In a major turn of events, the United Action Committee (UAC), a pro-Posco forum that was hitherto supporting the proposed `52,000-crore steel plant project, on Thursday turned hostile and obstructed land acquisition process, forcing the administration to arrest at least 32 UAC members.

Civic society activists on Thursday alleged that chief minister Sheila Dikshit is forcing direct cash subsidy upon the poor people in the capital in place of foodgrains through the public distribution system (PDS).

The UP State Human Rights Commission, taking suo moto cognisance of alleged atrocities on farmers in Bhatta Parsaul village, has served a notice on the Uttar Pradesh government.

The Delhi police has arrested three Nigerians in two separate incidents and claimed to have recovered 30 grams of cocaine from them.
In the first incident, Chris Chuwuemeka alias Prince, a resident of village Humayunpur in Safdarjung Enclave was arrested by the special cell on Wednesday. The police said Prince, who is suspected to be a part of an international drug syndicate, was arrested near NCC Camp.

At a time when acquiring farmers’ land for infrastructure projects has emerged as a major political controversy, the Supreme Court, in an important judgment, has said the landowners should not be denied the right of judicial review by the courts against acquisition notifications merely on legal technicalities as it might frustrate the cause of justice to them.

A 55-year-old priest was arrested by the Delhi police on Monday from Bihar’s Darbhanga district for allegedly raping a Class 10 student in northeast Delhi’s Seemapuri area.

A major fire broke out in east Delhi’s Patparganj industrial area on Thursday afternoon in which property worth lakhs was damaged, the police said.
The incident took place at a printing press-cum-plastic factory on plot number B/388, Patparganj in Madhu Vihar. “The incident was reported at around 2.45 pm from

The CPI(M) on Thursday accused the Trinamul Congress-led combine in West Bengal of unleashing violence against its workers. In a latest editorial in the party mouthpiece, People’s Democracy, the CPI(M) said,” These attacks began soon after the declaration of election results on May 13. In various parts of the state, targeting

A Class 11 student of a government school is reported to have committed self-immolation at her Khajuri Khas residence in northeast Delhi.
The incident took place at around 6 am on Thursday when the victim, identified as Mamta, 17, went to the roof of her Pehla Pushta, Sonia Vihar residence poured

The CPI(M) on Thursday accused the Trinamul Congress-led combine in West Bengal of unleashing violence against its workers. In a latest editorial in the party mouthpiece, People’s Democracy, the CPI(M) said,” These attacks began soon after the declaration of election results on May 13. In various parts of the state, targeting