentences. In its annual report, 'The Amnesty International'
In an unprecedented move, PM Manmohan Singh will address the nation on the historic Right to Education Act on April 1, the day the law comes into effect. It is for the first time in
Even as reports came in that nearly a hundred men in six to eight boats from Gujarat had been captured by Somali pirates, the Indian Navy fears that the dhows may be used by the
Thane: A retired Navy man killed his wife and daughter as he was in stress due to mounting debt. In his chilling confession, the accused 42-year-old Rajesh Kumar pieces together the events of the day
Gen V K Singh, the senior most infantry officer, was on Wednesday handed over charge of the Indian Army, the world's second largest, by outgoing chief Gen Deepak Kapoor and he will formally assume his
Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi on Tuesday evening summoned party spokespersons to restrain them from using harsh language while reacting to opposition politicians. Earlier, in the day, Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari took a dig at
Notwithstanding his party's open support to Amitabh Bachchan on the row with the Congress, BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday took a swipe at him saying an artiste should be above controversy and it does
Faheem Ansari, charged with conspiracy in the 26/11 case, on Tuesday told the trial court that he had no links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba and was being made a scapegoat by police. He is lawyer R
A special trial court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to Paramjit Singh Bheora, chief of banned Babbar Khalsa International, for his involvement in assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh 14 years ago.Additional District
In a landmark judgement in a Haryana honour killing case, a court in Karnal awarded capital punishment to five persons and life sentence to one for murdering a couple on the diktats of a self-styled
After suggesting that Jaya Bachchan should quit Samajwadi party and join him, expelled SP leader Amar Singh on Tuesday rallied behind Amitabh Bachchan asking how can the superstar tell the country who is guilty for
In a new twist in the case of legal battle over the Jinnah House, the property of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah here, a copy of his will bequeathing the property to his sister was
A day after curfew was imposed in eight more localities, tension prevailed in trouble-torn areas in Hyderabad which witnessed death of two persons and injuries to 90 others in communal violence since Saturday. "The situation
Top News
Latest News
