Hinduism a way of life, don't dig up past to create disharmony; SC junks plea on renaming roads, places

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Central government to appoint a renaming commission to rechristen cities and places called after foreign invaders.

The apex court said Hinduism is not a…

Extension of ED chief's tenure illegal, amicus curiae tells SC

New Delhi (IANS) Senior advocate K.V. Viswanathan, the amicus curiae in the petitions challenging the extension of the tenure of Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Sanjay Kumar Mishra, told the Supreme Court on Monday that the extension was…

Civilian killed by militants in J&K's Pulwama district

Srinagar (IANS) A civilian was killed by militants on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Police identified the civilian as Sanjay Pandith, son of Kashi Nath Pandith of Achan village.

He was shot and critically injured…

Sisodia joins CBI probe in Delhi excise policy scam

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday joined the CBI's probe in the excise policy scam.

He reached the CBI's headquarters at 11.10 a.m.

Before joining the probe, he went to Rajghat along with other…

Sanjay Singh, Gopal Rai & Saurabh Bharadwaj among 50 AAP leaders detained

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Police on Sunday detained around 50 AAP leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and MLAs Saurabh Bharadwaj and Gopal Rai, who were staging a protest near the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Headquarters here.

Penalty for littering garbage on roads in Kolkata hiked 100 times

Kolkata (IANS) Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to increase the penalty for littering garbage on the streets of the city by 100 times in the near future.

A decision in this regard was taken at the monthly conference of KMC on…

Cong next yatra could be from Pasighat to Porbandar

Raipur (IANS) Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the party president should make another programme like the Bharat Jodo Yatra, and that he and the workers were ready to do the 'tapasya (penance)'.

He said this while addressing the 85th plenary…

Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia arrested in excise policy scam

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on Sunday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy scam matter after day-long questioning.

Sisodia's questioning began at around 11.10 a.m.

Departmental inquiry against IAS Rohini, IPS Roopa over public spat

Bengaluru (IANS) The Karnataka government has ordered a departmental inquiry against IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer D. Roopa Moudgil over their public spat, sources said on Saturday.

The sources confirmed that the inquiry has been…

Threats to MGNREGA workers to take part in CPI-M yatra

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) An audio clip of a local body member of CPI-M's Kerala unit surfaced on Saturday in which she can be heard telling the MGNREGA workers in her ward to take part in the party's yatra when it arrives at their location,…