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| Jessica Lal murder: HC to decide on hostile witnesses |
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce its verdict today whether to prosecute Bollywood actor Shayan Munshi and 18 others on charges of perjury for turning hostile during their deposition in model Jessica Lal\'s murder trial.A division bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice GP Mittal are likely to decide the case two years after the court reserved its order May 4, 2011.The co |
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| Samajwadi Party to stay away from UPA II dinner |
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New Delhi: The Samajwadi party on Wednesday decided to skip the dinner which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold today for UPA II allies and other supporting parties. “Our leaders will not attend UPA II\'s 4th anniversary dinner,” senior SP leader Naresh Agarwaal said. The decision to stay away from UPA revelry appears to be a well thought out move as party boss Mulayam Singh Yadav |
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| Malegaon blast: Chargesheet filed in NIA court, 4 accused named |
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New Delhi: Four people have been named in the 2008 Malegaon blast chargesheet filed in a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Wednesday. The four accused named in the chargesheet are Rajender Chaudhary, Dhan Singh, Manohar Narwaria and Ramji Kalsangra, who is still absconding.But the chargesheet does not name Swami Aseemanand, Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit or |
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| Jessica murder: Shayan Munshi, another witness to face perjury trial |
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New Delhi: Bollywood actor Shayan Munshi and another witness in the Jessica Lal murder case will be prosecuted on charges of perjury for turning hostile during their deposition, the Delhi High Court ordered today. The other witness who will face perjury trial under section 340 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) is ballistic expert Prem Sagar. The two witnesses will be tried in a magistrate\'s c |
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| Acquitted in CPM MLA murder case, Pappu Yadav walks out of jail
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Patna: Four days after the court acquitted former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on charges of killing CPI-M leader Ajit Sarkar, he was formally released from jail here on Tuesday, police officials said.Citing lack of evidence, the Patna High Court on last Friday acquitted Yadav in the case related to Sarkar\'s murder.Left Front parties in Bihar on last Saturday had urged the CBI to appeal |
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| SSB soldier shoots two colleagues in Kashmir
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Jammu: A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper killed two of his colleagues and injured two others in Jammu and Kashmir\'s Kishtwar town early Tuesday, police said. \"SSB soldier identified as Vijay Kumar, opened fire from his service rifle on his colleagues sleeping in a camp in Kishtwar. Two soldiers have died while two others have been injured in the shooting.\" Superintendent of Police (SP) Kulbir |
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| Advani not in favour of projecting Modi as BJP\'s PM candidate: Sources |
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New Delhi: The rift within the BJP is out in the open with senior leader LK Advani not in favour of projecting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate for the next general elections, according to sources.Sushma Swaraj and Uma Bharti have also taken positions against Modi\'s elevation while Yashwant Sinha and Shivraj Singh Chauhan have hailed Advani as the tallest le |
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| iGate sacks CEO Murthy after sexual harassment charge
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New Delhi: US-based outsourcing firm iGate Corp on Tuesday sacked the company\'s Chief Executive Phaneesh Murthy, one of India\'s best-known IT leaders, for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate.Murthy, who was replaced with immediate effect by interim CEO Gerhard Watzinger, denied charges of sexual harassment but admitted of being in relationship with a colleague for \"few months.\" It |
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| First Indian amputee scales Mount Everest |
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Kathmandu: Arunima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player, who had lost her right leg after thrown off a moving train by some hoodlums, created history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest. 25-year-old Sinha reached the summit of the highest peak in the world at 10.55 am today, as a member of the Eco Everest Expedition from the Tata Group, an official |
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| China offers free trade pact, more market access |
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New Delhi: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday offered to initiate talks for a free trade agreement with India and said the world\'s second biggest economy was willing to give more market access to Indian products to bridge widening trade deficit.Addressing the Indian business community here, he emphasised on the need for enhance bilateral trade and investments between the two nations.\"I am con |
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