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Key witness says being harassed

Ajay Katara, a key witness in the Nitish Katara murder case in a Delhi court has alleged that he was allegedly being threatened and harassed by Uttar Pradesh government officials for deposing in the s

Bikers rob cash, injure trader

Two men were robbed by armed bike-borne assailants in separate incidents in the city with one of the victims receiving gunshot injuries when he resisted.

Maximum temp at 11-year low

The weather in the capital this year has been very unexpected. After giving Delhiites a feeling of June in March and April, on Monday it decided to go back, giving a feel like that in late March.

Govt to crack whip on illegal colonies

The Delhi Cabinet on Monday decided to crack whip against illegal constructions coming up in unauthorised colonies.

Ex-CJI: No dilution of charge on UCIL

Former Chief Justice of India A.H. Ahmadi on Tuesday rejected criticism of dilution of charge against Union Carbide executives in Bhopal gas tragedy case, saying in criminal law there was no concept of vicarious liability.

Qutab-Gurgaon Metro from June 15

Residents of Gurgaon can hope to board a Metro train to reach Qutab Minar from June 15, with the commissioner of metro rail safety scheduled to inspect the Gurgaon-Qutab Minar line on Wednesday and Thursday for his mandatory clearance.

CPM can’t agree on alliances line

The weekend CPI(M) politburo meeting to consider a rethink of its central line adopted at the 2007 Coimbatore party congress — of bringing together “non-Congress and non-BJP” parties to form a “third alternative” — remained inconclusive. Some members noted the lack of credibility of the “third front”, and cited how the SP, BSP and RJD voted for the government in the parliamentary cut motion.

EGoM meets today: Rs 3 petrol, diesel hike possible

The price of petrol and diesel may go up by around Rs 3 per litre. An Empowered Group of Ministers headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet on Monday to decide on the decontrol of fuel prices as recommended by the Kirit Parikh Committee.

Politburo meet is inconclusive

The lack of credibility of the “third front” envisaged by the CPI(M) at the national level in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections has virtually forced a re-think within the party about its central line and electoral strategy to move forward.

DD Kashir to counter Pak propaganda

In a bid to counter Pakistan-sponsored propaganda, the government has decided to rejuvenate Kashir, Doordarshan’s dedicated channel for the Valley. The Union information and broadcasting ministry has decided to improve the quality of programming content by training producers working for the channel to deal with sensitive

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