
A Hyderabad court on Thursday ordered the police to register an FIR against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi's brother Akbaruddin Owaisi for an alleged hate speech made by him, while the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy assured that "anyone who hurts sentiments will be dealt with as per law." ...

01:41 PM, Jan 03, 2013

CM Narendra Modi had appealed against this appointment claiming that the appointment was unconstitutional. ...

10:13 PM, Jan 02, 2013

Srikant Sastri, a Delhi-based entrepreneur and angel investor, has started a campaign called 'Save The Republic - Resign Before Jan 26th' on Facebook and Twitter to ask two MPs and 42 MLAs, accused of crimes against women including rape, to voluntarily tender their resignations before Republic Day. ...

03:36 PM, Jan 02, 2013

After the Supreme Court upheld the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat, Justice (retd) RA Mehta on Wednesday said the Modi government's attitude will not come in the way of his work. "I don't think Modi government's attitude will be a challenge for Lokayukta," Mehta said in reply to a query by mediapersons. ...

01:41 PM, Jan 02, 2013

Justice RA Mehta refused to comment on the Supreme Court ruling upholding his appointment as the Gujarat Lokayukta, saying it was never an issue for him. ...

12:36 PM, Jan 02, 2013

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the appointment of Justice RA Mehta as the Gujarat Lokayukta, in a blow to the Narendra Modi government. ...

12:33 PM, Jan 02, 2013

In a major setback to the Narendra Modi government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the appointment of Justice RA Mehta as the Gujarat Lokayukta. Governor Kamla Beniwal had appointed Justice Mehta as the state Lokayukta in August 2011, after the post had remained vacant for eight years. ...

11:04 AM, Jan 02, 2013

A 38-year-old married woman was allegedly raped by a Virar-based builder for over three years at her residence, police said on Tuesday. The accused, Kirti Kumar Chorge, 40, allegedly sexually assaulted the woman at her house in front of her teenaged daughter and son, they said. ...

08:06 PM, Jan 01, 2013

Cricketnext crunches the numbers, looks at the success and conditions and opposition and comes up with the definitive list of the 11 best ODI players this year. ...

09:02 AM, Dec 31, 2012

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Jetha Bharwad from Gujarat was on Friday arrested by the police in connection with a case of firing during the second phase of the recently concluded assembly elections. ...

05:23 PM, Dec 28, 2012

The Bihar Police on Friday arrested husband of JD(U) MLA Bima Bharti on complaint of the legislator that he was trying to kill their son. An FIR was lodged by Bharti, MLA from Rupauli assembly seat in Purnea district, against her husband Awdesh Mandal. ...

04:41 PM, Dec 28, 2012

A host of current and former cricketers have reacted to the news. ...

02:40 PM, Dec 23, 2012

Five persons, including the newly elected Congress MLA from Doon in Solar district, have been booked on the alleged charges of murder of a woman in Panchkula, police said on Saturday. Ram Kumar, a first time MLA, is one of the suspect in murder of a 24-year old woman, who was found dead in Panchkula following which a case has been registered against him by police on November 22 last....

03:57 PM, Dec 22, 2012

South Africa celebrated their long-heralded arrival at the summit of Test cricket in 2012. ...

08:36 AM, Dec 19, 2012

Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Jetha Bharwad, who was detained in connection with the firing incident at a polling station in which four persons were injured, is absconding, a top police official said on Tuesday. Bharwad allegedly absconded from a private hospital here in the wee hours on Tuesday where he was admitted for head injuries. ...

02:53 PM, Dec 18, 2012

The capital of Himachal Pradesh is known for the grandeur of many of its buildings that once housed institutions of imperial power when Shimla served as the summer capital of British India. This year, after a gap of over two decades, there are hopes of a white Christmas here. ...

09:22 AM, Dec 18, 2012

Yet another instance of misuse of power by politicians was witnessed on the Jind-Hisar road in Haryana on Monday. An angry Congress MLA thrashed a family travelling in a car after they delayed giving way to the MLA's vehicle. ...

08:21 AM, Dec 18, 2012

Former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday dared BJP to sack the 13 MLAs who attended the formal launch of his KJP party at Haveri on December 9. "I dare BJP to sack the 13 MLAs who defied the party and attended the launch of my Karnataka Janata Party at Haveri on December 9," he said at the airport in Belgaum. ...

02:39 AM, Dec 17, 2012

As many as 21 of the 118 BJP MLAs in the 225-member Karnataka Assembly came out in support of former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and attended a breakfast meeting at his residence recently. ...

12:37 PM, Dec 11, 2012