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 [...]
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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 [...]
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The family of the late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy stood vertically split on Wednesday with his brother Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy joining the state cabinet, ignoring the appeals of his sister-in-law Vijayalaxmi and nephew Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy who resigned from the Congress this week.
Vivekananda, a member of legislative council, was among the [...]
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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 [...]
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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) [...]
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U.S. President Barack Obama today got a first hand account of how information technology (IT) has revolutionised life in rural India, and said this technology would help India directly leapfrog into the 21st century.
“India may be in a position to leapfrog, avoiding 20th century straightaway into the 21st century. I look forward to the [...]
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In a landmark move in India’s cricket administration, former India captain Anil Kumble, and pace bowling partners Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad are all set to contest Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections for the 2011-2013 term scheduled to be held on November 21.
Even another former India captain Rahul Dravid, who is still playing [...]
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Income Tax officials raided the offices of Shiv Naresh Sports Pvt Ltd and Satya Prakash Construction in connection with allegations of corruption in Commonwealth Games.
The raids were carried out across the national capital region and Delhi. Raids are also being in Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore. Over 50 teams of Income Tax are involved in [...]
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BJP’s development mantra has finally done wonders, it seems.
The results for panchayat and municipal elections were declared on Saturday, with BJP emerging as a winner everywhere in Gujarat. BJP won 29 of the 35 seats, while Congress had to be satisfied with six seats. On 10 seats, Congress suffered defeat by a very thin [...]
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