India

New Delhi, Jul 1: AAP government has curtailed the powers of Lt Governor-backed Anti-Corruption Branch chief MK Meena, asking him to only look after training work and monitoring of cases undergoing trial till the High Court decides on the validity of his appointment. The government has asked ACB's Additional Commissioner S S Yadav, backed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, to supervise the main

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 1: Veteran BJP leader O. Rajagopal finished third in Aruvikara constituency in Kerala on Tuesday but the party's vote share saw a significant five-fold increase from 2011. The development stunned both the Congress, whose K.A. Sabarinathan won the seat by 10,128 votes, and the Left. Sabarinathan got 56,448 votes with CPI-M leader M. Vijayakumar finishing second with 46,320

New Delhi, Jul 1: The Delhi Assembly on Tuesday passed the Delhi Value Added Tax (Second Amendment) Bill which will allow the state government to regulate the VAT on petroleum products, liquor and aerated drinks. Objecting strongly to the bill, BJP's MLA Vijendra Gupta tore off its copy and staged a walkout along with party MLAs Om Prakash Sharma and Jagdish Pradhan. Amending the existing VAT

Mumbai, Jun 30: In fresh trouble for the BJP-led Government in Maharashtra, Education Minister Vinod Tawde is facing allegations of irregularities in connection with awarding of a Rs 191 crore contract without inviting tenders, a charge denied by him. The fresh allegation against a Maharashtra minister comes close on the heels of a similar charge against Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja

New Delhi, Jun 30: Delhi Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, is expected to conduct a polygraph or lie detector test on former union minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, sources said. Sources said Delhi police may appeal in the court next week in this regard. Earlier this month, polygraph test of six persons closely associated with

New Delhi, Jun 30: The National Investigation Agency has arrested commander of National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang who allegedly orchestrated the dastardly attacks in Manipur on June 4, reports claimed on Monday. According to initial reports, the NIA has arrested Khumlo Abi Anal – NSCN(K) regional commander – from Chandel district where the militants had ambushed the Indian Army

New Delhi, Jun 29: After Maggi controversy, Indo Nissin today announced withdrawal of its instant noodles brand 'Top Ramen' from the Indian market on orders from central food safety regulator FSSAI. Earlier this month, Nestle had to recall Maggi noodles, while Hindustan Unilever also withdrew its Knorr instant noodles brand over safety and regulatory issues. On June 8, FSSAI had come out with the

Ahmedabad, Jun 28: BJP president Amit Shah today said Hindu religion has solution for all the problems in the world. "Hindu religion has solutions for all the problems of the world... I am not saying this because I am born Hindu," Shah said at Gujarat University convention centre, while unveiling former President A P J Abdul Kalam's book 'Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh

Bengaluru, Jun 28: Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao on Sunday decided to request the State government to appoint an independent agency to probe the allegation of demand for bribe from Bengaluru Urban Zilla Panchayat executive engineer Krishnamurthy by some people at the Lokayukta office. Justice Rao had on Friday entrusted the investigation to Bengaluru City’s Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) M

New Delhi, Jun 28: At a time when Sushma Swaraj is under fierce opposition attack for "helping" Lalit Modi obtain UK travel documents, her External Affairs Ministry has refused to provide any information about the passport issue involving the scandal-tainted former IPL boss. The Ministry has refused to answer an RTI application containing seven questions including who had taken a decision not