India

New Delhi, Oct 16: CBI has recovered Rs 25 crore "unaccounted cash" during its searches here at the office of Hindalco Industries, which has been booked by the agency for alleged corruption in coal block allocation. A Hindalco spokesperson, however, said he had no information of any such cash recovery. CBI sources said soon after registering FIR against former Coal Secretary P C Parakh, Aditya

Ahmedabad, Oct 16: Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday said, "I will be happy if Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister," indicating that hostilities with the Gujarat CM had been put to rest. The BJP patriarch and the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi were seen together at a civic body function here, days after a bitter episode when the former opposed the elevation of Modi

New Delhi, Oct 16: Crime Branch will conduct further investigation into the death of a 24-year-old NRI student Anmol Sarna under mysterious circumstances following an alleged drug party with friends, Delhi Police has informed a court here. The police informed Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma about the development when they produced Surender Bali (40) and Naresh Mishra (60), who

New Delhi, Oct 16: The opposition today targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying escape responsibility in coal scam. Latching on to comments by former Coal Secretary P C Parakh, the opposition today targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he cannot escape responsibility in the controversial allocations as held the charge of the Coal Ministry at that time. BJP and Left parties demanded

Melbourne, Oct 16: Aadhaar project is an example of using modern technology to leapfrog for future development and transformation of a country, UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani has said. "Aadhaar project is one such example of using modern technology to leapfrog," Nilekani told a packed audience while giving an oration titled 'India's transformation: The role of Information Technology' here last

Jaipur, Oct 16: Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind chief Syed Mehmood Madani on Monday accused the Congress party of creating a Modi bogey to spook the Muslim voters into backing the party in the 2014 election. He asked Muslims not to be scared of the Gujarat chief minister being BJP's prime ministerial candidate. "The Muslim community should not be scared. Secularism is deep-rooted in the country and communal

Chennai/ New Delhi, Oct 15: The police on Monday questioned the crew of a US registered ship with armed guards aboard, accused of illegally transporting weapons and ammunition in Indian waters. The vessel was intercepted by the Indian Coast Guard about 15 nautical miles east of Tuticorin on October 12. Security forces seized 31 assault rifles and around 5,000 rounds of ammunition from the MV

New Delhi, Oct 15: CBI today registered a case against industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and former Coal Secretary P C Parekh in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks in 2005. CBI today registered a case against industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and former Coal Secretary P C Parekh in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks in 2005. After

Datia, Oct 15: The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended 21 officials, including the district magistrate and superintendent of police of Datia district, over the alleged lapses in connection with the temple stampede in which 115 people died on Sunday. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has also announced setting up of a judicial commission, to be constituted today, to probe the stampede at

Lucknow, Oct 14: After clamping down on its yatra on the Ayodhya issue, the Uttar Pradesh government today banned VHP's proposed 'Sankalp Diwas' stir on October 18 to press for a parliamentary legislation on building Ram Temple, fearing a communal flare-up. The decision was taken in view of security concerns, especially after the recent communal violence in Muzaffarnagar and surrounding areas