Govt puts RTI Act changes on hold
With the Opposition on board, the government on Thursday decided to refer a bill that sought to keep political parties out of the ambit of the Right to Information Act to a standing committee of Parli
Just after acquittal, man killed near Saket court
A 30-year-old man was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants soon after he was acquitted in an attempt to murder case by a Saket court.
Modi under attack: Goa CM hits out
After “loyalist” top cop D.G. Vanzara’s salvo, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi is being questioned over his handling of the 2002 communal carnage by another “loyalist” — Goa CM Manohar Parrikar.
Olympics ban to stay as IOC firm on ethics
India looks condemned to an extended stay in the Olympic twilight zone thanks to the intransigence of its sports administrators.
Poll survey puts BJP ahead of others
The BJP may emerge as the single largest party in the coming Assembly elections.
Kanda gets interim bail till Oct. 4
Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, the main accused in air hostess Geetika Sharma suicide case, was on Thursday granted a month’s interim bail by a fast-track court here after spending nearly 14 mon
HC vents ire on waterlogging
The Delhi high court on Thursday came down heavily on civic agencies for not doing enough to stop waterlogging during monsoon, saying instead of judicial work, the court was busy dealing with municipa
Centre cautions govt on publicity
In a setback to the city Congress government just months ahead of the Assembly elections, acting on Delhi Lokayukta Manmohan Sarin’s recommendation, the Centre has issued an advisory to the Delhi gove
‘Stop mining in U’khand disaster areas’
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned why the Uttarakhand government has allowed sand mining to take place in calamity-ridden areas.
25-30 IM, LeT modules active?
Sustained interrogation of Yasin Bhatkal, chief of Indian Mujahideen’s India operations, has revealed that at least 25 to 30 terror modules of both IM and Lashkar-e-Tayyaba are currently active in the