New Delhi, Feb. 17: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that no express permission is required from the state governments for transferring cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation as it is obligatory of the judiciary to use such powers to protect the

NEW DELHI, Feb. 17: A Delhi court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against former Union minister and senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in two cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can now arrest him.

Bellary, Feb. 17: Four Kashmiri men were taken into custody in Hampi on Wednesday in connection with Saturday’s terror attack on the German Bakery in Pune.

Jammu, Feb. 17: Union home minister P. Chidam-baram on Wednesday asserted that India will not be deterred by the threat by Illyas Kashmiri, the Pakistan-based commander of the Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami, having close ties with the Al Qaeda, to attack India and target major sporting events.

New Delhi, Feb. 17: Rajya Sabha member V. Hanumantha Rao has written to Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar asking him to intervene in the decision of the IPL governing body to shift the matches out of Andhra Pradesh.

Indore, Feb. 17: In what appears to be a course correction for his beleaguered party, newly-elected BJP president Nitin Gadkari made it clear that the vaulting ambitions of senior party leaders, and not ordinary party workers, are posing problems for the party.

Indore, Feb. 17: The BJP’s extravaganza and eco-friendly arrangements to house leaders and functionaries on 90 acres of land is facing flak from virtually all corners. The party has spent over Rs 30 crores putting up air-conditioned tents with proper facilities in an eco-friendly ambience.

Umpire Steve Davis looks at the light meter as Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds his hand during the third day of the second Test against South Africa in Kolkata on Tuesday. Laxman hit 143 and Dhoni 132 to put on an unbroken stand of 259 from 393 deliveries. India made 643 for six, their highest total against South Africa, before declaring their first innings about half-an-hour before the close of play on the third day. PHOTO: AP

New Delhi, Feb. 16: Keen to study the Himalayan glaciers in their totality, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has mooted a proposal to the ministry of external affairs (MEA) and the ministry of defence (MoD) to allow data-sharing on this crucial subject with China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan.

New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb. 16: Union home minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday termed the Maoist attack on a police camp in West Bengal as "outrageous" and said that there were indications of failure in some aspects on the part of the state police. He further