Bengal Day 4 turnout 85%
The fourth phase of the six-phased Assembly elections went off peacefully with over 85 per cent of the voters exercising their franchise in 63 constituencies in Howrah, Hooghly, East Midnapore and Burdwan. No person was killed or injured in any poll-related violence and 68 persons were arrested, including 67 people who were taken
Doc couple held for murder bid
The Delhi police has arrested six persons, including a doctor couple, for their alleged involvement in an attack on a doctor outside Shri Vardhman Jain Hospital in outer Delhi.
Cancelled AIEEE exams rescheduled for May 11
The centres where the AIEEE exams were cancelled on Sunday will hold exams on May 11, the Central Board of Secondary Education sources have said.
Earlier, the CBSE had notified the centres to hold the exams along with AFMC exams on May 8. “The exam will now be held on May 11 as several entrance exams in the
Tihar inmates clash on way to Tis Hazari
Four inmates of Tihar Jail were severely injured when a clash broke out between them while they were being ferried to Tis Hazari Court Complex in a bus on Monday morning.
Speaker is examining ‘document’
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar appears to be in no hurry to decide whether the “document” submitted by PAC chairman Murli Manohar Joshi is the report of the prestigious committee that went into the 2G spectrum scam.
SC upholds life term to 10 cops
The Supreme Court on Monday confirmed the life sentence to ten Delhi police personnel for killing two businessmen in a broad daylight shootout at Connaught Place 14 years ago acting in a casual manner by taking them as Uttar Pradesh gangsters.
Morani moves high court for anticipatory bail
Karim Morani, director of Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd (CFPL) and a co-accused in the 2G spectrum scam, on Monday moved the Delhi high court seeking anticipatory bail.
Anticipating apprehension that he would be arrested by the CBI like other five corporate honchos named in the first chargesheet once he appeared before a special CBI
PWD drafts reply on CVC report
Already in the dock following the Shunglu Committee report, the Delhi government’s public works department is now preparing its response to a fresh report of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) which found deficiencies and use of sub-standard material in certain Commonwealth Games projects.
Owaisi stable, but not out of danger
MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi’s health has improved and his vital parameters, including blood pressure, pulse rate and urine output, were “stable” on Monday.
Authorities at the Care Hospital said that though he was still not out of danger, there had been no further surgeries on Mr Owaisi and the need to bring in experts from other cities or abroad didn’t arise.
Maid abducts toddler, held
The Delhi police has rescued a three-year-old boy who was kidnapped by a domestic help from Adarsh Nagar area of northwest Delhi on Sunday.
The police said the accused maid, identified as Rizwana Khatun, took the child to a market near his house in Adarsh Nagar at around 9.40 pm on Sunday night on the pretext of buying ice-cream and later escaped with the toddler.