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Three who murdered BJYM leader for 'extra cigarette' arrested

LUCKNOW, May 31 -- Three men have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) functionary from Ayodhya after a dispute that stemmed from his refusal to give an extra ci... Read More


CEC Kumar defends SIR, says it led to 'purest' voter lists

New Delhi, May 31 -- Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Saturday that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had produced "purest" and "most accurate electoral rolls in... Read More


SC balances paternity test with right to privacy

New Delhi, May 31 -- Can a man's right to privacy defeat a child's lifelong search for the identity of his father? The Supreme Court answered that question by directing a DNA test and holding that cou... Read More


CETP managing body booked over discharge into Jojari river

JODHPUR, May 31 -- The Jodhpur district administration in Jodhpur has initiated strict action against the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)-Textile and its member units for allegedly discharging ... Read More


HC grants bail to AAP MLA Pathanmajra

Chandigarh, May 31 -- Observing that merely being declared an absconder or having multiple FIRs pending cannot by be grounds to deny bail, the Punjab and Haryana high court has granted regular bail to... Read More


New Panchkula mayor assumes office

Panchkula, May 31 -- Newly elected Panchkula mayor Shyam Lal Bansal formally assumed office on Saturday in the presence of former Haryana assembly Speaker Gyan Chand Gupta, BJP state vice-president Ba... Read More


'23 pact may have paved way for a cabinet berth for Yathindra

Bengaluru, May 31 -- Outgoing Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra on Saturday threw his hat into the ring for a cabinet berth, with people aware of the matter saying the possibility ... Read More


BJP alleges rigging in civic body polls, AAP rejects charges

Jalandhar, May 31 -- A day after the Aam Aadmi Party recorded a victory in the Punjab municipal elections, newly appointed state BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon accused the ruling party of resorting... Read More


Bajwa: Sought permission to leave party meet

Chandigarh, May 31 -- Leader of opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday dismissed reports that he walked out of a meeting convened by the Congress high command on Friday. Bajwa ... Read More


CEC defends SIR, says it led to 'purest' voter lists

New Delhi, May 31 -- Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Saturday that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had produced "purest" and "most accurate electoral rolls in... Read More