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New Delhi, August 19: They are on death row even after the Supreme Court admitted — not once but thrice — that the decisions awarding death sentences had been rendered per incurium (in ignorance). The miscarriage of justice has prompted 14 retired judges of the SC and high courts across the country to appeal to President Pranab Mukherjee to turn the capital punishment imposed on nine persons into

New Delhi, August 19: Vice Chief of Army staff Lt Gen SK Singh on Sunday visited the spot where an armyman has climbed a 200 ft high mobile tower alleging harassment by his seniors and tried to persuade him to come down. Singh spoke to K Muthu, who is attached with Engineers Regiment, on phone for over 30 minutes, army officials said. Muthu, however, was not ready to believe that it was the Army

Sadarpur (Patiala), August 19: A minor issue of a dalit boy dialling a cellphone number by mistake has snowballed into a major row and resulted in 50 dalit families of Sadarpur village facing a social boycott. The boycott started from August 16 - a day after India celebrated its 65th Independence Day - but cops are yet to take any action against the landlords, who have announced that any person

New Delhi, August 18: Bulk of the rumours that triggered panic among people of northeastern states in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra were sourced from Pakistan, Union Home Secretary R K Singh said today. "A total of 76 websites were identified where morphed images were uploaded and bulk of these were uploaded in Pakistan," Singh told PTI. "We believe it is highly reprehensible. I think it

Guwahati/New Delhi, August 18: Indigenous Assamese Muslim groups joined the All Assam Students Union (AASU) on Friday in charging the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal with fanning communal sentiments in the wake of the recent violence in Assam. Sadou Asom Gariya – Moria Desi Jatiya Parisad (SAGMJP), an influential body of about 25 lakh Assamese Muslims, held Ajmal

New Delhi, August 18: The CAG reports on allocation of coal blocks, ultra mega power projects and public private partnership in Indira Gandhi international airport have put the UPA government in a tight spot as the revenue loss from these projects amount to a whopping Rs3.78 lakh crore approximately. Terming it the “biggest ever scam”, the Opposition immediately went for the government’s jugular

New Delhi, August 18: Identifying migration as a major challenge facing Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today asked major states to develop infrastructure in their cities so people don't come to the national capital in search of job. Speaking at an interaction with top industry leaders, organised by CII, Ms Dikshit also appealed to the Centre to build more new cities across the country to

Lucknow, August 17: The Samajwadi Party (SP) government rode to power earlier this year in March after winning elections on the issue of corruption in previous Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) regime. However, contrary to the repeated assurances that it would weed out corruption and take strict action against the accused, the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP government seems to be protecting those named in various

New Delhi, August 17: Three key CAG reports were tabled in Parliament on Friday indicting the government of causing a combined loss of crores of rupees to the national exchequer. The much-awaited CAG report on coal block allotment said private firms are likely to gain Rs 1.86 lakh crore from coal blocks that were allocated to them on nomination basis instead of competitive bidding. The audit

New Delhi, August 17: The government's auditor shared with parliament today a report that says that thousands of crores have been lost in the way in which coal mines were allocated to private players; another report finds fault with how the Delhi international airport was privatised. The government has prepped a detailed defense for both sectors; it will argue that the auditor's calculations are