Parliamentary Board Meet

BJP talks polls, silent on PM candidate

The BJP parliamentary board meeting on Tuesday sidestepped discussion on its prime ministerial candidate and strains within the NDA over the issue. Instead, the meeting discussed the party’s strategy ......read more

After eventful MoD term, Shashi Sharma appointed CAG

Played major role in most major defence acquisitions Senior bureaucrat Shashi Kant Sharma, who was formally announced as the next Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Tuesday, has had a long and e......read more

Pawan Bansal's son resigns as Haryana Addl Advocate General

Manish Bansal, son of former Union railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, has resigned from the post of Haryana Additional Advocate General. He submitted his resignation on Monday and the same has been ......read more

Chinese Premier wants 'handshake across Himalayas'

With the Ladakh incursion incident by the Chinese troops still fresh on people’s mind, the visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Tuesday said the two countries should remember that they are “not afraid ......read more

ICSE, CBSE chiefs say no one consulted them

The chiefs of two leading school boards have claimed that they were not consulted by Delhi University on its plan to switch to four-year undergraduate programme. Chief executive and secretary of Counc......read more

UPA II Report Card

UPA-2 anniversary today, to showcase achievements of UPA-1

Underscoring the significance of a pre-election year, the fourth anniversary of the UPA-2 government Wednesday will see Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi unveiling a re......read more

India raises with Li Chinese activities in PoK: Salman Khurshid

India has "flagged" its concerns regarding Chinese activities in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir during talks held with visiting China's Premier Li Keqiang, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid toda......read more

Crime & Justice

Jessica Lall murder case: HC to decide fate of hostile witnesses

More than two years after reserving its verdict, the Delhi High Court will tomorrow decide whether to prosecute 19 witnesses including Bollywood actor Shayan Munshi on the charge of perjury for turnin......read more

Politics

Aam Aadmi Party flays appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as new CAG

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today criticised the appointment of Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and accused the government of weakening the watchdog ins......read more

Sohrabuddin Case

Sohrabuddin Sheikh case: CBI should interrogate Vasundhara Raje, says Meena

Independent MP and former BJP leader Kirori Meena today demanded that former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje should be interrogated by the CBI in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Dara fake encounter cases. ......read more

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

Indo-Afghan Ties

Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds talks with PM Manmohan Singh

Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight discussing the situation in the region in the backdrop of Afghanistan's keenness to enhance defence cooperation with......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