The government plans to book 26/11 accused David Coleman Headley for the German Bakery blasts in Pune to bolster its demand for his extradition from the US. Government sources said on Monday that Headley had confessed during the Chicago trial [...]
In his first address marking the commencement of the new session, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan congratulated the government of ‘Ma-Mati-Manush’ (mother-soil-humanity), saying the government aimed at an impartial, efficient and transparent administration, free from nepotism and corruption. At a [...]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has opposed the magisterial CBI court’s preparation to commit the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case to the concerned Sessions Court. The Central probe agency argued that the Supreme Court is seized with its application [...]
A Rajya Sabha committee, which is studying the new amended Muslim waqf law, has suggested that all the properties occupied by institutions and individuals illegally be brought back. “It is going to be a comprehensive piece of legislation. The bill [...]
Swami Nigamanand, whose fast against quarrying in the river Ganga could not generate the same publicity and political pitch that yoga guru Baba Ramdev did, died on Monday after an ordeal of 115 days. The swami, 36, was on a [...]
In the coming meetings of the joint drafting panel, Lokpal activists are set to push for voluntary disclosure of assets and interests in the private sector too. “We are preparing a proposal that all institutions which have assets higher than [...]
Hindu religious leaders on Monday agreed to start the annual Amarnath Yatra from June 29, and not June 15 as they had earlier insisted on, following hectic negotiations with the Jammu and Kashmir government representatives to resolve the row over [...]
Mahatma Gandhi’s followers were shocked on Monday morning after learning that his spectacles went missing from Sewagram Ashram in Wardha district. Gandhi settled down at Sewagram, about 75km from Nagpur, in June 1936. The ashram will celebrate its platinum jubilee [...]
A new study has revealed that regular strength (resistance) training in old age is important in order to maintain mobility and to manage everyday tasks independently . People lose 30 per cent of their muscle strength between the ages of [...]
Kiran Rao made her directorial debut with ‘Dhobi Ghat’. The film was critically acclaimed and won humongous accolades in many international film festivals. ‘Dhobi Ghat’ had a disjointed narrative with multiple characters, which tried to usher in a new genre [...]
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan plays the stylish, hot-tempered action hero in the new AB Corp film Bbuddah – Hoga Terra Baap. The superstar says he was reminded of his college days while shooting the film. “What a time we would [...]
A 29-year-old man, who pretended to be an IAS officer with close connections with ICICI bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, was arrested for cheating an Outer Delhi-based gymnasium owner of over Rs 45 lakh, police said on Sunday. “Amit Kumar Singla, [...]