Under the leadership of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the Youth Congress is gearing up to make a mark on a bigger stage and is hopeful of getting the nod for its nominees to contest about 40 Assembly seats in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh state elections.

Union home secretary R.K. Singh on Thursday said that had he been the Delhi police commissioner, he too would have arrested anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare few months ago when the latter was to begin his fast-unto-death to press for a strong anti-graft law.

In a sudden U-turn, the parliamentary standing committee looking into the Lokpal Bill on Thursday gave its nod to the exclusion of Group C officials from the proposed ombudsman law and to not tampering with the present selection process of the CBI chief despite objections from at least 10 members.

Three inebriated Delhi police officers allegedly barged into the residence of a businessman in southwest Delhi’s Rohini area on Wednesday night and assaulted him. An inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

Indian Mujahideen operative Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh, who is believed to be the main conspirator of a series of terror strikes across the country over the last four years, managed to escape twice from the sleuths of Delhi police’s special cell during raids in Delhi and Chennai last week.

A ministerial panel will examine if the violation of building bylaws in construction of 65 flats at the Commonwealth Games Village on an area beyond permissible limits could be condoned, the Central government informed the Delhi high court on Thursday.

A 12-year-old girl student was held hostage and molested by two youth near Rashtrapati Bhavan in Chanakyapuri area on Sunday. The accused tried to rape the victim but she started screaming for help following which the accused fled.

Traders in Delhi shut their shops on Thursday supporting the all-India Bandh against the Central government’s decision on approval to FDI in the retail sector. Many markets remained closed.

In a sudden U-turn, the parliamentary standing committee looking into the Lokpal Bill on Thursday gave its nod to the exclusion of Group C officials from the proposed ombudsman law and to not tampering with the present selection

The bill for MCD trifurcation was passed in the Delhi Assembly amid din on Thursday as BJP MLAs demanded a full statehood for the national capital.
The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, which also provides for