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SC to Hry: Come clear on nod to prosecute prof

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Haryana government whether it is interested in declining sanction for prosecuting Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad over his s... Read More


Top court raps CAQM's 'failure'

India, Jan. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed the Commission for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) inability to clearly identify the causes of air pollution in Delhi-NCR and their relative contri... Read More


Panel wants action against Kejriwal, three AAP leaders

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Delhi Assembly's Privileges Committee on Tuesday submitted its first report on the controversy surrounding the alleged "phansi ghar" in the legislative complex, recommending a... Read More


Protesters, cops clash over construction of bio-CNG plant

Jalandhar, Jan. 7 -- Protesters, led by Congress MLA from Adampur Sukhwinder Singh Kotli, engaged in heated arguments with police over the construction of a bio-CNG plant at Jalandhar's Bhogpur. The p... Read More


Riteish Deshmukh responds to BJP leader's comments on late father

India, Jan. 7 -- A ctor Riteish Deshmukh on Tuesday responded strongly to remarks made by Maharashtra BJP chief Ravindra Chavan about his late father, former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, saying t... Read More


Gangster linked to AAP village head's murder killed in Tarn Taran encounter

TARN TARAN, Jan. 7 -- The Tarn Taran police, in coordination with the CIA staff, shot dead a gangster on Tuesday who was allegedly involved in the murder of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sarpanch Jarmal Singh... Read More


Savarkar remark sparks friction between BJP, NCP ahead of polls

PUNE, Jan. 7 -- A remark by Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar on Tuesday that the BJP expects its allies to respect Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar has triggered a fresh flashpoint within... Read More


state BJP chief Ravindra Chavan apologises for his remark on former cm

MUMBAI, Jan. 7 -- A day after his remarks on late former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh sparked a political backlash, state BJP chief Ravindra Chavan on Tuesday apologised, claiming his ... Read More


MNS Worli chief Santosh Dhuri joins BJP

Mumbai, Jan. 7 -- Days before the civic polls, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) suffered a setback in Mumbai as its Worli division chief Santosh Dhuri quit the party and joined the Bharatiya Janat... Read More


'Shivaji Maharaj was a Patidar': BJP minister's remark sparks outrage

MUMBAI, Jan. 7 -- A remark by senior BJP leader and Union minister C R Patil that 17th-century Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj belonged to the Patidar caste has triggered sharp reactions from... Read More