Paving the way to initiate criminal trial against former MCD councillor Ashok Jain and his nine associates, Tis Hazari Court additional sessions judge (ASJ) has charged them with criminal conspiracy and murder for allegedly eliminating a property dealer three years ago as he felt the victim spoiled his political career by lodging a corruption complaint against him with the CBI.

A 48-year-old woman managed to force four robbers beat a hasty retreat near Sujan Singh Park in New Delhi on Friday. According to the police, Guddi Devi, a resident of government quarters at Lodhi Colony, was going to a doctor with her daughter Rajni. Two persons claiming to be policemen in plainclothes stopped them near Sujan

The MCD has decided to send the bill incurred on the additional sanitation staff it deployed for cleaning of Games Village and the expenses required to clear the stench of Barapulla nullah to the Delhi government. In a meeting of the MCD House, the BJP councillors also condemned organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi taking the name of former mayor instead of the present incumbent during his speech at the closing ceremony on Thursday.

A day after the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, Delhi BJP demanded the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to fulfil his promise of getting the guilty persons punished after a proper enquiry into the corruption in the Games.

Some 48 hours before the high court pronounces judgment on the 16 dissidents who brought the B.S. Yeddyurappa government to the brink, the state government issued a gazette notification based on the Speaker’s decision to disqualify them. The government is seeking to seal the fate of the rebels and ensure that the 11 BJP and

The BJP’s seniormost leader, Mr L.K. Advani, will be kept away from campaigning for the first phase of Bihar polls. Reason: most of the Assembly constituencies which will go to poll in the first phase are Muslim-dominated and the saffron party is of the view that Mr Advani’s campaigning in these constituencies might lead to polarisation of votes, specially in the wake of Ayodhya title suit verdict.

A Delhi BJP delegation will meet lieutenant-governor Tejendra Khanna against the hike in the circle rates decided by the city government.

79 fresh cases of dengue were reported on Tuesday, taking the total number to 4,244. The city has reported seven dengue deaths this season.

Property prices in the capital are set to rise with the Delhi Cabinet clearing a proposal to hike the circle rates by 100 per cent across all categories of properties. The rates have been revised for the first time after being introduced in July 2007.

The closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games is going to be as spectacular as the opening one. Singers like Zila Khan, Kailash Kher and Richa Sharma are expected to give a musical farewell to the participating nations.