New Delhi: The once confident Amar Singh was a pale shadow of his old self when the UPA celebrated nine years in power at the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In contrast to the good old times when his image as a shadow of Mulayam Singh Yadav made him a much sought after politician, [...]

Aligarh: More than 60 girl students of different event were awarded with the gold medal, certificates, medal and cheques in the Prize Distribution Ceremony held at Aligarh Muslim University Girls High School. Ms. Amna Malik, Principal, AMU Girls High School gave away prizes to the students. Addressing the students Ms. Malik said that the school [...]

Srinagar, (IANS) Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in a gunfight in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar Thursday morning, police said. “Hilal Molvi of LeT was killed in an encounter with police in Narparistan (Fatah Kadal) area of old Srinagar city,” Syed Ashiq Bukhari, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Srinagar, told [...]

New Delhi, (IANS) On the ninth anniversary of the UPA government Wednesday, its two key figures – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi – praised each other. Beginning his speech at his 7 Race Course residence, Manmohan Singh said to applause: “I would like to place on record our deep gratitude to [...]

Srinagar, (IANS) Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in a gunfight in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar Thursday morning, police said. “Hilal Molvi of LeT was killed in an encounter with police in Narparistan (Fatah Kadal) area of old Srinagar city,” Syed Ashiq Bukhari, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Srinagar, told [...]

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, (IANS) The ruling Samajwadi Party’s decision to withdraw cases against terror accused and slap cases against police officers, apparently to appease Muslim voters in Uttar Pradesh, would play havoc with the morale of the police, serving and former officers say. “Who will work to nab terrorists after this? If vote bank [...]

Washington, (IANS) India has sought from the US access to Pakistani-American 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana, both found guilty of supporting Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Indian Home Minsiter Sushilkumar Shinde during a meeting with US Attorney General Eric Holder here Tuesday is reported to have [...]

Patna, (IANS) Taking cognizance of prolonged harassment faced by a journalist and his family by their landlord for not paying an exorbitant rent here, Bihar’s rights panel Wednesday sought a report from the city police chief on the issue. The Bihar Human Rights Commission has directed Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj to submit [...]

Hyderabad, (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday urged Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan to sack six allegedly tainted state ministers. A delegation of BJP leaders called on the governor and submitted a memorandum, seeking the dismissal of the ministers facing corruption allegations. BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya told reporters that they urged the governor to [...]

New Delhi, (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to police on a plea of Haryana’s former minister Gopal Goyal Kanda’s employee Aruna Chaddha against the framing of fresh charge of abetment of rape against her in the Geetika suicide case. Justice G.P. Mittal also summoned trial court records, thereby suspending the proceedings before [...]