
New Delhi: A special court in Hyderabad will on Friday decide on the bail plea filed by YSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy. The YSR Congress Chief has been in prison since May 26 in an alleged disproportionate assets case. The court has on Thursday reserved its orders till Friday on the bail plea. The Court of Principal Special Judge for CBI cases had posted the matter to Friday after...

06:41 AM, Jun 01, 2012

Five people died and 12 got injured after five bogies of the 18-coach Doon Express got derailed near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday afternoon. ...

04:41 PM, May 31, 2012

New Delhi: Five people died and twelve got injured after five bogies of the 18-coach Doon express got derailed near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday afternoon. Doon Express 13009 was going to Dehradun from Howrah. Most people have been rescued and the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has demanded a probe into the mishap. The District Magistrate...

01:44 PM, May 31, 2012

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court is expected to hear YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy's bail petition on Thursday in the disproportionate assets case. The Kadapa MP is in judicial custody for 14-days. Jagan says this is a move by the CBI and the Congress to ensure he is not be able to campaign for the crucial bypolls in Andhra Pradesh. Jagan's mother YS Vijaya Lakshmi hit the campaign...

08:09 AM, May 31, 2012

Hyderabad: Sustained efforts of the members of a village in Andhra Pradesh have paid off as the place would be declared tobacco-free on May 31, the sources said. The announcement would be made on May 31, which is celebrated as the World No Tobacco Day. Pongalipaka, a village with a population of 1,632 people, located in Madugula mandal and about 48 km from Hyderabad, will be declared a tobacco free...

11:17 AM, May 30, 2012

Hyderabad: A team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials from Delhi on Tuesday arrived in Hyderabad to approach a local court for questioning YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy who has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a disproportionate assets case. The team would get in touch with CBI officials probing the case to present its plea in court in Hyderabad for questioning Reddy, ED sources...

04:45 PM, May 29, 2012

Hyderabad: Another high-flying businessman-politician YS Jaganmohan Reddy, said to be the richest MP, has landed in Chanchalguda Central Jail. The son of late Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, Jagan, as he is popularly known, was allotted prisoner number 6,093 after he was sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the disproportionate assets case. Jagan, who declared assets of Rs...

11:11 AM, May 29, 2012

New Delhi: Maintaining that its stand has been vindicated on the Muslim quota issue, BJP on Monday welcomed the Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision to quash 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities within the OBC reservations. "When these reservations were announced we had clearly said it is against the Constitution," BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters in reply to a question. A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High...

09:08 PM, May 28, 2012

Hyderabad: A Division Bench of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on Monday struck down the office memorandum issued by the Central government creating a sub-quota for religious minorities out of the existing 27 per cent reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs). The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, declared that this action of the Central government was based upon religious lines and...

04:41 PM, May 28, 2012

Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy's custody for 14 days on Monday, saying the Kadapa MP's explanations during three days of questioning were not satisfactory. Jagan, who was arrested on Sunday in the disproportionate assets case, was produced before the CBI court in Hyderabad on Monday. The CBI counsel said that Jagan did not cooperate during the investigation and that they need...

12:00 PM, 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: YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy was questioned by the CBI in the disproportionate assets case for the second consecutive day on Saturday. The leader said that he had been asked to come back on Sunday for another round of questioning. "Things went off peacefully. They sought for clarifications and I gave them. The CBI has sought more clarifications. Will give them some more time tomorrow," he said. Jagan...

07:12 PM, May 26, 2012

New Delhi: YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy will be quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) again on Saturday. On Friday, he was grilled by CBI sleuths for over seven hours in connection with the disproportionate assets case. Jagan remained unperturbed by the grilling. The CBI is questioning Jagan on the Vadarevu and Nizampatnam Ports and Industrial Corridor (VANPIC) deal in the presence of industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad and...

06:11 AM, May 26, 2012

Hyderabad: YSR Congress chief and Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was questioned for more than seven hours in connection with the disproportionate assets case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Hyderabad even as thousands of his supporters laid siege of the city forcing the police to clamp prohibitory orders in the Andhra Pradesh capital. He will be questioned again on Saturday from 10:30 AM. Jagan, who went...

06:43 PM, May 25, 2012

HYDERABAD: A day after oil companies announced the steepest ever hike in petrol price, auto-rickshaw drivers in the city seemed to have taken an oath to pass on the burden to the people, disregarding the mandatory meter chargers, and further fuelling public fury. At several places, people were seen arguing with the auto-drivers for overcharging them in the name of the petrol price hike. I travel the same distance to...

08:40 AM, May 25, 2012