India

Ahmedabad, November 24: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi might be relieved ahead of the crucial assembly elections in the state. It seems that Muslim youths in the state are impressed by the CM and are ready to forget their woes over 2002 riots. Times of India quoted the chairman of the Joint Committee of Muslim Organisations for Empowerment (JCMOE), Syed Shahabuddin as saying that their

Mumbai, November 23: The police inquiry report on the arrest of two girls of Palghar in Thane district over a Facebook post has recommended departmental action against police officers, according to sources in the police department. The report prepared by the Inspector-General of Police (Konkan Division) was on Friday submitted to the Director-General of Police, Maharashtra. According to sources in

Lucknow, November 23: The eight-month-old Akhilesh Yadav led Samajwadi Party (SP) government has been rapped by the Allahabad High Court (HC) for moving to release the accused of the 2006 serial bomb blasts in the temple city of Varanasi. A bench of justices R.K. Agarwal and R.S.R. Maurya Thursday observed: Today you are releasing them, tomorrow you may give them the Padma Bhushan. The court

New Delhi, November 23: The office of the Comptroller and Auditor General Friday refused to join issue over a former auditor's claims on 2G spectrum allocation that have sparked a political row, saying it does not react to media reports. "We do not react to media reports about our reports," a CAG official said tersely when IANS sought a response from the country's official auditor. R.P. Singh, who

New Delhi, November 23: An Iranian research scholar, in the capital for a seminar at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, was detained twice by the police and subjected to questioning after Israeli embassy officials found him taking pictures near the embassy on Wednesday and handed him over to the cops. Milad Kharid Shahidi, 25, an Iranian national who is doing a PhD from London School of Economics

New Delhi, November 23: Much before bullet trains become a reality, travel time between Delhi and Mumbai is likely to reduce substantially with railways planning to launch semi-high speed trains with a top speed of 200 kmph. A railway official said a study to identify the need to strengthen the infrastructure for this service was nearing completion and work would start soon. The services could

New Delhi, November 23: India’s proposal on the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs), submitted to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), is far from the last word on the matter, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has said. Mr. Sibal’s remark offers immense relief to Indian citizens and the Internet industry, especially Internet and mobile service providers, social media and

Bangalore, November 22: The Karnataka High Court today rejected the bail application of Kerala-based PDP leader Abdul Naseer Madani, an accused in the 2008 serial blasts here. The court, however, permitted him to avail treatment in hospital of his choice under police escort. The court had on November 7 reserved verdict on the bail plea filed by Madani on health grounds. The PDP leader had

New Delhi, November 22: The Winter Session of Parliament today got off to a stormy start with key UPA supporters Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) triggering uproar in both Houses leading to the adjournment of proceedings. In the Lok Sabha, SP members trooped into the Well protesting the Centre’s decision to cap the subsidy on cooking gas, while BSP members were in the Well

New Delhi, November 22: An attempt by former UPA ally Trinamool Congress to bring a no-confidence motion against the government over FDI in retail failed today in the Lok Sabha for want of requisite numbers. Mamata Banerjee's party moved the motion as soon as Parliament met for the Winter Session but Speaker Meira Kumar disallowed it as it could not muster the required support of 50 members. The