In the midst of reports that he may quit, central vigilance commissioner P.J Thomas on Wednesday maintained that he was still in the post. "Government has appointed me as CVC. I am continuing as CVC," he told reporters.

Accusing JD(S) leaders of indulging in land grabbing in Karnataka, chief minister B.S.

Grilling the government on its 2G spectrum allocation policy, the Supreme Court on Wednesday termed as improper the bypassing of the Prime Minister's reservations by the telecom ministry which cannot

The CBI filed its second status report on the progress of investigations into the 2G spectrum scam case in the Supreme Court on Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s crucial hearing when the agency is expected to explain why it has as yet not questioned former telecom minister A. Raja.

In a first step towards undoing past irregularities in his ministry, new telecom minister Kapil Sibal has decided to issue notices regarding cancellation of licences to those telecom firms that obtained these by making false claims in 2008 and to impose penalties on telecos that have failed to fulfil their rollout obligations.

The government has ordered a probe into the leaking of recorded tapes of conversations between corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, her clients and certain journalists, among others. Home ministry sources said the probe would be conducted by the Intelligence Bureau and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and will focus on how the “secret” tapes were leaked and who first accessed the tapes.

At 79, Dominique Lapierre shows no signs of slowdown. The author and philanthropist is in India to celebrate the 75,000th tuberculosis patient he has cured and the 10,000th child he has taught to read and write. His epic account of South African history, A Rainbow in the Night (Full Circle), was launched by French ambassador Jerome Bonafont, at the India Habitat Centre on Monday evening.

With no Opposition MLAs in the House, the Congress legislators cornered Delhi health minister Kiran Walia on the issue of welfare measures not reaching out to the widows in the capital. Also, the Delhi Assembly on Monday passed a resolution seeking withdrawal of notices issued by the MCD for house tax in the 1,639 unauthorised

The Delhi police has detained four suspects in connection with the gangrape of a girl from the northeast in Dhaula Kuan which took place last Wednesday.
The police claimed to have got “substantial leads” in the case and said that a breakthrough is expected very soon. “We have got some major leads in the case. 15 teams

After invoking Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) charges against Ravi Kapoor, the prime accused in the Soumya Vishwanathan murder case, the prosecution is now arguing its case before a Delhi court to slap the same MCOCA against four other co-accused in the case.