India

New Delhi, Nov 6: The alarming deterioration of air quality in the national capital has prompted the Centre to call a meeting of the environment ministers of the neighbouring states on Monday to find a way out of the “emergency situation”. Likening the city to a “gas chamber”, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that his government’s prima facie investigation has revealed that

Bhopal, Nov 5: The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to put on hold the cash rewards it had earlier announced for the police personnel who had participated in the alleged encounter killing of eight SIMI activists. Talking to news agency today, a highly-placed official said, "After the announcement of judicial probe into the incident, the government cannot give cash rewards to anyone till the

Chennai, Nov 5: DMK on Saturday described the “violation of freedom of expression” the one—day ban on NDTV India over the Pathankot attack broadcast and said if such instances continue “it will lead to a second Emergency in the country“. Party President M Karunanidhi also sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to “guarantee” that the freedom of expression will not be affected in the

Lucknow, Nov 5: As the power tussle between him and his uncle Shivpal played out in open on the silver jubilee celebrations of the Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said he was ready for any test and cautioned against "damage" to the party. "I will not reply to certain things. Ram Manohar Lohia ji used to say he would be heard but only after death. I want to say

Lucknow, Nov 5: The war of words in the Mulayam clan seems far from over with Shivpal Yadav today taking a swipe at his nephew Akhilesh Yadav, saying some people inherit power without doing anything while others get nothing despite making sacrifices. While making it clear that he does not want to be the Chief Minister, Shivpal Yadav said Akhilesh can "sack" and "insult" him but he can give his

New Delhi, Nov 5: An atonement or an apology by the British Prime Minister or the Queen will "wash away a lot" of the atrocities committed by Britain on India during its colonial rule, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said. "I would prefer instead an active atonement. An apology would go a long way. I am not expecting it today, tomorrow or anytime soon and certainly not during the visit of the

New Delhi, Nov 5: If you file a query under the Right to Information (RTI) Act in Assam today, you might have to wait 30 years for your appeal to be heard by the information commissioner (IC). The "waiting period" in West Bengal is over 11 years and seven in Kerala. A new study of the working of information commissions in 16 states shows that the RTI Act's purpose of ensuring greater transparency

Jalandhar, Nov 5: Aam Aadmi Party's reluctance to declare a chief ministerial face for the assembly elections in Punjab was the reason behind their talks failing with Navjot Singh Sidhu's outfit Awaaz-e-Punjab. Disclosing this, Awaaz-e-Punjab member, MLA Pargat Singh said: "They (AAP) offered deputy CM's post to Sidhu but he wanted to know under who he would work to bring Punjab out of its

New Delhi, Nov 4: A Delhi court today issued a non-bailable warrant against beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya in a case of allegedly evading summons in a FERA violation matter and warned of initiating coercive process against him. The court observed that he had no inclination to return and had scant regard for the law of the land. It said coercive process has to be initiated against liquor

Bhopal, Nov 4: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a judicial probe into the sensational jail-break by eight SIMI activists from the Bhopal central prison and their alleged encounter. The judicial probe will be conducted by retired High Court Judge Justice S K Pandey, an official release issued late last night here stated. "Justice Pandey will probe all aspects related