At least 350 inmates of the Tihar Central Jail have written to the Delhi government seeking open jail system, something which has been followed in many states.
Tihar jail spokesperson Sunil Gupta said that the facility has been attempted by many states. It is a huge success in Rajasthan, but it is for the prisoners who are not considered to be part of the high-risk category, he said. He added that at least 350 inmates have requested the government to adopt this system.

The fact-finding committee constituted by the Delhi government after the collapse of the foot overbridge at the J.N. Stadium submitted its report on Tuesday and attributed the collapse to faulty design and blamed the consultant.

A 25-year-old man committed suicide at the Vijay Vihar police station in outer Delhi on Monday evening after he was allegedly assaulted by the cops. The incident took place on Monday at around 10 pm. The deceased has been identified as Vikas, a resident of Vijay Vihar. The police said Vikas was having an affair with a 30-year-old married woman, who lives in the same locality. “The woman’s husband, who was on an outstation trip, came back on Monday evening and found the two in a

The probe into alleged corruption related to the Commonwealth Games by the Central investigating agencies has reportedly revealed that Indian connection of some of the consortiums, which bid and won contracts for various CWG projects, had come up virtually overnight and “on files”.

For all the sense of urgency surrounding the need to deal with red terror, the implementation of the Centre’s much-hyped Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for 60 Naxal-infested districts in the country is going to be delayed further. In fact, going by the latest indications, the `13,742 crores worth IAP is unlikely to see the light of day until early 2011.

A central command centre has been set up in New Delhi’s Maurya Sheraton by US secret service agents, where US President Barack Obama will be staying along with his wife during his Delhi visit from November 7-9.

As the 21 high courts in the country are clogged with over four million cases, the Supreme Court has cautioned them against the practice of entertaining appeals against trial judges’ verdicts in a routine manner.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday directed the party and the government to “forcefully resist” the abuse of religion to inflame passion, stoke prejudice and polarise our society.

Attacking the Congress for skipping the corruption issue during its AICC session, the main Opposition BJP on Tuesday said the Congress has become “indifferent to corruption” by maintaining a “complete silence” on the issue. The party also accused the Congress of targeting RSS leaders on terror links as a diversionary tactic.

Enthused by the appreciation and encouragement, which he received from seniors in the party, including his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, young leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday showcased his vision of politics and understanding of India by claiming that there existed “two Hindustans — one of rich and the other of poor”.