Tihar Jail superintendent transferred amid controversy over inmate transfer

New Delhi (IANS) After a controversy surrounding the transfer of three prisoners to the cell of Satyendar Jain, former minister of Delhi government and senior leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the superintendent of Tihar Jail Number 7, Vinod Kumar…

K'taka CM tussle: Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah refuse to budge

Bengaluru (IANS) The impasse over the selection of Karnataka's next Chief Minister continued on a fourth day on Wednesday with both Siddaramaiah and state Congress president D.K. Shivakumar not settling for anything lesser than the coveted post.

Mukhtar Ansari acquitted in 2009 case but will remain in jail

Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) The Ghazipur MP/MLA court on Wednesday acquitted gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in an attempt to murder case.

The case dates back to 2009 when one Meer Hasan had lodged a case of attempt to murder…

Shivakumar meets Rahul, gets proposal to have a say in K'taka cabinet selection

New Delhi (IANS) Soon after Leader of Opposition (LoP) in outgoing Karnataka assembly Siddaramaiah met former party chief Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar too met him and it's learnt that a proposal has been given to him for…

Happy that Siddaramaiah is becoming CM: Mahadevappa

Bengaluru (IANS) Former minister and senior Congress Dalit leader H.C. Mahadevappa said on Wednesday that he was happy that Siddaramaiah is all set to become the Chief Minister.

Mahadevappa, a close associate of Siddaramaiah, stated that there…

Firecracker factory blast: Bengal Minister, Trinamool MP face public ire

Kolkata (IANS) A West Bengal minister and a Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member confronted a massive protest by the locals on Wednesday as the two reached the firecracker factory at Egra in East Midnapore district where an explosion claimed nine…

After meeting Rahul, Kharge, Shivakumar confers with MLAs, Surjewala

New Delhi (IANS) Amid suspense over the next Karnataka Chief Minister, state Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday held a meeting with his loyalist MLAS at his brother's residence here and also with the state in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala.

Death toll in TN hooch tragedy rises to 19

Chennai (IANS) With two persons succumbing on Tuesday, the death toll in the spurious liquor tragedy in Tamil Nadu rose to 19.

According to Villupuram police, Saravanan (58) from Marakkanam of Villupuram district succumbed this morning. He…

Rahul reaches Kharge's residence amid deliberations over new Karnataka CM

New Delhi (IANS) As Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge is holding parlays of meeting to decide next Karnataka chief minister, former party chief Rahul Gandhi arrived at his residence on Tuesday.

Rahul Gandhi arrived at Kharge's residence…

Land-for-job case: CBI raids residences of Lalu Prasad's close aides in Bihar

Patna (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday conducted raids at residences of RJD law makers and close aides of former Railway minister Lalu Prasad in Bhojpur district in connection with its probe into the IRCTC land-for-job case.