Akali Dal leader gets seven-year jail for graft
byPatiala, April 20 (IANS) A CBI special court here Saturday awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to Akali Dal leader Mangat Rai Bansal in an embezzlement…
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‘UPA playing politics over funds for rural jobs’
byKolkata, April 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday blamed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in New Delhi for playing…
NDA appeals to JPC members to reject 2G report
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Signalling its intention to target Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the 2G spectrum allocation issue in the second half…
Need to change the mentality of men: Tirath
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Expressing shock over the brutal rape of the five-year-old girl, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Saturday emphasised…
Cops want CBI probe on Google map row: Tarun Vijay
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Google Mapathon event case, in which the US internet giant allegedly violated Indian mapping laws, has been sent…
President, leaders unite to condemn brutal rape of minor (Second Lead, Superseding previous story)
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and a host of other leaders across the political spectrum Saturday condemned…
Sonia meets rape victim at AIIMS
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Saturday met the five-year-old rape victim undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical…
Trinamool, CPI-M trade charges on chit-fund firms
byKolkata, April 20 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress Saturday refuted alleged links with chit-fund companies accused of financial irregularities, and said they were…
Child rape: Protests across Delhi against police laxity (Third Lead)
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The brutal sexual assault on a five-year-old girl here again brought protestors out on the streets, with crowds assembling…
Mubarak released in one case, but remains in custody
byCairo, April 20 (IANS) A court in Egypt decided Saturday to temporarily release former president Hosni Mubarak over charges of illicit gains, but still…