Nithyananda surrenders, sent to police custody
Facing arrest in a fresh criminal case, controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda on Wednesday surrendered before a court at Ramanagar, about 40 km from Bangalore, and was remanded in one-day police custody. Nithyananda Nithyananda, whose whereabouts remained unknown since the latest case of assault and threat to life was registered on June 8, turned More...
2G scam: Behura, Chandolia granted bail
The Supreme Court gave bail to former Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura, arrested last year on February 2 for his alleged role in the 2G case and also upheld the bail granted to former Telecom Minister A Raja’s More...
AI stir: 10 pilots sacked, union de-recognised
In a crackdown, Air India sacked ten agitating pilots, de-recognised their union and sealed its offices as around 160 of them failed to join duty, leading to cancellation of five international flights since Monday More...
Tatra deliveries as per contract signed in 2003: Antony
Seeking to turn the tables on the Opposition, Defence Minister A K Antony said the present government has not purchased a single new Tatra truck and the current deliveries were being made as per the contract signed More...
Running a coalition govt an art: Pawar
“Running a coalition government is an art,” NCP chief and Union Minister Sharad Pawar said, taking a jibe at Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan after he spoke of advantages of a single party More...
NCTC a concious plan to pursue ‘hidden goals’: Modi
Accusing the Centre of behaving like Viceroys of yore, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said constitution of NCTC is a conscious strategy to cast the Centre as an “omnipresent” ruler More...
Maya needs SPG security due to SP goonda raj: BSP
Justifying the demand for SPG security cover to Mayawati, senior BSP leader and leader of opposition in the UP state Assembly Swami Prasad Maurya said it was necessary because of the prevailing goonda raj of the More...
BJP’s Ahluwalia loses Jharkhand RS polls to cong
In a big embarrassment for BJP, senior leader S S Ahluwalia was defeated in the Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand, with Congress helped by RJD and independents winning one seat and the JMM bagging another. S S More...
Media promoting superstitions, backward ideas
Accusing Indian media of promoting superstitions and backward ideas to divert people’s attention from real issues, Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju alleged that the media houses are often looked More...
Maoists likely to release Sukma Collector
After being held hostage by Maoists for 12 days, abducted Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon is expected to be freed by Thursday evening when he will be handed over to the two mediators handpicked by the captors. Alex More...