Sahiram Bishnoi, a key absconding accused in the 36-year-old Jodhpur’s auxiliary nurse-cum-folk singer-Bhanwari Devi’s case, on Friday surrendered before the special CBI court in Jodhpur. The court remanded Sahiram, who was carrying a cash reward of `5 lakhs on his head, in CBI custody till January 2.

The CBI on Friday arrested former Rajasthan water resources minister Mahipal Maderna over the abduction and suspected murder of 36-year-old Bhanwari Devi, an auxiliary nurse-cum-folk singer in Jodhpur.

The CBI on Friday arrested former water resources minister in the Rajasthan government, Mahipal Maderna in connection with its probe related to the abduction and suspected murder of Jodhpur’s auxiliary nurse-cum-folk singer Bhanwari Devi, 36.

A day after arresting two pilots — Amit Mundra and Anuj Kumar — who were sacked earlier by low-cost carrier SpiceJet for allegedly misrepresenting their number of flying hours and using that to fraudu

The Rajasthan anti-terrorist squad (ATS) has named a senior RSS leader in the chargesheet in connection with the 2007 Ajmer blast in Rajasthan, a development that could have far-reaching ramifications. The RSS and the BJP, however, have trashed the development, saying it is a “political conspiracy” by the ruling dispensation.
According to the 806-page chargesheet Indresh Kumar, the RSS leader, was present at a secret meeting, along with six other functionaries of the saffron outfit, at a Gujarati guest house in Jaipur on October 31, 2005.

In a desperate measure to prevent horse-trading and defections over the coming Rajya Sabha election, due to take place on Thursday, a worried Rajasthan BJP on Tuesday tried to confine all its MLAs at a resort near Jaipur.

The BJP decided Sunday to field eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani for the second seat from Rajasthan, but uncertainty continues about veteran actress Hema Malini. The BJP dropped earlier plans to field her from Rajasthan, but she could still be picked from Karnataka or Orissa, where the BJP can get one candidate elected.