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BJP's mandal chief shot dead in Bhagalpur; SIT to probe killing

PURNEA, Sept. 12 -- A BJP mandal president (incharge of multiple districts) in Bhagalpur was shot dead by two masked criminals riding on a motorbike on Friday. A special investigation team (SIT) has b... Read More


Suggestion to name JD(U) after Nitish kicks off debate in Bihar

PATNA, Sept. 12 -- Janata Dal (United) working president and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Jha's statement that the party should be named after former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has triggered a deb... Read More


High level panel reviews draft building bye-laws

PATNA, Sept. 12 -- A high-powered committee chaired by deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and including urban development and housing department (UDHD) minister Nitish Mishra on Thursday cond... Read More


dog-walking row: SC stays reinstatement of ias officer

New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The Supreme Court has stayed the reinstatement of IAS officer Rinku Dhugga, who was compulsorily retired from service following a controversy in which she and her husband were a... Read More


Bangladesh says it is reviewing 101 agreements sealed with india

New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The Bangladesh government is reviewing 101 agreements signed with India, the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) Parliament Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni said on Friday, a... Read More


29 days on, GOVT YET TO PROROGUE MONSOON SESSIOn of parliament

New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The government has not prorogued or officially discontinued the monsoon session of Parliament, 29 days after its proceedings ended on August 13, leading to Opposition's criticis... Read More


Sanjay Jha suggests renaming JD(U) as 'Janata Dal (Nitish)'

PATNA, Sept. 12 -- The Janata Dal (United) working president and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Jha's suggestion that the party be renamed Janata Dal (Nitish) has put the spotlight on the party's identity ... Read More


SC: Corporal punishment in itself not a Pocso offence

India, Sept. 12 -- A teacher may be guilty of poor judgment or inappropriate corporal punishment, but that alone cannot turn classroom discipline into a Pocso offence, the Supreme Court has held while... Read More


SC stays reinstatement of officer in Thyagaraj Stadium dog-walking row

New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The Supreme Court has stayed the reinstatement of senior AGMUT cadre officer Rinku Dhugga, who was compulsorily retired from service following a controversy in which she and her... Read More


SC clears Chintels Paradiso redevelopment

New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The Supreme Court has cleared the way for reconstruction of the Chintels Paradiso housing project in Gurugram, directing residents who continue to occupy flats declared unsafe a... Read More