Kochi, Dec 21 (IANS) Hindu Ezhava leader Vellapally Natesan, who was booked by Kerala Police for a communal speech, on Monday filed a petition in the high court seeking anticipatory bail. The court will hear…
Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali during the trailer launch of film Bajirao Mastani in Mumbai, on November 20, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Congress legislator Nitesh N. Rane on Monday asked the…
Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani will defend Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the defamation suit filed by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in…
Kabul, Dec 21 (IANS) The Afghan National Directorate of Security said troops arrested a suicide bomber, thwarting his plans to attack the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said…
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) The Indian Christian Voice on Monday protested what it terms “a deliberate insult” to the Christians by apex trade body Assocham that failed to include any speaker from the community for…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Congress on Monday demanded a parliamentary probe into alleged DDCA irregularities and sought the resignation of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who had been long at its helm, rejected the…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing the annual general meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi on Dec. 19, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi,…
Chandigarh, Dec 21 (IANS) The public in Haryana may not have ever heard of it but the then Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda saw “huge public interest” being served in re-allotting a prime piece…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cooperation to implement the odd-even formula intended at reducing the number of vehicles on Delhi’s roads. In a…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The juvenile justice bill was listed for discussion and passing in the Rajya Sabha on Monday after demands from members, amid protests over the release of the December 16 gang-rape…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley cannot intimidate him and his party by filing a court…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated an electric bus service for parliamentarians aimed at promoting environment-friendly initiatives in the country’s public transport system. “The world has been discussing issues…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Monday unanimously passed the SC/ST bill that provides for stringent action against those compelling any member of Dalit or tribal communities to carry human or animal carcasses…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Calling himself a Congressman at heart, NCP founder leader Sharad Pawar says the future of the country’s oldest party looks uncertain. Pawar also says in his just-released autobiography “On My…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) As defence minister, then Congress leader Sharad Pawar ordered the army intelligence to videotape the Babri Masjid razing in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. Not knowing what would happen that…
London, Dec 21 (IANS) Can Facebook be used as a tool for official communication by government functionaries? A deputy governor in Afghanistan just did that. Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar has made a plea to Afghan President…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday tabled in the Lok Sabha the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Bill, 2015, proposing to enact a single bankruptcy code setting deadlines for processing…
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) has been almost finalised and aims to remove procedural difficulties in procurements, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi government has called a special session of the assembly on Tuesday to set up a panel to probe the alleged financial irregularities in the working of the DDCA,…
Patna, Dec 21 (IANS) An FIR has been filed against former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s daughter regarding her daughter-in-law’s death in Gaya district, police said on Monday. A case was lodged against Sunaina…