
Hyderabad: Security has been tightened in Hyderabad with YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy expected to appear before a CBI court a day after he was arrested in the alleged disproportionate assets case. His party, the YSR Congress, has called for a bandh across Andhra Pradesh. Ending days of speculation, the CBI made the move of arresting Jagan Reddy on Sunday evening after the third day of questioning. With the...

07:20 AM, May 28, 2012

Hyderabad: YSR Congress Party called for a shutdown in Andhra Pradesh on Monday to protest the arrest of its leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case. YSR Congress party leaders appealed to people to observe the "bandh" in a peaceful manner. The CBI Sunday evening arrested Jagan, as Jaganmohan Reddy is popularly known, after three days of questioning. Police have already sounded an alert across the state to...

11:48 PM, May 27, 2012

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh's liquor scandal claimed more casualties on Sunday with the arrests of top police officers in Warrangal, Khammam, Adeelabad and Kurnool districts. Sources say that around two additional SPs, two deputy SPs, four inspectors from Warrangal, Khammam, Adilabad, Kurnool districts were arrested for their alleged role in the illegal liquor syndicate. Earlier, some excise officials had come under scrutiny and had been arrested for their role in the...

01:29 PM, Mar 11, 2012

Chennai: The hit number 'Why this kolaveri di?' made actor Dhanush an overnight national star. Four middle-aged men, who are apparently huge fans of the song, attempted to do a 'Dhanush' in a moving train on Wednesday and found themselves in jail. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested four persons for creating a ruckus by singing the song under the influence of alcohol and teasing female passengers at Saidapet. On...

09:41 AM, Mar 08, 2012

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested three people on the basis of statements given by the 14-year-old teenaged girl who dumped baby Falak at AIIMS on January 18. On of the arrested includes the teenager's father. All the three have been arrested on charges of sexually harassing the teen and pushing her into sex trade. Additional Commissioner of Police (South-East) Ajay Chaudhry in a Press Conference on Wednesday...

06:05 PM, Feb 01, 2012

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday arrested two doctors in connection with their alleged role in the recent leaking of the post graduate medical entrance papers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Shahi Balender Bakshi and Vimal Dangi, who appeared in the entrance exam, were arrested by the police. The two doctors are believed to be part of a well-organised racket involved in leaking question papers of...

03:23 PM, Jan 13, 2012

London: Rapper Snoop Dogg has reportedly been detained for carrying small amount of cannabis in his tour bus, but later he was released. The 40-year-old, who has been jailed on numerous occasions over drug and firearm possession charges in the past, had his tour bus stopped by law enforcement officers at a border patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas, over the weekend, reports tmz.com. During a standard inspection of the...

01:15 PM, Jan 10, 2012

Srinagar: Separatist leader Yasin Malik and six others were arrested in Srinagar on Friday. They were protesting over the death of a Kashmiri youth in CISF firing on Monday. Kashmir has been reeling under day-long power cuts for the past several weeks. The massive load shedding led to a series of protests in the state. In Uri, a youth was killed when the CISF opened fire at the protesting villagers....

03:40 PM, Jan 06, 2012

Rameswaram: Mechanised boat fishermen began an indefinite strike in Rameswaram on Friday, demanding immediate release of 13 fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel since November 28 last year. A decision in this regard was taken at an emergency meeting of fishermen's associations which urged the Centre to take steps to release all the fishermen, B Seshuraja, District Secretary of Tamil nadu Coastal Mechanized Boats Fishermen Association and Emerit, leader...

03:00 PM, Jan 06, 2012

Bangalore: The leadership tussle in Karnataka's ruling BJP worsened on Thursday as former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa charged state unit chief KS Eswarappa with trying to oust him from the party and being responsible for sending him to jail. "Ever since Eswarappa assumed office, he has been making statements branding me as guilty. He is not content with my ouster from the chief minister's post, but is also trying to...

03:10 PM, Dec 29, 2011

Bangalore: Petitioner Sirajin Pasha on Thursday opposed former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa's bail plea in High Court on Thursday. Yeddyurappa was arrested on October 15 after a special Lokayukta court charged him in alleged irregularities in denotifying government land. However, Yeddyurappa was shifted to a hospital on October 16 citing chest pains. He returned to jail on Wednesday after getting discharged from the hospital on Tuesday only to get...

07:54 AM, Oct 20, 2011

New Delhi: In a shocking incident of rape from Nashik, three minor boys have been arrested for raping a 14-year-old girl and later setting her on fire. The three teenagers raped the girl at her residence before setting her on fire. The victim who suffered 97 per cent burns, succumbed to her injuries on Thursday. Police say the accused forcefully entered her house, when her parents were away and raped...

09:24 AM, Sep 01, 2011

Supporters come out on the streets across India even as the preparation is in full swing in the Ramlila Maidan. ...

08:50 PM, Aug 18, 2011

New Delhi: The Anna Hazare phenomenon is not just limited to India only and the 73-year-old anti-corruption crusader is getting recognition across the world with coverage in renowned newspapers like The Washington Times and The Wall Street Journal. The Telegraph: The economy may be booming but a hunger strike by Anna Hazare is feeding public anger against political and state corruption. The Washington Times: Mr Hazare, a 73-year-old social activist...has...

08:37 PM, Aug 18, 2011

In the video posted by Kiran Bedi, Anna Hazare calls for the support of youth to succeed in his mission. ...

07:56 PM, Aug 18, 2011