A day after the the Uttar Pradesh government appointed eight information commissioners, the decision was challenged before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court (HC). In a writ petition, Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Amitabh Thakur, among the 600 plus applicants for the eight posts, alleged that the selection process was arbitrary, and sought […]
Two new railway overbridges in Ghaziabad were thrown open to the public on the first day of 2014. Residents of the area, however, were left with no means of using them, as they came with no stairs! Residents voiced their concern after railway officials started constructing a wall, to close off the level crossings that […]
A 33-year-old Polish woman was raped by a cab driver who had offered her a ride while she was on her way to Delhi along with her two year-old-daughter from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday. A zero First Information Report (which will be numbered later by the police station under whose jurisdiction the […]
The BJP Saturday staked claim to be recognised as the main opposition party in the Karnataka assembly following the decision of the Karnataka Janata Party led by B. S. Yeddyurappa to merge with it. Former chief minister Jagadish Shettar told reporters here that a team led by him submitted a letter to Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa […]
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh announced here Saturday that Jharkhand would have an effective Lokayukta law by Feb 15. “Jharkhand will have its Lokayukta law by Feb 15. This will be according to the law passed by parliament,” said Ramesh after holding a coordination committee meeting of the Jharkhand government. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, […]
India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has certified the GPS-aided, geo-augmented navigation (Gagan) system to service the aviation sector with the required navigation performance, the Indian space agency said Saturday. “The certification will enable the aircraft fitted with satellite-based augmentation system to use Gagan signal in space for en-route navigation and […]
Lashkar-e-Taiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda claimed Saturday that the Delhi Police did not arrest him in India but picked him up in Nepal. Tunda gave this information to Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal while seeking the court’s direction to the police to furnish the details of the 16 blast cases pending against him. According […]
The successful launch of India’s heavier rocket – the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle-D5 (GSLV-D5) – Sunday not only means the indigenous cryogenic engine is performing well but also would pave way for sizeable savings, the space agency’s chief said Saturday. “When GSLV-D5 succeeds in its mission Sunday, it means the Indian cryogenic stage/engine is performing […]
Pakistan and India are continuing their back channel talks aimed at resolving vexed issues like Kashmir, Sir Creek and Siachen, and improve bilateral relations, Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s adviser on national security and foreign affairs, said Saturday. But any breakthrough could be expected only after the April-May general election in India, he […]
A leader of Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader was shot and critically injured in Dhenkanal district. Police said a man was arrested Saturday for the crime. Jasobant Parida, 38, district president of the BJD’s youth wing, was shot at on his belly and hand Friday evening, police said. Superintendent of Police Manoranjan Mohanty […]