NEW DELHI: Senior Supreme Court advocate and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan was beaten in his chamber by youth allegedly for his Kashmir comments. Supreme Court lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan was roughed up at his chambers here by a youth in full view of TV cameras. The youth barged into his…
MIRITI (WEST BENGAL): The usual image of Pranab Mukherjee is one of a seasoned politician stepping out of Parliament and facing TV cameras. Villagers at Miriti, saw the ‘other’ Pranab Mukherjee – a Bengali at heart, spirit and tradition. Dressed in a ‘dhoti’ and an ‘uttoriyo’, a traditional scarf, Mukherjee…
NEW DELHI: It was a and a national holiday to boot – and they could have all preferred to be someplace else. But they turned up because they believed in the cause that the Times Social Impact Awards sought to espouse and champion. It was a celebration of real tasks…
NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned sine die amidst strong protests by opposition PDP demanding a discussion on the death of a National Conference worker Sayeed Mohammad Yusuf allegedly in police custody last week. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLAs had moved a fresh adjournment motion notice…
RALEGAN SIDDHI: Anna Hazare put Congress on notice on the Lokpal issue, saying he will campaign against it in election-bound states if the Centre fails to get his version of the anti-corruption bill passed in Parliament’s Winter Session. To begin with, Hazare said, he will appeal to voters in Hisar…
NEW DELHI: CBI moved Portugal’s Supreme Court challenging its high court order revoking extradition of underworld don Abu Salem. A few days ago, the Portugese high court ordered termination of extradition of Abu Salem for breach of agreement by India for slapping offences which attract death penalty. A Lisbon high…
SONIPAT: The Central government was under fire from opposition BJP and INLD as well as from Baba Ramdev at the funeral of Ramdev-supporter Rajbala, who was cremated in her native Bhatana village in Sonipat. Rajbala, 52, wife of Jagbir Malik, was an activist of Ramdev’s movement against black money and…
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir assembly was adjourned for half-an-hour after Opposition BJP members demanded that the Speaker drop the resolution seeking clemency for Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru from the list of the day’s business. BJP and National Panthers Party (NPP) MLAs took to their feet as soon as the…
JAMMU: With an aim to provide better facilities to pilgrims visiting the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir, two ropeway projects will soon come up at the shrine. “Two ropeway projects have been conceived by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB)…
SRINAGAR: The clemency resolution for 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru will come up for discussion in the next session of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly as it could not be taken as the house was adjourned for the day. A clash between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators…
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