Even as the full scope of the tragedy that befell Sabarimala pilgrims at Pulmedu near Vandiperiyar in Kerala’s Idukki district on Friday night was yet to be known, the death toll in the stampede there rose to 102 on Saturday morning.
Of these 54, have been identified. There are at least five children among the [...]
Observing that it cannot allow the Republic to kill its “own children”, the Supreme Court on Friday sought an “anwser” from the Centre and Andhra Pradesh government on the killings of top Maoist leader Azad and journalist Hemchandra Pandey in an alleged fake encounter.
“We cannot allow the Republic killing its own children,” a bench [...]
The government may announce some measures that could bring down food inflation further, official sources indicated Thursday, a day after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee met Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and other senior government officials to finalise action on the issue.
Wednesday’s discussions were a follow-up to the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The [...]
The CBI special court in Ghaziabad registered on Monday the investigating agency’s closure report in the sensational murder case of teenager Aarushi Talwar.
Hearing the case, Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI) Preeti Singh gave time to the investigating officer to submit the annexures to the closure report.
The court is now expected to decide whether the case [...]
Samajwadi Party MP Shailendra Kumar, two MLAs including Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya, and an MLC were today arrested on charges of attempt to murder after they allegedly threatened a candidate in local body elections, police said.
“An FIR has been lodged naming 13 persons (including the legislators and the MP) on charges of [...]
A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved till January 7 its order on whether a private complaint filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy seeking prosecution of former Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum scam is maintainable.
Special CBI Judge Pradeep Chaddah reserved his order on Swamy’s complaint after hearing arguements by him for [...]
Tracing the email, which was received after the Varanasi bomb blast, Mumbai police has found that it was sent by Indian Mujahideen terrorists after hacking a Wi-Fi connection registered in Navi Mumbai.
Police officials said that hacked Wi-Fi connection was registered in the name of Akhil Talreja, a DJ by profession. Earlier, police officials grilled [...]
The pandemonium in Parliament over corruption issue continued for the 11th day today disrupting functioning, but members gave a break to their agitation to pay homage to the martyrs of Mumbai terror attacks on its second anniversary.
Both Houses witnessed a brief spell of calm after so many days of uproar when statements paying tributes [...]
Both houses of parliament were adjourned without even a minute of business being transacted for the second consecutive day on Thursday as opposition parties again took up the issue of corruption and demanded a probe by a panel of MPs.
Ruling Congress MPs also protested near Speaker Meira Kumar’s podium against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) [...]