CBI, ED oppose Christian Michel's bail plea

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday opposed bail plea of British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal…

Government spent Rs 1,157 cr in 2017-18 without approval: CAG

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre spent Rs 1,150 crore more during the last fiscal across various grants without Parliament's authorisation, the national auditor said here on Tuesday.

"During 2017-18 in cases across 13 grants, there was…

Indefinite curfew imposed in Imphal

Imphal (IANS) Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Manipur's Imphal West and East districts on Tuesday amid an ongoing strike against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

The orders for the curfew were issued on…

CBI's Nageswara Rao held guilty of contempt

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday held former acting- chief of CBI M. Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt of court, sentencing him till the rising of the apex court for the day and fined him Rs 1 lakh for transferring…

Tribals protest in Ahmedabad demanding implementation of FRA, MNREGA

Ahmedabad (IANS) Hundreds of tribals from six districts of Gujarat gathered here at the Sabarmati riverfront and took out a rally demanding implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA), Food Security Act (FSA) and MNREGA.

They…

9 dead in Delhi hotel blaze

New Delhi (IANS) Nine people died and three injured in a major fire that broke out in a central Delhi hotel early on Tuesday, a fire official said.

At least 35 others were rescued from the five-storey building. Most people jumped out of the…

People's participation is must to ensure success of Sukanya Yojana: Raghubar

Latehar: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said that participation of people is a must so that Mukhyamantri Sukanya Yojana becomes a success and each and every girl child in the state is covered under the scheme.…

To ditch Mahagathbandhan if JVM(P) does not get Godda seat: Babulal

Dumka: In a growing sign of differences between the parties in mahagathbandhan former Chief Minister and JVM(P) supremo Babulal Marandi today categorically said that he was ready to part ways if his party did not…

Jharkhand Minister's letter to Amit Shah embarrasses BJP

Ranchi (IANS) A letter written by Jharkhand Food and Supply Minister Saryu Rai to party President Amit Shah has embarrassed the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state.

Rai has reportedly written a letter to Shah saying, "I…

Modi serves Akshaya Patra's 3 billionth meal

Vrindavan (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday served food to school children here, including the third billionth meal by the Akshaya Patra Foundation at the Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir campus.

The Bengaluru-based foundation,…