Sonia: No JPC, govt has nothing to hide
The Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the government has nothing to hide or fear on the 2G spectrum allocation issue and firmly rejects the Opposition’s demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) to probe the scam.
Make women feel secure, says CM
In the wake of two gangrapes taking place in less than a month in the city, chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday expre-ssed unhappiness with the law and order situation. “We discussed the entire situation. We finalised several measures to make women feel secure. What government can do, we will do. We are concerned over the incidents, so is the police. We have to end this atmosphere of panic,” Ms Dikshit said.
Engineer shot at in E. Delhi
A 42-year-old engineer was shot at in Mayur Vihar on Monday.
The victim, Sunil Kumar, who works with NBCC as a civil engineer, was leaving for his office on Monday when an assailant fired four shots at him for allegedly resisting robbery attempt. The incident took place outside SSS apartments in Mayur Vihar, Phase III, at 10 am, the police said.
Road rage claims life of loan agent
A 32-year-old loan agent purportedly became a victim of road rage in Vikaspuri on Monday afternoon when four assailants travelling in a Santro car hit his Honda City car and stabbed him to death following an argument.
Army orders court of inquiry in Adarsh scam
The Indian Army’s Pune-based Southern Command has ordered a court of inquiry into the allotment of a flat in the Adarsh Housing Society to its serving senior officer Maj. Gen. R.K.
Diggy hits out at BJP as Karkare row festers
The controversy over AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh’s revelation that Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare told him hours before the 26/11 terror strike (in which he was killed) that he feared for h
Pat-down: US gets dressing down
India summoned a senior American diplomat to convey strong concern over the frisking of India’s ambassador to the US, Ms Meera Shankar, at a Mississippi airport on December 4.
Panel pulls up ministry over SEZ study group
A parliamentary standing committee has pulled up the finance ministry for failing to set up a study group to undertake a review of desirability of tax exemptions to the special economic zones (SEZs).
‘TAPI gas security issue minor’
Former ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mohammed Afzal, on Sunday said that the singing of Gas Pipeline Framework Agreement would strengthen the relations between Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and In
BJP: PM should have broken House impasse
The BJP, on Sunday, lambasted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not having done anything to break the impasse in parliament but just expressing concern over Parliament’s disruptions.