At a time when politicians and public across the country are voicing their disapproval of the 35-year imprisonment sentence awarded to 26/11 plotter and conspirator David Coleman Headley, The Asian Ag

The police on Thursday filed a chargesheet against two doctors — Shivaji Sanap and Shrihari Lahane — from Beed in connection with the two female foetuses found dumped in Beed in June this year.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday hit out at her detractors whom she described as spineless. Only a day earlier she had shot off a protest letter to Union home minister P Chidambaram challenging his statement that incidents of political violence had increased during her tenure.

Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday stuck to his guns and refused to tender a written apology to Mumbai Cricket Associa-tion, but regretted his recent misconduct that led him to be

Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh has ordered the handing over of a jawan to the civil police in disturbed area in Assam despite objections from the 3 Corps Headquarters there.

The BJP’s three-time councillor Savita Gupta was on Wednesday elected the first mayor of South Delhi Municipal Corporation while BSP’s Bir Singh, councillor from Madanpur Khadar, was elected unopposed as the deputy mayor.

The city court has sentenced two shoopkeeper brothers to five years’ rigorous imprisonment for torturing their 12-year-old employee and his brother with burning cigarette butts on his chest and arms, giving electric shocks and a night-long beating over an allegation of theft in their shop.

The Centre has proposed several measures like including income-tax ret-urn assessment of up to 16 years with regard to assets held abroad and tax deduction at source (TDS) on transfer of immovable property and gold purchase to check black money.

After getting support of four MLAs (three Independents and one UKD-P), the Congress on Friday staked its claim to forming a government in Uttarakhand. However, a formal invitation will come from governor Margaret Alva only after the party can elect a CLP leader. This is delayed as there are four serious contenders.

The government’s effort to revive the disinvestment process through a five per cent stake sale in ONGC through the auction route sailed through on Thursday, but after much confusion thanks to glitches at the exchanges.