Delay in use of central funds criticized
By: Syed Najaf Ali Shaukat, Bureau Chief, Andhra Pradesh The state government was taken to task by the Opposition parties in the State Assembly for its
Air passenger traffic in India up by 8.8 percent: IATA
International Air Transport Association (IATA) Wednesday said that passenger traffic in India grew by 8.8 percent year on year in January, with demand rising by
Deshmukh challenges ‘grave strictures’ in apex court
Union Cabinet Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the “extremely grave strictures” against him by the Bombay High Court, while quashing the
I am now more determined: Dinda
Returning to the Indian squad after a gap of nearly two years, Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda Wednesday said he was now a more determined cricketer
Central minister reviews law and order in Assam
A day after a grenade blast, Union Minister of State for Home M. Ramachandran Wednesday reviewed the law and order situation in Assam with Governor
Plea against Scheduled Caste, woman seats in MCD polls dismissed
The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed all petitions seeking quashing of the State Election Commission’s (SEC) decision to reserve seats for the Scheduled Castes (SC)
Dubai exported products worth $800 mn in 2011
The total value of exports from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), crossed three billion dirhams (over $800 million) in 2011. The largest share
Engineering students arrested for topper classmate’s murder
Two days after they allegedly shot dead their classmate in front of their college, two students of a private engineering college have been arrested by
Prosecution is under pressure from Dikshit, says Jolly
Alleging that “prosecution is under pressure” from Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Delhi BJP leader Vijay Jolly Wednesday moved a Delhi court to oppose the
BSP legislator’s son accused of assaulting Russian woman
The son of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator from Uttar Pradesh has been accused of assaulting and threatening his Russian female friend in her
Mamata’s nephew arrested for assaulting traffic cop
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and three others were arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a traffic police officer and causing obstruction to traffic,
Patnaik demands chief ministers’ meeting over NCTC
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convene a meeting of chief ministers to address the concerns of the states
Former DMK legislator gets jail term for corruption
A special court Wednesday sentenced former DMK legislator Gomathi Srinivasan to over three years in jail for acquiring assets disproportionate to her known sources of
It’s Buddha versus Mamata again in Bengal
Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday led a huge protest rally in Jadavpur against the alleged ransacking of a Communist Party of India-Marxist
