India

Raipur, Nov 16: Trashing allegations of illegal snooping against Narendra Modi, BJP today ruled out Congress demand for a rethink on its Prime Ministerial candidate and claimed that the ruling party's "dirty tricks wing" was behind the controversy. "There is no question of doing a rethink on our Prime Ministerial candidate even if a thousand baseless allegations of this kind are made against

Patna/Kolkata, Nov 16: A buying spree of salt, triggered by rumours of a shortage, engulfed eastern and north-eastern states with price of the essential food ingredient touching Rs 100 in some places. State governments had to resort to a crackdown on hoarders, arrest rumour mongers and go on a publicity blitz to calm down panicking public, who converged on shops and bought salt packets in large

New Delhi, Nov 15: BJP general secretary Amit Shahmade Gujarat Police deploy illegal police surveillance on a young woman because his "saheb" was obsessed about knowing every moment of hers. The details were made public by investigative websites Cobrapost and Gulail, based on taped phone conversations between IPS officer GL Singhal, Shah and others. The tapes were submitted to CBI by Singhal, who

New Delhi, Nov 15: Another allegation of sexual harassment against a Supreme Court judge, who has since retired, has surfaced with a second law intern levelling a similar charge that he had misbehaved with her. The second intern narrated her ordeal on a social networking site on November 11 under her own name but the comments have now been removed from it, reported the website Legally India, which

Bhopal, Nov 15: The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh has given ticket to only one Muslim candidate for contesting the November 25 state Assembly elections for which it is being criticised by Opposition party Congress. The Congress has criticised the BJP while alleging that the party is trying to "fool" the community despite Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan embracing the community during festivals

Bemetra/Kawardha, Nov 15: In a direct attack on the Gandhi family, Narendra Modi on Thursday asked Rahul Gandhi whether central funds for Chattisgarh came from his "Mama's (maternal uncle) house" and also said Sonia Gandhi should let the "shehzada" take over Congress. Citing multi-crore 2G and coal scams, the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate also said Congress has done "PhD in corruption" and that

Muzaffarnagar, Nov 14: A Special Investigation Team has filed its first charge sheet in the Muzaffarnagar riots against 11 accused, including BJP MLAs Suresh Rana and Bhartendu Singh, for allegedly violating prohibitory orders, among other offences. According to SIT sources, the charge sheet was filed in court against the 11 accused under sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public

New Delhi, Nov 14: Uttar Pradesh government has informed the Supreme Court that over 41,000 persons, out of 50,955 who had taken shelter in 58 relief camps in riots-hit Muzaffarnagar area, have gone back to their native places. A fresh status report, filed by Divisional Commissioner of Saharanpur, however, admitted that nearly 10,000 persons are still living in 10 operational camps and the

Mumbai, Nov 13: When it comes to philanthropy, Indians don't share the table with the likes of Bill Gates but still there are a few who do really donate and the latest list is topped by Azim Premji of Wipro. Close on the heels of releasing the second edition of Hurun India Rich List, China-based Hurun Report Inc launched the inaugural Hurun India Philanthropy List 2013, with IT tycoon Azim Hashim

Malda, Nov 13: Like the ration riots that singed Bengal in 2007, anger over price rise seems to be spreading like wildfire. People looted three more weekly haats in Malda on Tuesday, triggering panic among vegetable traders who have threatened to call a strike unless they get police protection. Those who looted Dharampur , Achintola and Balupur bazaars on Tuesday are ordinary people driven to