Former Maharashtra home minister RR Patil critical
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra home minister and senior NCP leader RR Patil, who has been undergoing treatment at the Lilavati Hospital here in suburban Bandra, is in a critical but stable condition, party sources said on Monday. "His health condition keeps fluctuating...
Pahlaj Nihalani is new Chief of Censor Board
New Delhi: Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani has been appointed the new Censor Board chairperson on Monday. Nine new members have also been appointed. According to a government release, "in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Cinematograph...
Coalscam: Working of PMO officials not above board, says Court
The working of Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) during the UPA regime today came in for sharp criticism by a special court which said the functioning of PMO officials “does not appear to be above board” in a coal blocks allocation...
Sunanda Pushkar’s Alleged Murder : Shashi Tharoor may be quizzed on Tuesday
File Pic New Delhi. Special investigation team formed to probe the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s may quiz Tharoor on Tuesday. Sources from Delhi police said Tharoor returned to Delhi from Kerala on Monday. The investigating...
Congress objects Kejriwal’s ‘take bribe’ remark, files complaint with EC
New Delhi. Congress on Monday filed a complaint with Election Commission against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over his statement asking voters to accept money from political parties. ICC general secretary Ajay Maken had told reporters yesterday that the party...
Anna Hazare refuses to ‘bless’ Kiran Bedi after she joins BJP
Everyone remembers the visual of Kiran Bedi being very active on the dais and exhorting the crowds for support when Anna Hazare carried his epic 'Anshan' (Hunger strike) on Ram Lila grounds in Delhi few years ago. The events that...
Eminent cartoonist R.K. Laxman critically ill
The condition of eminent cartoonist RK Laxman is critical, said Doctors treating him, at a hospital in Pune today. Laxman, 94, was admitted to the intensive care unit of Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital for urinal infection. The doctors at...
Rift in BJP leadership over Kiran Bedi as CM face
New Delhi: The top brass of the Bharatiya Janata Party is divided over naming new entrant Kiran Bedi as the Delhi chief ministerial candidate even as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has cleared her candidature, said sources to media on Sunday....
US requests india for no-fly zone over Rajpath on Republic day, India rejects
New Delhi. The Indian government on Sunday rejected the US request for a no-fly zone over Rajpath for the Republic Day. The suggestion came from Barack Obama's security teams that a 5-km "no-fly zone" be imposed in central Delhi for...
Government hints at allowing private players in mineral exploration
The Centre is keen to get private sector into mineral exploration as government agencies entrusted with the job are unable to meet desired output levels. This was stated by Union Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar at an interactive session...
Delhi HC pulls up Govt for quickly installing CCTVs for Obama and not for Indians!
New Delhi. Delhi High Court has highlighted the apathy of the governments towards common people by raising a critical question regarding US President Barack Obama’s visit to India on Republic Day. Pulling up the government for being too swift in installing...
AI pilot assaults engineer at Chennai Airport, lock himself up in cockpit
IS Mohan Bhagwat unhappy with ‘hurried’ projection of Kiran Bedi as Delhi CM candidate
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is unhappy with the projection of retired IPS officer and social activist Kiran Bedi as chief ministerial candidate of the BJP in Delhi on the very day she was inducted into the party. The RSS is holding...
Kiran Bedi – BJP CM face for Delhi?
National. Kiran Bedi, who has never made any bones about not getting along with Kejriwal has confirmed now that she is ready for a direct contest with him from any Delhi constituency. This seems a typical example of India's turn coat...
Scribbled note at Mumbai airport threatens terror attack on Republic Day
Mumbai. A handwritten note scribbled on a wall inside Mumbai airport has baffled security officials who have raised an alarm over the act. The note reportedly warned a terror attack by ISIS on Republic Day falling on January 26. The note...
Censor Board chief Leela Samson quits over Dera chief Ram Rahim Singh’s film Messenger of God
New Delhi. Censor Board chief Leela Samson has quit amidst reports that controversial film Messenger of God featuring Dera Sacha Sauda leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in lead role has been cleared by a tribunal despite objections. The Censor Board had...
H S Brahma appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner
H. S. Brahma New Delhi. Election Commissioner Hari Shankar Brahma was today elevated as the Chief Election Commissioner. He will assume charge tomorrow after present incumbent V S Sampath demitted office today on attaining the age of 65 years. After Brahma’s appointment,...
Kiran Bedi finally joins BJP, says Modi’s ‘inspirational leadership’ brought her to party
New Delhi. Bringing all speculations to rest, former IPS officer and ex-AAP leader Kiran Bedi finally embarked BJP’s boat on Thursday. She took the party’s membership in presence of party president Amit Shah. With this development, it has now become...
Now Kiran Bedi on road to BJP; appears strong contender against Kejriwal
New Delhi. It seems all roads lead to BJP office, for all the prominent figures who were once associated with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Sources said after former AAP leader Shazia Ilmi’s rumored decision to join saffron brigade, Delhi's best...
US Court dismisses case against PM Modi regarding Gujarat riots
New Delhi. There has been a sea change in the stature and status of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in America, ever since he was elevated to the India’s top post. Before he joined the office, Modi was dubbed as the...
Shazia surfaces after speculations heat up; will not contest against Kejriwal, she says
Delhi. There were strong reports/ rumours in Delhi that Shazia Ilmi, the star spokesperson of the AAP party in Delhi, is set to join the BJP. She was even slated to be contesting in Delhi against Kejriwal himself. Shazia had not been...
