NHRC summons Bihar Police chief in missing girl case
byPatna, March 31 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned the Bihar Police chief to appear before it for failing to submit…
Law & Policy
Himachal knows little of lawyers representing it: RTI activist
byShimla: A Right to Information (RTI) plea has revealed that the Himachal Pradesh government lacks information about the personal details of a battery of…
Vedanta group’s copper plant ordered to be shut down
byChennai, March 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Friday ordered closure of the Tuticorin copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries, part…
Suspected Hizbul terrorist sent to judicial custody
byNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday sent suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Syed Liyaqat Shah to judicial custody till April 12. Shah,…
Hazare to begin nationwide tour Sunday
byMumbai, March 30 (IANS) Anna Hazare will embark on a year-long, all-India tour from Sunday to campaign for a stronger Lokpal bill, electoral reforms…
Suspected Hizbul terrorist sent to judicial custody
byNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday sent suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Syed Liyaqat Shah to judicial custody till April 12, after…
Vedanta’s copper smelting plant ordered to stop operations
byChennai, March 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Friday ordered closure of the Tuticorin copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries, a…
Didi show at Singur ahead of crucial Bengal panchayat polls
bySingur (West Bengal), March 30 (IANS) It is widely believed that the Singur agitation, an intense anti-land acquisition movement, had propelled Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool…
Andhra power protests: History repeating itself ? (Andhra Newsletter)
byHyderabad, March 30 (IANS) History appears to be repeating itself in Andhra Pradesh with the opposition parties closing ranks for state-wide protests over the…
Mona’s family stands by her in MMS crisis
byMumbai, March 30 (IANS) Actress Mona Singh, who was in the news for a morphed MMS in which she was seen performing sexual acts,…