In a tactical move, particularly when most of the Opposition favoured inclusion of caste in the ongoing census exercise, the Congress on Tuesday said, it did not have an “independent view” on the issue and would rather go with the “consensus” evolved by the government.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by Karnataka tourism minister and leading iron ore mine owner in the state Janardhan Reddy accusing former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy of collecting Rs 150 crores from Bellary miners.

A two-year-old girl was killed when a truck ran over her inside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium premises, where construction related to the Commonwealth Games-2010 is going on, at Lodhi Colony in south Delhi on Monday evening.

Giving a ray of hope to several policyholders, the Delhi high court has asked the insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to make certain arrangement to provide cashless facilities to policyholders following the dispute between insurance companies and Delhi-based hospitals due to which people having medical insurance are facing difficulties.

With the Delhi government and the civic agencies failing to complete construction work and remove the debris by Tuesday, which was the earlier deadline for removing construction debris, a new deadline of August 31 has been fixed. Meanwhile, the Delhi government said that debris could not be cleared as the civic agencies, including the NDMC and the MCD, have not been able to complete their works.

A blind couple was on Tuesday found dead in their Vivek Vihar residence. After initial investigations, the local police has registered a case of murder. Police officers have so far stated that they are suspecting the involvement of their two tenants, including a call centre employee, who are missing. The deceased were identified as Rajender

Even as the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games and other civic agencies are being sharply criticised for failing to complete the work on time in connection with the Commonwealth Games-2010, the disabled athletes seems to have been completely left behind. A group of disabled rights activists and athletes,

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday following the Shiv Sena’s demand for an immediate discussion on the Belgaum dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka.

The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition alleging corruption charges against Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chairman Suresh Kalmadi and members of Hockey India (HI).

A specialised body for regulating the auto industry will soon be set up for sustainable growth of the sector, Union minister for heavy industries and public enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh has said.