Vietnam vet influenced by Gandhi
Advocate S.N. Jha, who assisted US citizen Jeff Knaebel, to understand the procedure while arguing his request for “politcial asylum” in the SC, claimed that the American, who fought in Vietnam, was “deeply
Jafri wife referred to 13 IPC offences
Zakia Jafri, the wife of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, had referred to 13 Indian Penal Code (IPC) offences attributed to the 63 persons, including Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, some of his Cabinet colleagues,
EGoM meets over judges bill
An expert group of ministers met on Friday to discuss the Judges Standards and Accountability Bill and is believed to have discussed a clause relating to “minor reprimands” for judges for acts of omission and commission.
Defence food lab may be merged with CSIR
The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) at Mysore — which makes ready-to-eat packaged food for the armed forces — is likely to be one of the DRDO laboratories that could be hived off from the DRDO and merged
Cases filed against 3 petrol stations
The CBI continued its searches against the mafia indulging in the sale of adulterated petroleum products in Delhi for the third consecutive day on Friday and registered cases against three Meerut-based persons in this connection.
SIT report on Modi grilling is given to SC
The Supreme Court-appointed special investigating team on the 2002 riots on Friday submitted its much-awaited report on the interrogation of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and 62 others to the court.
US Vietnam vet in India files petition for ‘asylum’
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to examine a request for “political asylum” by an American, Jeff Knaebel, a Vietnam war veteran and staunch Mahatma Gandhi follower, who has been living in Shimla for 15 years.
Jairam uranium ban annoys DAE
Minister of state for environment Jairam Ramesh is headed for a fresh controversy, with his ministry rejecting a proposal by the department of atomic energy (DAE) to start exploratory drilling for uranium at Balphakram National Park located in the South Garo Hills of Mehgalaya.
CBI: No conspiracy, sabotage in YSR crash
The CBI has ruled out any conspiracy or sabotage behind the helicopter crash that killed former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. The agency also said the accident could have been averted by the pilots.
More Delhi Radioactivity
Greenpeace radiation experts have identified eight hotspots in New Delhi’s Mayapuri locality which have 5,000 times the natural background radiation defined as “safe” by the department of atomic energy.