The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the CBI for “selective” leak to media about the investigation in the mysterious Aarushi and Hemraj double murder and restrained both print and electronic media from reporting on the basis of such leaks attributed to unidentified sources in the agency.

The PMO is learnt to have sought a report on the recent oil spill off the coast of Mumbai which was the result of two cargo ships colliding. The PMO, it is learnt, has sought a preliminary report on the oil spil from the shipping ministry.

The government in principle decided to enhance allocation of foodgrains under the PDS for the BPL families but is yet to take a view on doing away with APL allocation as desired by the Supreme Court.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar plans to make inroads among the unorganised sector and asked his party workers to make eight to 10 lakh members in the coming months.
Mr Pawar spelt out the NCP’s policy for the working class while launching the Nationalist Labour Congress at a rally here on Monday. Union minister Praful Patel presided over the meeting.

The phrase “come hell or high water” is going to have a chilling resonance for the people of Ladakh. On August 5, after a day of incessant rain and a sudden drop in the temperature, residents of Leh experienced continuous lightning for several hours on the night of August 4. Reactions ranged from being disconcerted to being frankly

The war of words between India and Pakistan which erupted during foreign minister S.M. Krishna’s visit to Islamabad in July does not seem to end. His counterpart Pakistan foreign minister S.M. Qureshi seems to have found a new target in the Indian home secretary after Mr Krishna’s termed home secretary G.K. Pillai’s remarks on Pakistan Army’s role in 26/11 as “ill-timed”.

Even as the Agni-III intermediate-range ballistic missile is “ready for induction into the services”, the government could soon clear a defence deal worth over Rs 20,000 crores for procurement of another 42 Russian-origin Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft that are currently being manufactured under license from Russia by the Bengaluru-

Air India is considering acquisition of either the Airbus A-340-500 or the new Boeing 747-8 aircraft — either purchase or lease — for official visits overseas by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and othe

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar doesn’t want either Gujarat CM Narendra Modi or Pilibhit BJP MP Varun Gandhi to campaign in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections, fearing this could have a negative

Once again, the sport of golf has dragged the Army into a controversy.