Uttar Pradesh gets new district
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday announced here that erstwhile Hapur tehsil will form the 74th district of the state.
Carved out from Ghaziabad district, the new district has been
27 Indians held in Britain for illegal stay, work
Twenty-seven Indians, who were allegedly staying and working illegally in London and Manchester, were arrested by the UK Border Agency in two separate raids, the British High Commission here said Wedn
Probe against Maran over, CBI tells apex court
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the preliminary inquiry in respect of former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran in the 2G scam has been complete
Advani, Jaitley at Tihar to meet ex-MPs, aide
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani and Arun Jaitley on Wednesday reached the Tihar Jail here to meet two former party MPs and former Advani aide Sudheendra Kulkarni imprisoned in the cas
Amar Singh's bail plea rejected, to remain in AIIMS
Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's bail plea was rejected by a Delhi court on Wednesday in the 2008 cash-for-votes scandal.
He will, however, continue to stay in hospital w
Few telecom firms giving 3G services illegally: Petition
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a reply from the central government on a petition alleging that some telecom operators gained a back-door entry into the 3G arena, causing a loss of around Rs2
Arnold immortalised in bronze
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been immortalised in bronze and he has plans to release three such statues of himself.
2G: Decision on booking Maran by Sep 30, CBI tells apex court
The CBI on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the preliminary inquiry in respect of former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran in the 2G scam has been completed and a first information report (
Three Indian American scientists get White House honour
Three distinguished Indian Americans, two inventors and a researcher, figure among a dozen top scientists and innovators named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the nation's highest honours i
Pranab writes to PM, explains 2G note
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has written a fresh letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the controversial note by his ministry that said the 2G spectrum could have been auctioned had the then