The Enforcement Directorate has questioned former telecom minister A. Raja's close aide R.K.

Hitting back at the BJP for demanding a JPC probe into 2G spectrum allocation, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said it had no right to speak on the issue as Tehelka sting operation had ear

In a major relief to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, the Supreme Court on Friday permitted the construction of the Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Park in Noida subject to certain conditionalities.

The CBI may soon question former telecom minister A. Raja and his close associate R.K.

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been denied an Indian visa. He sought a multi-city visa to visit New Delhi, Mumbai and some other cities. He was among the speakers at a seminar in New Delhi on Saturday hosted by the Young Presidents Organisation.

The price of gold crossed the all-time high of `21,000 per 10 grams in New Delhi, with demand from jewellers drastically picking up in a busy marriage season.

Central Vigilance Commissioner P.J. Thomas wants to stay on despite the controversies surrounding him, but is unlikely to prolong matters following the Supreme Court’s stinging observations on his capacity to supervise the CBI probe into the 2G spectrum scam and the Opposition’s attack. Even the UPA allies are refusing to defend him and his staying on is likely to embarrass the Centre, especially Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

As a measure to curb delays by cops in reaching a crime spot, the Delhi police has initiated a special drive which will monitor the movement of police control room vans and local police when a crime has taken place and if any delays are noted, proper action will be taken.

With women security being a major issue in the capital, particularly in the wake of the Dhaula Kuan gangrape case, Delhi lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna has suggested taking it in writing from students passing Class 8 and above that they would respect women throughout their lives.

The Union government on Wednesday told a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan of the Delhi high court that the NCT government has no jurisdiction to direct the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to put on hold its decision/ order on the issue of power tariff for the year 2010-2011.