Crime

Mamata Banerjee's U-turn on Early Polls: Wants UPA-II To Complete Full Term

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee took a U-turn on Saturday and said that she would be happy to see UPA-II completing its full term, contradicting reports that she asked her party workers to prepare for early polls

May 13, 2012

Indian Aviation Crisis Worsens; Who Is Paying For The Mess?

The stand off between Air India management and some section of the pilots has affected the passengers with the cancellation of at least 22 international flights

May 12, 2012

Kingfisher Pilots Call Off Strike, Mallya Assures To Pay Salary Dues By May 15

The striking Kingfisher pilots called off their strike after the cash-strapped airlines' management promised them that they would clear all the outstanding salaries by May 15

May 12, 2012

2G Spectrum Case: Court Reserves Order On Raja's Bail Plea

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday reserved the order on the bail plea of former Telecom Minister A Raja till May 15 in connection with the 2G spectrum scam case.

May 11, 2012

Air India, Kingfisher Strikes Deepen Aviation Crisis

As the Air India pilots' strike entered the fourth day and with no indication that it would end, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the crisis.

May 11, 2012

Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe Into Charges Against Yeddyurappa

In a major setback to former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered a CBI probe into allegations against him based on the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee.

May 11, 2012

Unpaid Kingfisher Airline Pilots Go On Strike; Indian Aviation Sector In Crisis

Pilots of Kingfisher Airlines began to strike work on Thursday demanding payment of their long-pending salaries.

May 10, 2012

Richard Loitam's Murder Case Is A Wakeup Call, Says Manipur CPI Leader After Meeting Karnataka CM

"Richard Loitam's murder case is a wake-up call," said former Minister of Manipur and State CPI leader, M Nara Singh after meeting Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda in Bangalore on Tuesday.

May 8, 2012

Hillary Clinton Comes Calling with FDI, Iran on Mind

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Kolkata from Dhaka on Sunday as part of her tour to South Asian countries.

May 6, 2012

No Consensus On NCTC, But All CMs 'Recognized The Necessity Of An Anti-Terrorism Body'

A meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's in New Delhi on Saturday to forge a consensus with the opposing chief ministers on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) failed to break the impasse.

May 5, 2012

NCTC Will Be An Important Pillar Of The New Security Architecture: PC

Home Minister P Chidambaram speaking at the Chief Ministers' meeting on National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) on Saturday said that checking terrorism in the country is a "shared responsibility of the State and Center government."

May 5, 2012

NCTC Not 'Centre vs State' Issue, Says PM; Will UPA Break Impasse?

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh strongly showed his support for the National Counter Terrorism Centre and said that it was not a "Centre vs State" issue but a combined effort to curb terrorism

May 5, 2012

Aarushi Murder Case: No Relief For Nupur, Hearing Adjourned To May 9

A CBI court trying 2008 Aarushi-Hemraj twin murder case on Thursday adjourned the further hearing to May 9 as Nupur Talwar and Rajesh Talwar's, prime suspects in the case, lawyers claimed that they were not provided with complete documents.

May 3, 2012

Aarushi Murder Case: Court Hearing Nupur's Bail Plea; Will She Walk Free?

Nupur Talwar, who has been sent to jail after the court rejected her bail application, spent a night at Barrack No 13 in Dasna jail. She surrendered before a CBI court on Monday in connection to her daughter Aarushi murder case.

May 1, 2012

Anna Hazare Begins Drive On Lokpal; Mass Protest On The Anvil?

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare will embark on a five-week-long tour starting Tuesday to Maharashtra to create awareness about the much-debated Lokpal Bill.

Apr 30, 2012