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…
Politics
Virbhadra detractor Sukku is acting Himachal congress chief
byShimla: Congress party with the nod of President Sonia Gandhi, late yesterday, announced Sukhvinder Singh Sukku as the new officiating state party president in…
Virbhadra distances from new districts issue in Himachal
byDharamshala: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh evaded a direct response about creation of new districts while interacting with the media here by saying, “in my…
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…
Bhagwat, Owaisi two sides of coin, says JD-U leader; BJP protests
byNew Delhi (IANS) Janata Dal-United leader Shivanand Tiwari said today that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi were “two sides of the…
Why criminal cases crawl through Indian courts
byNew Delhi (IANS) When Angammal was being sexually abused inside a police station for six days over a decade ago, her son was just a…
MLA absconding after hate speech
byHyderabad (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police have pasted a notice at the residence of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, who has been booked for delivering…
Constable’s death case: Notice to centre, Delhi
byNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on the plea of eight people booked for the death…