Damascus welcomes Russia-US rapprochement on Syria crisis
byDamascus, May 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria’s foreign ministry Thursday welcomed rapprochement between the US and Russia over resolving the crisis in the war-torn country,…
Politics
Cabinet nod to changes in MP disqualification act
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Cabinet Thursday approved amendments in a law for disqualifying MPs for holding an office of profit to exempt…
Left parties seek CBI probe into chit fund scam
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Left parties Thursday sought a court-monitored CBI probe into the West Bengal chit fund scam and accused the…
More Congress leaders jump into Karnataka CM race
byBangalore, May 9 (IANS) Ahead of Congress observers’ arrival here for selection of Karnataka’s new chief minister, the race for the post intensified with…
Cabinet nod to amendments in cooperative societies bill
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Cabinet Thursday approved amendments to the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2010, pending in the Lok Sabha, to…
Cabinet declares 2013 Water Conservation Year
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The union Cabinet Thursday gave its approval for declaring 2013 as Water Conservation Year. An official press release said…
Bansal skips cabinet meeting, Congress defends him
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, under a cloud over his kin’s alleged involvement in bribery for a plum railway…
Life terms for three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment three convicts in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress…
Bansal, family, associates battle nepotism charges
byChandigarh: Embattled Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is facing fresh heat after revelations that his family, relatives and close associates benefited from official largesse,…
SC’s caged parrot remark is correct: CBI chief
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief Ranjit Sinha Thursday accepted the Supreme Court’s observation that the country’s premier investigating…