Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Observing that “time has not come” for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Saradha chit fund scam, the Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to accept a plea in this regard but said it will consider it after fully hearing the matter. A bench [...]

Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) It was back to jail for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt who Thursday surrendered before a special court to complete his prison term in the 1993 Mumbai bombings case, adding one more chapter in a life story that could rival one of his films. Curious crowds and [...]

Dubai, May 16 (IANS) Passport authorities in Saudi Arabia will start stamping the exit papers of stranded expatriate workers from May 18 to help them leave that country. Indian Consul General in Jeddah, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai said in a community meeting that Saudi authorities will also start stamping papers issued [...]

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday ordered constitution of a medical board to examine the health of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, who has been jailed for 10 years for irregularities in appointment of teachers in 2000. Justice Siddharth Mridul asked the director of [...]

Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) After a gap of four years, Andhra Pradesh has reconstituted the state’s minority commission, officials said here Thursday. Ruling Congress party leader Abdi Rasool Khan will be the new chairman of the commission which was reconstituted by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Thursday following the [...]

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung has been nominated to the expert committee that will prepare a report on backwardness in Indian states, officials said Thursday. “The vice chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, has been nominated to the expert committee for evolving a composite development [...]

Washington, May 16 (IANS) A US gun rights activist is invoking Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of non-violence, in asking 1,000 supporters to march into the American capital on its July 4 Independence Day carrying loaded rifles. Activist Adam Kokesh, 31, who according to media reports, “has a history of rabble-rousing [...]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today ordered constitution of a medical board to examine the health of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, who has been jailed for 10 years for irregularities in appointment of teachers in 2000. Justice Siddharth Mridul asked the director of All India Institute of [...]

Mumbai: With scores of photographers jostling and crowds craning to catch a glimpse of the Bollywood star, a visibly upset Sanjay Dutt left his Bandra home today to return to prison to complete his sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. A lot of big names from the film fraternity were [...]

Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Members of a commission of inquiry led by retired Supreme Court Justice M.B. Shah will visit Odisha again May 24 to further investigate alleged mining illegalities in the state, an official said Thursday. The state government has been informed about the visit of senior forest officer [...]