Blaming the media for blowing out of proportion his claim of talking to slain police officer Hemant Karkare AICC, general secretary Digvijay Singh on Thursday said, his comments were not new and were in consistence with his earlier remarks. He, however, insisted that it is not secret that the police officer, who was killed during 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, was under “threat from Hindu fundamentalist”.

The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused a plea of Blueline bus operators seeking extension of permits of buses that expired Wednes-day morning. The Delhi government told the court that the passenger-carrying capacity of the public transport systems in the city was more than adequate and will be further enhanced by January 2011.

Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports on demolition of night shelters in the city, the Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the Delhi government from razing such structures. The court fixed the matter for urgent hearing on Thursday saying that it serve no purpose if it was taken up in February, as scheduled earlier in the wake of the biting cold conditions prevailing. A bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma asked the Delhi government not to demolish night

The Delhi government on Wednesday gave the city private schools a free hand in deciding the criteria for nursery admissions and even agreed to their demand of compensation for reserving 25 per cent seats for the economically weaker section (EWS) students. The admission process would begin from January 1, 2011, and will have to be completed by March 31 next.

The Delhi government on Wednesday gave the city private schools a free hand in deciding the criteria for nursery admissions and even agreed to their demand of compensation for reserving 25 per cent se

The second round of CBI raids in the 2G scam, exactly a week after the first “searches” at the premises of A. Raja and his close associates, has rattled the ruling DMK here.

The CBI on Wednesday conducted searches at the offices and residential premises of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairman Pradip Baijal and several Chenn

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Filling an application before a designated CBI court Janata Party president Dr Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday told the court that he was forced to take legal recourse after the CBI communicated to him

Following concerns being raised over phone tapping in the 2G spectrum controversy, the Centre is considering setting up a telecom security commission consisting of representatives from ministry of home, department of telecommunications and telecom industry to address grievances of telecom service providers, tackle concerns of stakeholders concerned and ensure a follow-up action of its recommendations in connection to electronic surveillance by government agencies.