New Delhi/Hyderabad, March 12: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to six Andhra Pradesh ministers and 11 bureaucrats for their alleged role in issuing orders during the tenure of late chief minister Y.S. Rajashekara Reddy to favour the business interests of his son, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. The notice was issued on a ...

New Delhi, March 10: Defending journalists who reported the porngate scandal, Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Monday wrote to the Karnataka Assembly Speaker urging him that proceedings initiated against media persons be dropped. “Some MLAs of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly were filmed watching porn in the Assembly. Instead of commending ...

Lucknow, March 12: In keeping with her image of springing surprises, Uttar Pradesh's outgoing chief minister Mayawati has decided to extend "unconditional support" to the Congress in Uttarakhand as the latter looks for fresh partners in its bid to form the government in the hill state. A missive with regard to the ...

New Delhi, March 12: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on 26 government orders issued during the tenure of late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajashekara Reddy to allegedly favour the business interests of his son, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, due to which he and others had amassed disproportionate assets. The notice was ...

Chandigarh, March 10: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Haryana's Hisar district and adjoining areas of Bhiwani, Jind and Rohtak districts as the agitating Jat community continued their blockade of roads and railway tracks Saturday. Jats, who are seeking quotas in government jobs, had decided to intensify their agitation after ...

Bhopal, March 10: Within two days of the killing of Indian Police Service Officer Narendra Kumar Singh by the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, there was another attack on police and government officials in the state Saturday, this time in the Panna district, an official said. Alleged members of the ...

Bhopal: The killing of a young Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, crimes against women and the murder of a journalist and his family have spotlighted the rise of lawlessness and rampant illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh. After the murder of 32-year-old police officer Narendra Kumar Thursday, when India celebrated Holi, the Bharatiya ...

SHEIKH QAYOOM  Srinagar: The Congress debacle in the Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa will impact the balance of power in Jammu and Kashmir where it is part of the ruling coalition with the National Conference (NC). From analysts to the canny person on the street, the results of the five state elections are ...

Dehradun, March 10: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is in Dehra Dun as a central observer, is holding talks with the 32 newly-elected MLAs of the party in Uttarakhand where factional feuds have created hurdles in CLP leader’s election. The union health minister along with party general secretary Chaudhary Birendra Singh ...

Chandigarh, March 10: Jats, who are seeking quotas in government jobs, are likely to intensify their agitation after the Haryana government refused to release nearly 100 leaders of the community who were arrested for violent protests. The agitating Jat community had Friday again blocked highways and railway tracks in Haryana's Hisar district ...