Failing to arrive at a consensus on contentious provisions in the proposed Lokpal Bill, the two sides in the joint drafting committee — five government ministers and five civil society members led by Anna Hazare — on Wednesday agreed to meet again on June 20 and 21 to bridge the “strong differences”. However, if they fail again in

The CBI officials, probing alleged violations regarding spectrum allocation between 2001 and 2007, are likely to meet former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran to seek his clarification over certain issues related to alleged Aircel-Maxis deal in the first week of July.

People react as waves hit them during high tide at the promenade along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai on Wednesday. PHOTO: Amit Haralkar

UP chief minister Mayawati has said that she was not averse to a CBI inquiry into the Lakhimpur rape and murder case, but apprehended that if given to the CBI, it may mess up the case like it did with the Aarushi case.

There were no flight operations for about 20 minutes late on Tuesday night at the IGI airport on account of storm and heavy rainfall that lashed the capital. Delhi Airport sources said there were two incidents of “go-around” for

The death of a 14-year-old girl in a police station in Lakhmirpur district and the subsequent controversy surrounding the death has given a fresh impetus to political parties which have attempted to gain political mileage out of it.

A woman who robbed a businessman in Punjabi Bagh on June 7 with her three accomplices has been arrested by the police along with an associate on Wednesday.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Wednesday asked members of the civil society to take the issue of Lokpal bill to the people of the country and then let them decide on it in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Four people were injured in an LPG cylinder blast in the Rohini area on Tuesday.
The incident also left five houses damaged.
The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in the Pansari village of Deep Vihar in Rohini Sector 24. In one of the h

The Delhi high court has held that the discoms (distribution companies) are bound to recover arrears before a tenant vacates the premises to ensure that the liability does not shift on the landlord or the subsequent tenant.
Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the owner of a posh property in South-Extension-II market of South Delhi.