Siblings abuse case: Walia pulls up cops
Taking note of the Prasad Nagar sibling abuse case victim going missing, Delhi health minister Kiran Walia has written a strong worded letter to police commissioner B.K. Gupta.
Disabled man in 70s dies in arson
A physically-challenged man in his mid-70s living in an old age home at Gole Market in New Delhi died of burn injuries sustained in a fire struck by a 39-year-old “mentally disturbed” electrician in the early hours of Monday. Two other old men sustained minor injuries. The accused has told the police that he committed the offence to attract the attention of the media.
Man dies in traffic, PMO orders probe
A 45-year-old man, Anil Jain, who was suffering from a heart ailment, died after being stuck in a traffic jam at Rajghat on Sunday evening. The family alleged that road was blocked to facilitate passage of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s cavalcade and the police did not allow the ambulance to move towards G.B. Pant Hospital despite repeated requests. The Prime Minister’s Office has ordered an inquiry into the incident
LK for fight against ‘scam-ridden UPA’
Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Sunday called political parties and “right-minded” people to come together in the battle against the scam-ridden UPA government at the Centre.
‘Cong acting like party under siege’
Accusing the Congress of indulging in “pretended aggression” to deflect attention from its failures, the main Opposition BJP on Sunday claimed the Congress was suffering from a “siege mentality”.
Congress activists accost Wasnik over Bihar loss
A slight commotion reigned midway through the first day of the two-day 83rd plenary session of the Congress here on Sunday as some party activists physically accosted AICC general secretary in charge
Congress: BJP, CPM are no different on corruption
Seeking to turn the tables on the Opposition on the issue of scams, the Congress on Sunday launched a broadside against the BJP and CPI(M) suggesting that the two were no different when it comes to co
Sonia says defeat communal forces
In a two-pronged attack on fundamentalism and corruption, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said majority and minority communalism are dangerous and must be defeated and favoured fast-tracking
Pranab slams Opp. on logjam
Launching a frontal attack on Opposition, especially the BJP, for stalling the almost entire proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament during winter session, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee accus
Cabinet toils for perfect plenary
Delhi ministers led by chief minister Sheila Dikshit pulled up all socks to make the city a perfect host for the Congress plenary session in Burari.