SC rejects 1993 blast convict Bhullar’s mercy plea (Roundup)
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea by 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar challenging the…
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Government firm on executing war crimes tribunal verdicts: Bangladesh minister
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Bangladesh government is firm on executing the verdict of a war crimes tribunal and is awaiting the Supreme…
Mamata ‘devastated’ by Presidency vandalism: Vice Chancellor
byKolkata, April 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday telephoned Presidency University Vice Chancellor Malabika Sarkar and said she was “devastated” by…
Haryana minister in bogus vote row granted bail
byGurgaon, April 12 (IANS) Haryana’s Sports Minister Sukhbir Kataria Friday appeared before a trial court to answer charges of forging documents to obtain voter…
JD-U may seek clarity from BJP on Modi
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Amid rising pitch for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, the JD-U may mount…
Bengal’s education system threatened in Trinamool rule: CPI-M
byKolkata, April 12 (IANS) Condemning the vandalism at Presidency University by the students wing of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress, the opposition CPI-M Friday…
Punjab dissolves all 12,775 panchayats
byChandigarh, April 12 (IANS) The Punjab government Friday dissolved all the 12,775 panchayats in the state to pave the way for fresh village councils…
BJP, SAD differ over Supreme Court order on Bhullar
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Differences emerged between Punjab’s ruling allies Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP over the Supreme Court rejecting the…
Rajnath speaks to miffed Sidhu
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh Friday spoke to party MP Navjot Singh Sidhu following reports of his feeling “suffocated” in…
PM greets nation on Baisakhi, Vishu
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of traditional harvest festivals Baisakhi, Vishu and Bihu,…