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Rahul Gandhi, students meet Sibal over union elections issue

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Saturday led a delegation of student representatives of three Uttar Pradesh-based central universities in a meeting with HRD minister Kapil Sibal to demand h

Adarsh society scam: Congress ‘upset’ with Chavan

Summoned here in the wake of an embarrassing housing scam, beleaguered Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday met Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi to discuss the issue.

Adarsh scam: Sonia asks Pranab, Antony to give report

Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi has asked senior party leaders and Union ministers Pranab Mukherjee and A.K. Antony to submit a report on the Adarsh housing society scam in Mumbai.

CWG: Nationwide I-T raids on firms

Further widening its investigation into alleged Commonwealth Games-related irregularities, the income-tax department on Thursday searched the offices of those companies which had contracts for sports tracks, equipment, landscaping and public lighting for the recently-concluded sporting event.

No FIR against Geelani & Roy

The Centre on Thursday took a decision not to file any case against hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and writer-activist Arundhati Roy for purportedly delivering “hate speeche

Dismissed BSF constable, 3 kids bare all in protest

A dismissed BSF constable walked down the Rajpath here on Wednesday afternoon with his three children, all without a thread on their bodies, in protest against the alleged mistreatment meted out to him in service.

2 crushed to death in bus accidents

An unidentified man was killed on the Bus Rapid Transit corridor near Ambedkar Nagar, southeast Delhi on Thursday evening after being hit by a speeding bus.
The police said the accident took place on BRT corridor at around 9.30 pm on Thursday. A police control room (PCR) call was made by a pedestrian who told the cops that a bus had crushed a man.

HC: No parole to rape convict

Justice Hima Kohli of the Delhi high court on Thursday refused to grant parole to a rape-cum-murder convict, sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a sessions court, after his wife expressed apprehension that her husband would commit further offence if he is released on parole as the victim’s family stayed near their house.

Panel to preserve CWG heritage

Delhi government on Thursday constituted a committee headed by chief secretary Rakesh Mehta to coordinate efforts of various departments for the upkeep and maintenance of newly-created assets for the Commonwealth Games.

Mercury at 15ºC, Met predicts rain

The chill in the capital continued to be on the rise with the minimum temperature on Thursday being recorded at 15 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature, recorded at 30.2º Celsius, is likely to come down further in the next couple of days. The chill factor in the outer areas of the city and some localities in the districts around Delhi was higher than that of the main city areas.

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