Delhi Police tender ‘unconditional apology’ to court
byNew Delhi (IANS) Delhi Police today tendered an “unconditional apology” to the Delhi High Court for defying its order on providing the names of the…
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One mn Georgians sign petition for president’s resignation
byTbilisi (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than one million Georgians, about one quarter of the country’s population, have signed a demand for President Mikheil Saakashvili to resign….
Remove troops to save Siachen, says Pakistani daily
byIslamabad (IANS) The India-Pakistan dispute over Siachen, the world’s highest battleground, is a “waste of resources” that could be put to much better use, a…
Himachal Court restricts legislators powers in employee transfers
byShimla: Burdened with growing litigation related to transfer of government employees, the Himachal Pradesh High Court after pointing out that transfers are made for…
Shimla district courts finally to move to new complex on January 12
byShimla: To decongest the city center, the district court complex, presently housed in the crowded deputy commissioners’ complex close to The Mall, is to…
Woman who killed BJP legislator gets bail
byPatna (IANS) The Patna High Court today granted bail to school teacher Rupam Pathak who had stabbed to death a BJP legislator apparently to avenge…
Murder suspect Himachal MLA Ram Kumar surrenders
byShimla: With the Haryana police having announced a bounty of Rs 2 lakhs for information about whereabouts of Ram Kumar Chaudhary, the elected legislator…
Jharkhand cabinet recommends dissolution of assembly
byRanchi (IANS) The Jharkhand cabinet today recommended the dissolution of the state assembly just before the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) formally withdrew its support to…
Haryana announces Rs.2 lakh reward on runaway Himachal lawmaker
byChandigarh (IANS) The Haryana Police yesterday announced a reward of Rs.2 lakh on a newly-elected Himachal Pradesh legislator, wanted in the murder case of a…
Obama picks up a fight over his national security team
byWashington (IANS) Assembling his second term national security team, US President Barack Obama courted controversy as he named former Republican senator Chuck Hagel to head…