India

New Delhi, Jul 4: As many as 31 air conditioners and 25 heaters were among a number of electrical appliances installed in the official bungalow of Sheila Dikshit in Delhi when she was the Chief Minister. An official response to an RTI query said Mrs. Dikshit's residence on 3-Motilal Nehru Marg, which has now been allotted to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, had at least 31 air conditioners

New Delhi, Jul 3: The Supreme Court today refused to entertain self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's bail plea in a rape case lodged against him in Surat in Gujarat but agreed to hear his petition for bail in another rape case filed in Jodhpur in Rajasthan. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur asked the 76-year old controversial godman, who has been in jail since September last year, to approach the

New Delhi, Jul 3: The 46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq's Tikrit town that has been overrun by ISIS militants have been told to board a bus by unknown men and proceed to Mosul. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy confirmed the development. The Indian embassy in Baghdad has advised the nurses to "try and hold on till (Thursday) morning". The nurses have not left, an official source said. The nurses

New Delhi, Jul 3: In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court has said that the dowry law is misused and automatic arrests in such cases should be stopped. This came as the apex court expressed concerns over the misuse of this law by disgruntled housewives against their husbands and in-laws. The court has directed all state governments to ensure that the police satisfy themselves before making an

New Delhi, Jul 2: AIIMS today rejected allegations levelled by its Head of Department of Forensic Medicine Sudhir Gupta that he was pressurised to manipulate the post mortem report of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of then Union Minister Shashi Tharoor. "The AIIMS administration categorically denies any such allegation that there was any attempt to pressurise Sudhir Gupta to change the postmortem report,"

New Delhi, Jul 2: Reacting strongly to reports of BJP being spied upon by US National Security Agency (NSA), India today summoned a top US diplomat here to raise the issue, saying it was "totally unacceptable" that an Indian organisation or Indian individual's privacy was transgressed upon. India also sought an assurance from the US that it will not happen again. However, officials did not say who

New Delhi, Jul 2: The government today sought a detailed report from the AIIMS on the reported allegation by a senior forensic doctor that he was pressurised to manipulate the report of the autopsy of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor. "After I became the Health Minister, Dr Sudhir Gupta of AIIMS had written to our department regarding his promotion. But after TV

Nagpur, Jul 2: Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday came under attack from opponents for allegedly promoting the use of e-rickshaws for the benefit of a company run by his wife's brother. Reacting to the disclosure of links between Purti Green Technologies Private Limited (PGTL), one of the manufacturers of e-rickshaws, where Gadkari's brother-in-law Rajesh Totade is a director

Kolkata, Jul 1: Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal, whose controversial remarks against women sparked outrage, today tendered an unconditional apology saying that in making such comments he has let down his constituents and the people of Bengal. "Some remarks made by me in the heat and dust of the election campaign have caused dismay and consternation. I apologise unreservedly for them," Pal said in

New Delhi, Jul 1: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal, who has been accused of raping a colleague, after almost eight month, reports said. Tejpal has been chargesheeted for allegedly raping, sexually harassing and outraging the modesty of a junior colleague during an event held at a hotel in Goa in November last year. According to reports, the SC put