Despite doubts over STF, Chouhan continues to resist CBI probe
A condescending Shivraj Singh Chouhan has offered to hand the enquiry into the deaths of persons connected with the Vyapam scam to a special investigation team under high court’s supervision. However it falls way short of the Congress demand for a CBI inquiry. Is Chouhan stretching the issue to a... read more »
PM Modi to visit Varanasi on July 16
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi on July 16, after he had to cancel an earlier trip here due to adverse weather conditions. Prime Minister Modi had on June 28 cancelled his plan to address ‘Vikas Sabha’ in his parliamentary constituency after heavy downpour led to water... read more »
KCR writes to PM Modi, calls for Jwala Gutta to be included in TOP scheme
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, also known as KCR, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, urging him to include the names of top shuttler Jwala Gutta and her doubles partner, Ashwini Ponnappa in the ‘Target Olympic Podium’ (TOP) scheme. As you are aware,... read more »
Dulat’s revelations: IC-814 was Vajpayee’s fault, but what woul...
It is India’s great fortune that we have not had a repeat of IC-814 incident. Had another plane been hijacked under similar circumstances, we would have known how much of “we-don’t-negotiate” bombast of the current politicians survived public pressure. So, the Congress can... read more »
‘We will never forget you,’ Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai writes to kidnappe...
Pakistani teenager and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday told Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram militants they will never be forgotten and to never... read more »
AAP PAC to decide fate of dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan
The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is meeting today to decide the fate of rebel leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan and their supporters. According... read more »
Barack Obama drops objection to letting Congress vote on Iran deal; Israel happy
Obama dropped his opposition on Tuesday to a bill giving Congress a voice on a nuclear deal with Iran, after members of his Democratic Party negotiated changes to the bill that had won... read more »
2G scam: Raja misled former PM Manmohan Singh, says CBI
New Delhi: In its final arguments in the 2G spectrum allocation case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday told the Special Court that ex-telecom minister A Raja had... read more »
PM Modi writes in German daily, says India should be an engine fo...
India should be an engine for worldwide growth on the strengths of its democracy and a fresh push to revitalise the country’s economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Since India’s... read more »