Jharkhand: FIR Against MLA for Thrashing Cop

The BJP on Thursday demanded an independent inquiry into the sexual harassment of speech & hearing impaired inmates by an NGO-run hostel, adding that the investigations should be monitored by a high court committee. "A Special Investigation Team (SIT) should ...

The idea of building Chandigarh was conceived soon after India"s Independence in 1947, when the tragedy and chaos of Partition, and the loss of its historic capital Lahore had crippled the state of Punjab. A new city was needed to house innumerable refugees ...

Faced with the Supreme Court rap on the independent functioning of the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Group of Ministers headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday discussed ways to give greater autonomy and more financial powers to the agency. The GoM, at its first meeting, was given a power-point presentation by the department of personnel and training, in which it opposed scrapping of the provision which requires the CBI to seek the government's permission before probing an ...

New Delhi, May 23: Evidence by police officers can be relied upon for convictions if no independent witnesses come forward to depose against an accused and there is "no absolute rule" that cops' testimony cannot be considered, the Supreme Court has said.

In an attempt to unveil the disturbing facets of Bihar during the early Independence era, it seems like Hemant Kumar has exorcised his experiences of the state in his debut novel, 'Prey by the Ganges'. A heart-felt narration of ruthless murders, village ...

The Group of Ministers (GoM) appointed to discuss modalities for ensuring greater independence for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will meet on Thursday in Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's office.According to a television channel report, ...

TD Power Systems has informed that Mr. Salil B. Taneja, an Independent Director, has resigned as Director of the Company with immediate effect, owing to professional preoccupation and business travel.

Cycling federation president Pat McQuaid says an independent panel will examine the allegations that the UCI was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping. McQuaid tells The Associated Press that senior UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency officials will meet in ...

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Chemicals & Fertilisers and Statistics & Programme Implementation, Srikant Jena today blamed the Odisha government for diluting its demand for special category status by presenting a rosy picture on state's ...