India

New Delhi, Feb 12: The telecom scam, whose alleged constituents include a former union minister and the executives of some of India's best-known companies, has delivered a new wallop. The CBI has removed its lawyer in the telecom scam case because he was allegedly colluding with representatives of one of the companies accused of criminal conspiracy and cheating to land an out-of-turn mobile

Patna, Feb 11: After three of its girls went missing, a village in Bihar's Siwan district has barred girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and T-shirts, an official said on February 11. The villagers also imposed heavy fines on girls if they violated the diktat. The ban was imposed on February 10 by self-styled social reformers of Makhnupur village under Pachrukhi police station in

Srinagar, Feb 11: The speed post sent by Tihar Jail superintendent to Afzal Guru's family in Kashmir Valley's Sopore town was delivered Monday, two days after he was hanged in the national capital. The letter reached postal authorities here Saturday evening, several hours after he was executed. "A speed post letter has been delivered to us by postal authorities today. Tihar Jail authorities have

Srinagar, Feb 11: A youth shot in firing by security forces during protests in the Kashmir Valley against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru died early today taking the death toll to three since clashes broke out last Saturday. As the Valley remained under curfew for the third day today, official sources said the situation was by and large peaceful with no reports of any untoward

Hyderabad, Feb 11: The Kingdom is keen to promote commerce and investment with India, especially in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, said Saudi Arabia's ambassador to India Saud Mohammed Al-Sati. Saudi Arabia is “investing heavily” abroad, he added. After a two-day visit to Hyderabad, Al-Sati told IANS: “Hyderabad is hub of innovation, information technology, biotechnology, engineering and

New Delhi, Feb 11: By signing Parliament attack convict Mohammed Afzal Guru's execution warrant, President PranabMukherjee has ordered death penalty for three convicts in the last six months, a rate faster than any President in the last 15 years. While his predecessor PratibhaPatil rejected the mercy petitions of five death row convicts in three cases, two involving four criminals are pending

Allahabad, Feb 11: The death toll in the stampede at Allahabad railway station reached 36 today, with 14 more people succumbing to their injuries. The incident occurred near the foot overbridge on platform number 6. On Sunday, the railway authorities, had refused to confirm the deaths till the filing of the report. The stampede, which took place at around 8.00pm, also left many persons severely

Mandya, Feb 10: As protests against Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu continued in the district today, the local administration banned entry of tourists inside the Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir (KRS) complex till February 13 as a precautionary measure. Prohibitory orders which were in force in and around KRS from February 7 till this morning, had been extended by another three days, police sources

Srinagar, Feb 10: An angry Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today slammed the execution of Afzal Guru and said this would reinforce a sense of alienation and injustice among generations of youth in the Valley. Omar also said it was a "tragedy" that Guru was not allowed to meet his family before he was hanged and not allowed a "final farewell". The 43-year-old Parliament attack

Kolkata, Feb 10: After venting our her anger on her security personnel at a recent book fair, Mamata Banerjee lost her cool yet again. Now, at 'Maati Utsav' (fair )in the city, Banerjee blew a gasket at the photo journalists while they were continously clicking her pictures at the event, according to the reports. Mamata publically blasted one of her security personnel three days back and told him