Shyan Munshi pleads before court not to prosecute him
Bollywood actor Shyan Munshi on Friday pleaded before the Delhi high court not to prosecute him on charges of perjury for turning hostile in his deposition during the murder trial of ramp model Jessica Lall.
2G: Balwa follows Raja to Tihar Jail
Swan telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, arrested for his alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam along with former telecom minister A. Raja, was on Friday sent to Tihar Jail after a Delhi court remanded him in judicial custody.
CBI raids CWG offices
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted raids at several
Enhanced penalties in draft Animal Welfare Act
Beating, kicking, torture including over-drives and over-loads and unnecessary killing ofany animal will be dealt with stringent punishment and heavy fines, according to the environment ministry's proposed draft Animal Welfare Act, 2011.
2G: CBI quizzes Anil Ambani
The CBI, probing the alleged 2G spectrum scam, on Wednesday quizzed Mr Anil Ambani, chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), in connection with the alleged role of his company in promoting Swan Telecom.
PM sees inflation at 7% by March
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday expressed confidence that inflation would fall to seven percent by March and that the country would grow by 8.5 per cent in the current fiscal.
Candid PM points to coalition limitations
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday scotched speculation about his resignation against the backdrop of surfacing of various scams during the tenure of the UPA-II government, saying he would complete his full term. He said his government was not a lame-duck one, nor was he a lame-duck Prime Minister, and that he would restructure the Union Cabinet after the Budget Session of Parliament.
Trai’s nod to e-auction of FM phase 3 licences
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has given its approval to the recent decision by the GoM, headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, on e-auction of FM Phase-hree licences on the lines of 3G telecom licences auction.
CWC, CIC draw swords over info
The Central Water Commission(CWC) is on a war path with the Central Information Commission (CIC) over their refusal to make public the guidelines under which it makes assessments of backwater flooding caused by the building of large dams and hydroelectric projects.
Home secy talks: india to seek parity
Upping its ante, New Delhi will seek “parity” with Islamabad on the latter’s demand to send a judicial commission to India when Union home secretary G.K. Pillai meets his counterpart Pakistan interior secretary Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, for the home-secretary level talks between India and Pakistan to be held in March end. The home