New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today denied he was in the race to be the prime minister, and came out strongly in favour of an inclusive India. Rubbishing unending speculation that he might pitch for the prime ministerial job, Gandhi said here: “It’s an irrelevant question. It’s all [...]

Ranchi: The CBI today conducted searches at the houses of 11 Jharkhand legislators in connection with the cash-for-vote charges in the 2010 Rajaya Sabha polls. Sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation said the houses of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislators Vishnu Bhaiya, Suresh Paswan, RJD’s Sanjay Yadav and a [...]

New Delhi: People accused of rape, murder, kidnapping, dacoity and moral turpitude should be barred from contesting polls, former chief election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi says, while noting the number of members with criminal charges against them has gone up from 124 in the previous Lok Sabha to 162 in the [...]

New Delhi: The CAG on tuestday slammed Delhi Police for not modernising the traffic system and its communication network. “Most of the funds earmarked for modernisation of communication branch of Delhi Police were not utilised and as such, the modernisation of communication network was not achieved,” a Comptroller and Auditor [...]

Shimla: The ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday called for redefining of the term “walkout” from the assembly. A controversy on the issue erupted a day earlier when the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed that it had staged a walkout from the assembly. Speaker B.B. Butail, clarifying on the [...]

Shimla: Generational shift in confirming Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as the Pradesh Congress President has left many middle rung party leaders with heart burns as a realignment of factions is on the cards.  On being elected as chief minister Virbhadra Singh at 78 quit as the last congress president and the [...]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday frowned over the lack of response from some state governments to its notice seeking information on implementation of police reforms ordered in 2006. Describing as “unacceptable” and “totally unjustified” the conduct of some state governments, the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and [...]

Will the rise and rise of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi help the BJP? Opinion is divided as strongman Modi took the centrestage in a major reshuffle within the party. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and political pundits were divided on whether or not Modi, who has not hidden his prime [...]

India finally routed Australia 4-0 and revenged the whitewash at their hands back in 2012. It was a dream run for the Indian youth brigade where runs and wickets came in plenty for them. However, does the latest victory end all the troubles for us and ensure bright chances against [...]

New Delhi: If Indian companies do not quickly move into West Africa, Western firms will control the $300-million strong market, says Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros. “Indian companies must know that if they don’t grab this opportunity, it will be taken by European and Western companies,” de Barros [...]