Appointments

Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma to replace Vinod Rai as new CAG

Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was today named as the new Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG). The 1976 Bihar cadre officer will succeed Vinod Rai, who superannuates tomorrow after five......read more

UPA not a liability, says Sharad Pawar's NCP

On the eve of the 9th anniversary of the UPA, Sharad Pawar's NCP today lamented that Congress failed to reciprocate its support and friendship, but insisted that the UPA was "not a liability". "We ha......read more

Arunima Sinha becomes first Indian amputee to scale Mt Everest

Arunima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player who had lost her right leg after being thrown off a moving train by some hoodlums, created history today by becoming the first Indian amputee t......read more

Crimes Against Women

Teenaged girl objects to eve-teasing, set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh

A teenaged girl was allegedly set ablaze by three youths after she objected to eve-teasing in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district, police said here today. The incident took place last night at Mohammad......read more

Crime & Justice

Pappu Yadav comes out of jail in Ajit Sarkar murder case

Controversial former RJD MP Pappu Yadav today came out of the jail here after being acquitted by the Patna High Court in CPI(M) leader Ajit Sarkar murder case for lack of evidence. Yadav, who was lodg......read more

Court hears defamation suit against Lalu Prasad Yadav

A criminal defamation suit filed by a ruling JD(U) legislator Sanjay Singh against RJD President Lalu Prasad was heard by a local court which posted the matter for Monday next after recording the comp......read more

PM files affidavit correcting age to 80 in RS poll papers

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress Rajya Sabha candidate from Assam, has filed a fresh affidavit correcting his age to 80 prior to scrutiny of the nominations today. The Prime Minister submit......read more

Online RTI facility now extended to MHA, Agriculture Ministry

In a step towards enhancing transparency, the Centre has extended facility of e-filing of RTI applications to ministries of Home Affairs and Agriculture. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoP......read more

Rajiv Gandhi remembered on death anniversary

Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was today remembered on his 22nd death anniversary with leaders paying homage at his memorial here. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Mi......read more

Jaya renews demand for retrieval of Kachatheevu

Voicing concern over attacks on Indian fishermen, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked the Centre to take urgent steps for retrieval of Katchatheevu islet, ceded to Sri Lanka in 1974, besides redra......read more

More separatist leaders put under house arrest

Authorities today foiled the plans of separatists to hold a rally at Eidgah in old city by placing more senior Hurriyat leaders under house arrest and deploying large number of security forces in the ......read more

Li Keqiang terms his India visit as 'successful'

Buoyed by the positive vibes from his India trip, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has termed the visit as "successful", saying he "felt at home" during talks with his counterpart Manmohan Singh, the state ......read more

2014 General Elections

Narendra Modi attends BJP meeting as party discusses strategy for LS polls

With less than a year left for the general elections, BJP top brass today deliberated upon its strategy in run up to the polls during which it intends to highlight the 'failures' of the government a......read more

Noida Double Murder

Aarushi murder case: HC rejects Talwars' plea to examine 14 witnesses

The Allahabad High Court today rejected a petition of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking examination of 14 more witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case. Justice Rajesh Dayal Khare dism......read more