On session eve, BSP faces revolt
On the eve of the Winter Session of the UP Assembly, the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party seems to be facing a revolt in the ranks.
Maya hits back at Jairam on NREGA
The war of letters between Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh and UP chief minister Mayawati shows no signs of a let-up with Ms Mayawati sending another hard-hitting letter to the minister, rubbishing the allegations of
Court to govt: Report number of kids saved
The Delhi high court has asked the city government to file a report giving details of the total number of child workers rescued by it so far and the steps taken to rehabilitate them.
Vodafone gets contempt of court notice
The Delhi high court has issued contempt of court notice to Vodafone after being approached by Matrix Cellular, which has accused the mobile phone company of not reinstating a disputed service to it despite that being the court’s direction.
CBI raids on telecom firms, 2 ex-officials
The CBI Saturday registered a case against former telecom secretary Shyamal Ghosh and three leading cellular companies over its probe on alleged irregularities in the award of additional spectrum licences when late Pramod Mahajan was communications minister in the NDA government.
Cable body seeks digitalisation stay
A cable operators’ body has approached the Delhi high court challenging an ordinance promulgated in October for achieving complete digitalisation of cable television networks in the country by 2015.
Sukh Ram gets 5-yr jail; beaten, kicked in court
Former communications minister Sukh Ram was sentenced to five years in jail by a Delhi court on Saturday, and sent to Tihar Jail. Special CBI judge R.P. Pandey also imposed a `4 lakh fine.
11-yr-old dies in night shelter fire
A 11-year-old homeless girl met her tragic end in a fire that engulfed a night shelter near Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in Parliament Street area on Friday night. There were no fire-fighting equipment inside the shelter when the fire erupted.
Is CPM turning to religion?
Political compulsions might compel India’s Marxists to rewrite their ideology. In a possible historic deviation, CPI(M) leaders are considering whether to embrace religion, which they once termed the “opium of the masses”.
Health drive to benefit 14 lakh kids
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday launched an ambitious scheme under which nearly 14 lakh school children in the city will be provided free medical treatment and health check-ups by the Delhi government.