Ghaziabad, April 26 (IANS) CBI Director Ranjit Sinha Friday defended his meeting with Minister of State for Personnel V. Narayanasamy the day before, asserting he would meet whoever he felt the need to. The CBI director was in Ghaziabad to attend the investiture ceremony of the agency’s cadet-sub inspectors at [...]

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Congress’s ally Nationalist Congress Party Friday came to the defence of the government, saying there was nothing wrong if the CBI “showed” the copy of the draft report on the coal block allocations scam to Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. “There is a difference between [...]

Srinagar, April 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said linking the Chinese incursion into Ladakh with the region’s tourism prospects would not be right. “Can we please not link the Chinese incursion to tourism? The Chinese troops are too far to bother any tourists coming to [...]

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were disrupted again Friday, as opposition members created a ruckus over the coal block allocations and various other issues, including 2G spectrum. In both the houses, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raised the issue of coal block [...]

Shimla: The war of words is hotting up in Himachal Pradesh over the proposed multi-million dollar investment for a ski resort project being promoted by Alfred Ford of the Ford Motor Company near the picturesque tourist town of Manali. This, when it is unclear whether the promoters are keen to [...]

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) CBI Director Ranjit Singh’s reported visit to Minister of State for Personnel V. Narayanasamy’s residence a day before the agency filed Friday affidavit in the Supreme Court on the coal block allocations has kicked up a political storm. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has [...]

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were disrupted again Friday, losing the crucial question hour, as opposition members created a ruckus over various issues. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned minutes after proceedings for the day started at 11 a.m.. While the main opposition [...]

Moscow, April 26 (IANS/EFE) President Vladimir Putin says he see “no element of Stalinism” in Russia and denies his government is holding political prisoners. “Stalinism is linked to the cult of personality, mass violations of the law, repressions and camps,” the Russian leader said Thursday in response to a question [...]

Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohammad Azam Khan has decided to cut short his US trip after his “long and humiliating frisking” at the Logan airport in Boston, an official here said. In a statement issued by his personal assistant Muktinath Jha late Thursday, the minister alleged that [...]

Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has set a new record for the duration of his annual televised question and answer session, replying to 85 questions in four hours and 47 minutes. This was Putin’s 12th such session, but the first since being re-elected president in 2012. [...]