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Kiran to hit the road with ‘Indiramma Bata’

Kiran to hit the road with ‘Indiramma Bata’

Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy is all set to extensively tour the state to know the flaws in implementation of welfare schemes, which the Congress feels, has majorly contributed to its electoral debacle in the recent bypolls. ‘Since beneficiaries of various welfare schemes have drifted away...
Jailed murder suspect MLAs attend Pranab’s luncheon in UP

Jailed murder suspect MLAs attend Pranab’s luncheon in UP

Lucknow, Jul 4: After the controversy over his resignation as the Chairman of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), UPA’s candidate for upcoming presidential election – Pranab Mukherjee once again landed in a trouble. This time the former finance minister invited criticism as two jailed MLAs...
Yuvraj deserves to make a comeback: Srikkanth

Yuvraj deserves to make a comeback: Srikkanth

Chief cricket selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth on Wednesday praised the fighting spirit shown by Yuvraj Singh after undergoing treatment for a rare germ cell cancer and said the attacking batsman deserved to make a comeback into the national team. “I believe Yuvraj Singh has started his net practice...
Govt. taking steps to bring back terror suspect Fasih: Chidambaram

Govt. taking steps to bring back terror suspect Fasih: Chidambaram

Government will take all possible steps to bring back Fasih Mohammed, an accused in Bangalore and Delhi blasts and currently detained in Saudi Arabia, to India. “He is in Saudi Arabia. He was detained there. Steps will be taken to extradite him to India,” Home Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters...
Bangalore: Nithyananda illegally detains boy in his ashram?

Bangalore: Nithyananda illegally detains boy in his ashram?

Bangalore, Jul 4: Parents of a hotel management graduate hurled a shocking allegation against the self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda. The couple claimed that Nithyananda detains their boy illegally in his ashram in Bidari near Bangalore. The couple – Munnur Krishnamurthy and Jayanthi on Tuesday,...
Chavan charge-sheeted in Adarsh scam

Chavan charge-sheeted in Adarsh scam

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan was among 13 people charge-sheeted by the CBI on Wednesday in the multi-crore Adarsh Housing scam. The 10,000-page CBI charge sheet was filed before the Registrar of a Sessions Court, nearly 18 months after the agency registered a case. The Adarsh scam...
Sangakkara, Mathews play out morning session

Sangakkara, Mathews play out morning session

Kumar Sangakkara (187 n.o.) is set for the double century he deserves, as he and Anjelo Mathews (46 n.o.) snuffed out any hopes of a Pakistani comeback on the final day of the second test here. At lunch, Sri Lanka was 367 for the loss of 5 wickets. They still trail Pakistan by 184 runs in the first...
Jagan’s bail plea rejected

Jagan’s bail plea rejected

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday dismissed a bail petition filed by YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy in an alleged disproportionate assets case. Mr. Reddy, who was named as the key accused in the case, was arrested on May 27 and is under judicial remand at Chanchalguda jail here. Justice...
DMK protest: Stalin, Kanimozhi court arrest

DMK protest: Stalin, Kanimozhi court arrest

Top DMK leaders, including party chief M. Karunanidhi’s son M.K. Stalin and daughter Kanimozhi, besides thousands of party workers on Wednesday courted arrest across Tamil Nadu as part of a ‘fill-the-jail’ protest against the AIADMK government which has allegedly “foisted” cases against its...
Vajpayee, PC in witnesses list before JPC probing 2G scam

Vajpayee, PC in witnesses list before JPC probing 2G scam

New Delhi, Jul 4: An “exhaustive” list of witnesses, which includes former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, was on Tuesday placed before the JPC probing the 2G spectrum allocation scam, but a decision whether to call them was deferred. The list...