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Anti-Sikh riots case: CBI seeks death for 3 out of 5 convicts
New Delhi, May 9 : CBI today sought death sentence for three of the five convicts in an anti-Sikh riots case as it told aDelhicourt that they were engaged in “planned communal riot” and “religious cleansing”. Arguing over quantum of sentence to be awarded to [...]
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Karuna wants central team to recommend substantial relief
Chennai, May 9 : DMK President M Karunanidhi today appealed to the Central study team currently visiting drought hit parts of Tamil Nadu, to recommend a “substantial amount” by the Centre, to undertake relief works. “I urge the Central team to recommend a substantial amount [...]
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Imran will not be able to vote in Saturday’s poll: Pak doctors
Lahore, May 9 : Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan will not be able to vote in Saturday’s historic general elections because of injuries sustained in a dramatic fall at an election rally, doctors treating him said today. Doctors atShaukatKhanumHospitalhere, where Khan, 60, was admitted after [...]
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SC dismisses bail plea of YSR chief Jaganmohan Reddy
New Delhi, May 9 : The Supreme Court today dismissed the bail plea of YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy in a corruption case, saying his release from jail will hamper the investigation of the “high magnitude” case. A bench headed by justice P Sathasivam also [...]
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BJP will give 50 per cent of tickets to women in MP polls: CM
Hoshangabad (MP), May 9 : In a bid to increase women’s participation in governance, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said BJP will give 50 per cent of tickets to women in the upcoming state Assembly elections. “This decision has been taken to ensure [...]
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Policeman should not look like old man: Home Minister
New Delhi, May 9 : Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, himself a former Sub-Inspector, does not like lousy and pot-bellied cops and said a policeman should be “sturdy” and not look like an “old man”. “Many times we feel that a Home Guard is just standing [...]
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Pak demands investigation into Sanaullah’s death
Islamabad, May 9 : Pakistantoday demanded an investigation into the assault on Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who died of multi-organ failure in an Indian hospital almost a week after he was injured in a jail inJammu. “The brutal manner in which Sanaullah was attacked in [...]
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Khurshid arrives in China on two-day visit
Beijing, May 9: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived here today on a two-day visit for the talks with Chinese leaders, just days after the resolution of a row over Depsang Valley in Ladakh where the troops of People’s Liberation Army intruded recently. Besides talks [...]
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Arunachal Cong MLA dies
Itanagar, May 08 : Sitting Congress MLA Jomin Tayeng died in a hospital at Guwahati in Assam following prolonged illness last night. Tayeng, who represented Dambuk Assembly constituency in Arunachal Pradesh, is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter, family sources said. Chief [...]
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Software techie held for harassing woman by fake FB posts
Hyderabad, May 8 : A software professional, who allegedly created a fake Facebook account of a married woman and posted obscene information and morphed images in order to defame and spoil her matrimonial life, was arrested from Karimnagar district, police said today. 23-year-old Rampally Ravi, [...]
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Rahul Gandhi should ‘break his silence’ on 2G, coalgate: BJP
Chandigarh, May 8 : BJP activists today staged a protest here, demanding that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi “break his silence” on 2G scam and coalgate. Gandhi was here to hold confabulations with state party leaders and workers in his bid to further strengthen [...]
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Cong storms back to power in Karna, BJP decimated
Bangalore, May 8: Congress today made a spectacular come back in Karnataka wresting power after seven years in its old southern fortress and in the process decimated the ruling BJP whose fate was sealed by a fractious split and corruption charges. Battered by a series [...]
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BJP suffers humiliating defeat in Karnataka polls
Congress was today galloping its way to power in Karnataka with a majority on its own after a gap of seven years, decimating the ruling BJP. In good tidings for the party battered by scams, the Congress was set to recapture its old southern [...]
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Sonia hails Karnataka showing, PM says BJP ideology rejected
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today hailed the party’s showing in Karnataka polls, saying the result was a rejection of BJP’s idealogy and suggested the same would be repeated in the Lok Sabha elections as well. Singh praised the efforts [...]
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