Ex-Finance Minister Chidambaram sent to jail

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday sent Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to judicial custody in the CBI case involving INX Media.

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar sent Chidambaram to 14 days in custody after the former Union…

Post 370: Families of slain political workers disappointed

Pulwama/Shopian (Kashmir) (IANS) Nighat Patel, the 23-year-old daughter of a slain political worker in Kashmir, is disappointed after the abrogation of Article 370. The final-year MBA student of Kashmir University feels that the move could shrink…

Pak moves 2,000 soldiers within 30 km of LoC

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistan has moved a brigade-sized force of around 2,000 soldiers to a location within 30 km of the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Indian Army sources said on Thursday.

The troops have been…

Aircel Maxis Case: Chidambaram, Karti get anticipatory bail

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram in both the ED and the CBI matters relating to the Aircel Maxis case.

District and Sessions…

SC allows Mehbooba Mufti's daughter to meet her+

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Iltija Javed, the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, to meet her mother.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi allowed Iltijia Javed…

Chidambaram denied anticipatory bail, may face jail

New Delhi (IANS) In a jolt to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant anticipatory bail to the former Union Minister in an Enforcement Directorate case involving the INX Media scam.

PM's ambitious water project to cost Rs 7.88 lakh cr

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to provide tap water to each household in the country may cost a whopping Rs 7.88 lakh crore.

The estimate is based on project reports submitted by the states to the Jal…

19 killed in blast in Punjab firecracker unit

Chandigarh (IANS) At least 19 people were killed and more than 25 injured in a blast at an unauthorized firecracker manufacturing unit in a densely-populated residential area in Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Wednesday, an official said.

Rescue…

Putin by his side, Modi slams 'outside influence' in internal matters

Vladivostok (IANS) The India-Russia joint declaration by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused on trade and investment, while extracting an unambiguous stand on Kashmir that reflective of New Delhi's…

No, Please: India to Chinese Minister's Delhi visit, post Pak trip

Vladivostok (Russia) (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wanted to visit New Delhi along with his trip to Pakistan this weekend but India has politely asked him to reschedule it, highly placed sources said on Wednesday.

Wang is scheduled…