India

Delhi approves pension scheme for self-employed

The Delhi government on Monday approved a contributory pension scheme for hawkers, domestic helps, rickshaw pullers and self-employed people, among…

10 years ago

Sikh group granted plea on summons to Sonia Gandhi

US-based group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and some victims of the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence had last week obtained summons…

10 years ago

Judicial panel to probe Muzaffarnagar violence

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday appointed a one-member judicial commission, comprising retired Allahabad High Court judge Vishnu Sahay, to…

10 years ago

Lalu Prasad begins arguments in fodder scam case

Arguments on behalf of RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Monday began in a case related to multi-million-rupee lapses in Bihar…

10 years ago

Dec 16 gang rape verdict deferred

The verdict on the four accused in the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape, which sparked nationwide protests and nudged the…

10 years ago

Political conspiracy behind Muzaffarnagar riots: Akhilesh

UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav termed the Muzaffarnagar communal riots a conspiracy to defame his government and polarize the state's…

10 years ago

Muzaffarnagar riots: UP orders judicial probe, shifts officials

Retired Allahabad High Court judge Vishnu Sahay was named to probe the violence, an official said. So far 90 people…

10 years ago

SC declines to take note of Muzaffarnagar riots

The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a plea urging it to take cognizance of the ongoing communal violence in…

10 years ago

Muzaffarnagar riots: Toll mounts, PM speaks to CM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to offer help while BSP leader Mayawati demanded president's rule…

10 years ago

Go beyond Gujarat, Badal tells Modi

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday urged his younger counterpart Narendra Modi, widely seen as the BJP's prime…

10 years ago

UP probes role of politicians in Muzaffarnagar riots

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday began probing the role of politicians in sectarian violence that left 28 people dead…

10 years ago

Mayawati demands President’s rule in UP

Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Monday demanded imposition of President's rule in the…

10 years ago

Bihar flood toll rises to 201

The toll in the devastating floods in Bihar rose to 201 on Monday, said an official of the state disaster…

10 years ago

Land acquisition bill not fair to tribals: Hemant Soren

"The state government will formulate its own policy to give maximum benefit to people of the state," Soren said.

10 years ago

Muzaffarnagar violence toll 28, governor writes to centre

Shoot-at-sight orders were issued today in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district as the toll in communal clashes climbed up to 28.

10 years ago

PM willing to be quizzed by CBI: Kamal Nath

Kamal Nath told Karan Thapar in CNN-IBN's Devil's Advocate programme that if Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) takes a decision…

10 years ago

Delhi to give freehold rights in 45 resettlement colonies

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday announced that residents of 45 resettlement colonies would be conferred freehold ownership rights.

10 years ago

Army ex-chief V.K. Singh, Modi to address rally

Army's ex-chief Gen (Retd) V.K. Singh will address an ex-servicemen's rally in Haryana's Rewari on Sep 15 where Gujarat Chief…

10 years ago