An inquiry by the Indian Air Force (IAF) has given its officers a clean chit in the matter pertaining to an incident where a secret file of the IAF —— pertaining to offsets in the `42,000-crore MMRCA (fighter aircraft) acquisition process — was lost allegedly by a ministry of defence (MoD) official before being found on a road in a south Delhi

Even as the decks were cleared for the stalled trial proceedings in Kerala’s two-decades-old palmolein oil import scam case against chief vigilance commissioner P.J. Thomas and others by the Supreme Court recently, the Centre in an affidavit filed with the top court on Monday defended its decision on his appointment as country’s

Terror activities of Hindu extremists and Maoist violence are expected to be high on the agenda at the chief ministers conference on internal security to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on February 1, 2011. The meeting is likely to see some fireworks as chief ministers of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, Narendra Modi and

The RSS finds it “intriguing” that those arrested for having alleged links to “Hindu radicalism” are confessing to terror acts but “convicted militants” like Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru are still “tightlipped”, in an apparent reference to the reported confession by Swami Aseemanand, a key accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast to the CBI.

In a bid to turn heat on main Opposition BJP, which has been making all the hue and cry on the issue of corruption, Congress on Monday launched a frontal attack on the saffron party by putting up a volley of posers against its top leaders for their association with Kushabhau Thakre Nyas in Bhopal, which has got 20 acres of prime land in the city at a nominal rent.

In line with the concerns raised by people at large over recent spurt in the prices of petrol, Congress on Monday said, since two hikes amounting to `5 in one month seem “tad unfair”, Oil-Marketing Companies (OMCs) should explain the reasons for the recent increase in public domain.

After onion, “market forces” determining tomato and edible oil prices are set to add to the government’s woes.
While retail onion prices were between `50-60 per kg, tomato sold at `60 per kg in the city on Monday owing to short supply. On January 15, retail tomato prices had peaked to `70-80 per kg, traders said.

A 25-year-old youth succumbed to injuries at the AIIMS Trauma Centre on Monday. He was stabbed by his younger brother on Sunday evening.
The deceased, Pradeep, a resident of Khanpur in Sangam Vihar was a drunkard.

Delhiites experienced a comparatively cold day after a brief spell of warm weather last week. The sun shone bright but the drop in temperature and icy winds made Monday a chilly day.

A 42-year-old builder shot himself dead at his Janakpuri residence on Monday evening. The victim, Rajender Singh, was working as a contractor for National Buildings Construction Corporation .