
JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav has condemned the clash that took place between his party and the BJP workers in Patna. "We have gone our separate ways. We can't walk together. What's the point of fighting? They can do the bandh if they want," he said. ...

03:44 PM, Jun 18, 2013

New Delhi: Union Minister Ajay Maken on Saturday resigned ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle next week. Maken said that he wants to work for the party. Maken submitted his resignation as Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and has expressed his desire to work for the party, said sources. 49-year-old Maken, a Delhi Congress leader, is expected to be assigned a position in the AICC, most probably as...

07:29 AM, Jun 16, 2013

New Delhi: Even as the Delhi Police says Rajasthan Royals owner Raj Kundra has confessed to betting, police say they cannot yet arrest him. However, the police are mulling charging Kundra under the Gambling Act. But the question is whether the Gambling Act is strict enough. The Public Gambling Act of 1867 is a 150-year-old law to punish those involved in public gambling and keeping of gaming houses. A brief...

10:04 AM, Jun 07, 2013

Rajasthan Royals owner Raj Kundra on Thursday admitted to betting over Rs 1 crore in the last three years, a Delhi Police official said. ...

10:16 PM, Jun 06, 2013

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals owner Raj Kundra has been allowed to leave for Mumbai but only after surrendering his passport to the Delhi Police, according to sources. Sources say Kundra has been asked not to leave the country. He has not been given a clean chit just yet after being questioned for hours in connection with the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal on Wednesday. Raj Kundra's friend Umesh Goenka on...

09:48 AM, Jun 06, 2013

New Delhi: The Delhi Police teams are camping in Kolkata to apprehend one more alleged fixer in the IPL spot-fixing case, but has not been successful yet. Delhi Police sources say the special cell is looking for the fixer as he could be crucial in the investigation and lead to the arrest of more players. Delhi Police sources say they still have four IPL players under surveillance and are looking...

11:47 AM, May 27, 2013

New Delhi: The Delhi Police teams have fanned out across Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata, keeping a close watch on some players and bookies in the IPL spot-fixing case. Sources in the Delhi Police say they still have four IPL players under surveillance. They are still looking for evidence and a major breakthrough to go ahead and arrest these people. The Delhi Police teams are camping in Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad...

10:46 AM, May 27, 2013

New Delhi: Alleged international bookie Mohammad Yahya, who was arrested on Friday from Hyderabad airport while he was trying to flee to Dubai, has been sent to 5-day police custody. Yahya had approached a number of players in this season of the IPL, according to sources. According to sources, Yahya, who has been heavily involved in IPL 6 season, had approached not just Rajasthan Royals players, but other players from...

10:52 AM, May 25, 2013

The three time Congress MP may now face the heat as the CBI may challenge his acquittal and the High Court is yet to give its opinion on the other riots case pending against him. ...

09:43 PM, Apr 30, 2013

New Delhi: Nearly three decades after 2,500 Sikhs were killed in the 1984 riots, a Delhi court will on Tuesday pronounce its verdict on the role of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and five others in the killing of Sikhs. The case against Sajjan Kumar was opened on the recommendation of the Nanavati Commission. Sajjan Kumar has maintained a stoic silence on his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. In the...

08:24 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Haridwar: Joining the chorus for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister are saints now. Modi, who shared the stage with yoga guru Baba Ramdev in Haridwar, said no riots have taken place in the state since he became the Chief Minister in 2002. It was an event almost tailor made for Narendra Modi. Endorsing him, Ramdev said, "Crores of Indians are pinning hopes on Modi. That's why...

10:50 AM, Apr 27, 2013

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigating officer, AGL Kaul, has deposed before a Ghaziabad court in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case. Kaul has claimed that it was Rajesh Talwar, Aarushi's father, who killed the duo. He also said Talwar did not intend to kill Aarushi, but she was killed accidentally. Kaul said that Talwar hit Hemraj with a golf club upon discovering him and Aarushi in a...

10:23 AM, Apr 24, 2013

New Delhi: Protests over the rape of a 5-year-old minor girl continued for a second day in the national capital even as the accused in the case was produced in a court and remanded to judicial custody till May 14. Protesters marched to India Gate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence at 7, Race Course Road and police headquarters in solidarity with the minor girl who was brutally raped, nearly...

09:36 PM, Apr 21, 2013

New Delhi: 3:56 pm: Police request protesters to clear the road in front of the police headquarters. 3:27 pm: Congress General Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi says, "The society has to be alert and vigilant." 3:18 pm: Around 50 to 60 protesters, predominately from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) try to march to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's house. The police stop them 200 metres away from the house. 2:56 pm: Delhi BJP...

10:04 AM, Apr 20, 2013

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has filed the first chargesheet against private detective Anurag Singh and others in the Arun Jaitley call records case. This for illegally attempting to take out call records of Jaitley's and other BJP leaders. The charges have been filed against four people under sections of cheating, criminal conspiracy, forgery and also the IT Act. However, even after two months of investigations, the police have failed...

02:58 PM, Apr 16, 2013