CBI opposes dropping conspiracy charges against Advani

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 7: CBI has told the Supreme Court that the trial of BJP leader L K Advani in the Babri Masjid demolition case has to be carried on without dropping the conspiracy charge against him as the razing down of the medieval monument was part of a "single larger conspiracy". The agency More

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Pakistan needs to take steps that India, US asking: Hillary

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Kolkata, May 7: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on the second day of her visit to this city to "explore the economic potential of east India", said Pakistan needed to take "steps which India and US have been repeatedly" asking and emphasised that "we want all those involved in the attack be More

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‘54 Indian soldiers in Pakistan jails’

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, May 7: A total of 54 soldiers missing in the 1965 and 1971 India-Pakistan wars are believed to be languishing in Pakistan jails, parliament was informed Monday. Despite India taking up this matter, Pakistan has not acknowledged the their presence in its custody, Defence Minister More

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Army finds 74 officers blameworthy

SALE OF MILITARY WEAPONS

New Delhi, May 7: Indian Army has found 74 officers "blameworthy" in a case relating to sale of military weapons and administrative action has been taken against 33 of them, Defence Ministry told the Lok Sabha today. In a written reply to the House, Defence Minister A K Antony said, "A case More

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Bill to make marriage registration mandatory introduced in RS

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 7: A bill aimed at making registration of marriages mandatory on the line of birth and death registration was introduced in the Rajya Sabha today. The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2012, moved by Law Minister Salman Khurshid in the Upper House, seeks to amend More

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Can states opposing NCTC tackle terrorism asks Congress

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 7: With the government's move to set up NCTC facing stiff opposition from non-Congress states, Congress today said they should first answer whether they will able to tackle the challenge posed by terrorism without the Centre's involvement. "The fundamental thing is that whether More

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BCAS asks airline, airport operators to step up security

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 7: The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) today issued an advisory to all airline and airport operators to step up security measures following fresh threat assessments. The BCAS advisory was issued following intelligence reports and inputs it received, including from the More

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Kerala girl qualifies IAS despite parents lack of interest

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Kumbakonam, May 7: Although her parents did not show much interest, 22-year-old Sajibanu, hailing from Malappuram district in Kerala, was keen on becoming an IAS officer. And she was overjoyed when she secured the 98th rank in the civil services exam, that too in her first attempt.  More

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Azad rejects graft charge against Health Ministry

BJP to move privilege notice against him

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, May 7: Heated exchange of words between Health Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Maneka Gandhi marred the passage of the Medical Council of India (Amendment) Bill without discussion on Monday as the Members in Lok Sabha were busy staging protests demanding further More

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5 day sit-in begins at Jantar Mantar

DEMAND FOR UNIVERSAL PENSION

New Delhi, May 7: The five day sit-in organized by the Pension Parishad demanding universal pension began at Jantar Mantar here on Monday. Senior citizens, politicians, legal luminaries, academicians, social reformers and activists addressed a gathering of men and women from 22 states across More

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CVC penalises 116 government employees on corruption charges

New Delhi, May 7: As many as 116 employees working in various government organisations have been imposed penalty by the Central Vigilance Commission for their alleged involvement in corruption. Of these, a highest of 31 are working with Railways Ministry, eight with Delhi Development Authority More

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NSG may set up base in Gujarat, scouting for land

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 7: West Bengal's loss could well be Gujarat's gain. The country's elite counter-terror force NSG has decided to have a large commando base in Gujarat after it failed to set up such a centre in West Bengal. The central government has accorded an 'in principle' approval to More

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'Close US, Israel embassies in India'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Lucknow, May 7: Prominent clerics of the Shia community in Uttar Pradesh have demanded that India snap its ties with the United States and Israel. At a well-attended congregation of Shia clerics in the state capital Sunday, hundreds of prominent clerics demanded that the union government More

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