Bokakhat: The hijab debate is back in focus, after a 4-year-old Muslim girl in Assam was asked to stop wearing the headgear in her classroom or face expulsion. Fatima Bibi's school said they cannot relax the dress code for one child. Meanwhile, her parents citing tradition have moved court. "Hijab is a part of tradition. Not just for school students but also grownups. She wears the complete uniform and then...
07:57 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Rajahmundry: Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday night said Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 400 crore will be spent this year for infrastructure and water works in localities were SCs and STs stay. He also announced that in order to provide better education facilities for students completing tenth standard, 100 hostels for SCs, each costing Rs 2 crore and 250 hostels for STs, each costing Rs 1...
02:55 AM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: Karan Thapar spoke to Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Devil's Advocate about the governance of the Congress party, who calls the shots, the equation between Sonia Gandhi and PM Manmohan Singh and the prospect of Rahul Gandhi being nominated as the party's prime ministerial candidate. Karan Thapar Hello and welcome to Devils's Advocate. I am in an interview with a Congress leader who is not afraid to...
09:00 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: The 22-year-old man who allegedly raped a five-year-old girl here was on Sunday sent to judicial custody till May four to facilitate test identification parade after he was produced in a city court by the Delhi Police a day before expiry of his transit remand. Earlier in the day police said that Manoj Kumar, who was arrested on Saturday from Bihar's Muzaffarpur, will not be produced in court...
08:01 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani is the new entrant to the 'Z' category VIP security club after the Union Home Ministry recently approved an armed commando squad following threat perception to the business tycoon. The Home Ministry has tasked country's lead anti-Naxal operations force CRPF to take the responsibility with immediate effect after the proposal to this effect was cleared by the office of Home Minister Sushil...
05:54 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has said that Sonia Gandhi, being the president of the party, has the last word on many key policies of the UPA government. Singh said while there was no junior or senior within the party, Sonia being the face of the Congress, is at the top in party's hierarchy. He, however, clarified that Sonia never interferes in the functioning of the government except...
01:49 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has reiterated his opinion that the "dual power centre model" of the Congress with Sonia Gandhi as the party president and Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister has created a perception of uncertainty. He was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate. Below is the transcript of an excerpt from the interview: Karan Thapar: The comment you made about the separation of powers...
09:01 AM, Apr 21, 2013
London: Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar's husband on Friday said he is hopeful of a fair verdict in the inquest into his wife's death following a miscarriage in 2012. "I am still optimistic. The question that has always been in my mind is why Savita died. It has been very tough. Today was actually our wedding anniversary so it's even more hard. Hopefully there will be bright days ahead and something...
07:45 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Mohali: The gap between urban and rural should be bridged for overall development of the country, former President and 'Missile Man of India' APJ Abdul Kalam said on Thursday. Addressing engineering students of Chandigarh University during a convocation ceremony at Landran near here, Kalam said development of rural areas was the need of the hour as the real power of the country lies in its villages. Sharing his vision of...
12:58 AM, Apr 19, 2013
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has ordered closure of 473 private schools after they failed to implement norms of the right to education (RTE) act, a minister said on Wednesday. Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka said the non-affiliated private schools have been asked to wind up their operations immediately. "The Punjab government had been sympathetic towards these educational institutions for long. They had been time and again requested to adhere to...
04:51 AM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: As pressure builds on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ahead of the Supreme Court's deadline to file an affidavit in the coal scam, CNN-IBN has learnt that the agency will be submitting its original status report in the apex court. Sources, however, said that while the CBI will admit to the fact that there was a meeting with the Law Minister, there were no PMO officials at...
11:16 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not ask for any intervention on the coal scam affidavit issue, according to sources. Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday clarified that it is not under any pressure in the probe into the coal allocation allegations. The CBI reiterated that it is yet to file the said affidavit. "The CBI will strictly abide by the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme...
08:10 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Bahrain: Finnish racing driver Heikki Kovalainen has returned to Caterham and will drive for the Formula 1 team in the first practice sessions in Bahrain and Spain. Kovalainen is rejoining the team as one of the two reserve drivers, alongside Alexander Rossi who moves to Caterham Racing to compete in the GP2 Series. The Finn was dropped as a Caterham race driver at the end of last season with the...
01:46 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has clarified that it is not under any pressure in the probe into the coal allocation allegations. The CBI reiterated that it is yet to file the said affidavit. "The CBI will strictly abide by the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, and is not under any pressure from any quarter," CBI said. This comes more than 96 hours after reports that...
02:18 PM, Apr 16, 2013
New Delhi: Google has released technical specifications of the Google Glass, a pair of the Internet-connected glasses that the company is touting as the next breakthrough in mobile computing. The head-mounted device has adjustable nosepads and durable frame that fits any face. It will come with extra nosepads in two sizes. The devices features a high resolution display, which is the equivalent of a 25-inch high definition screen from eight...
12:06 PM, Apr 16, 2013
New Delhi: Bharti Cellular CMD Sunil Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia on Tuesday appeared in a Delhi court in connection with the additional 2G spectrum allocation case and furnished personal bonds in pursuance of the Supreme Court's direction. Both the accused placed on record the apex court's order and submitted separate personal bonds. Special CBI Judge OP Saini accepted their bonds till the next date of hearing and...
11:30 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered three nationalised banks associated with Nimbus Communications and the BCCI to deposit within 15 days the sum of Rs 400 crore after the Indian cricket board had filed an Special Leave Petition (SLP) regarding the scrapping of the broadcast deal with Nimbus citing the non-payment of dues owed for cricket coverage. The three banks - Punjab National Bank, Indian Bank and Union Bank...
06:35 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Kolkata: Family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose have sought the help of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for declassification of all secret files concerning the iconic leader. "Netaji belonged to the entire nation, so we extend our appeal to you for your kind support in demanding from the Prime Minister that the Central Government must release in public domain all records to help unravel the mystery about his fate...
04:28 AM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of reports that the government had allegedly vetted CBI's report on the coal block allocation scam, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar is learnt to have met top officers on Saturday to discuss the ramifications and the future course of action. Sources said during their meeting Kumar is learnt to have discussed the issue with ministry officials. There are indications that the Law Ministry is inclined to...
11:07 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday termed as "speculative" reports about alleged political interference in the agency's probe into the coal blocs allocation scam. The government came under fire from opposition parties in the wake of reports that Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar had summoned CBI Chief and the agency's status report on the probe in coal scam was changed after the meeting. "The reports are speculative. We are yet...
07:36 PM, Apr 13, 2013
