India

New Delhi, Sep 30: BJP welcomed the conviction of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad in the fodder scam case by a special CBI court in Ranchi while Congress said that law has taken its course. "The court has delivered a verdict taking cognisance of the free hand given to loot the treasure of Bihar, we welcome the judgment," said BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain. Reacting to the verdict, BJP spokesperson Ravi

Ranchi, Sep 30: Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad today suffered a major blow when a special CBI court convicted him in a 17-year-old fodder scam case of corruption that disqualifies him from Parliament and will keep him out of electoral arena for at least six years. Also convicted was a sitting JD(U) MP from Jahanabad Jagadish Sharma, who becomes the third MP to be disqualified in the wake

New York, Sep 30: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did some plain speaking with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif laying down the precondition of end to violations of ceasefire along the LoC for progress towards resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue on various issues. There was no major outcome from the hour-long meeting between the two Prime Ministers although it was announced that the Directors

New Delhi, Sep 29: Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Sunday asserted that party vice president Rahul Gandhi did not insult Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he spoke against a proposed ordinance aimed at shielding convicted lawmakers which had been approved by the union cabinet. The assertion came after remarks made by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, prime ministerial candidate of the

Lucknow, Sep 29: Sporadic reports of killings continue to trickle from the riot-hit Muzaffarnagar district, with police officers fearing another communal flare-up. While no communal clash occurred in the district in the past fortnight, attacks and killings continued in some parts, especially in rural areas. At least four persons were killed in the district in the last few days, while there were

United Nations, Sep 28: In a hard-hitting speech, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked Pakistan to shut down "terrorist machinery" on its soil while making it clear that there can "never, ever" be a compromise on the territorial integrity of India of which Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part. In his address to the UN General Assembly, he virtually rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz

Srinagar, Sep 28: After Rahul Gandhi's attack on the controversial ordinance on convicted lawmakers, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today sought a meeting of UPA coordination committee to discuss the measure threadbare. Omar, whose party National Conference is part of UPA, said Gandhi's remarks were an internal matter of Congress but a meeting of the UPA coordination committee

New Delhi, Sep 28: In a blow to brick-kiln industry and road contractors, the National Green Tribunal has banned digging of earth across the country for making bricks and roads without prior environment clearance (EC). A bench headed by Justice P Jyothimani has directed the Chief Secretaries of all the states and union territories to ensure that its interim order is adhered to. "We restrain any

Washington, Sep 28: India and the US have reached the first commercial agreement on civilian nuclear power, five years after a landmark deal between the two countries was clinched. Addressing a joint media interaction after talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Barack Obama disclosed that the two countries have sealed the agreement. "We've made enormous progress on the issue of

New Delhi, Sep 28: Rahul Gandhi jolted the UPA government and left Prime Minister Manmohan Singh out on a limb on Friday by trashing a controversial ordinance designed to protect convicted lawmakers from disqualification. "My opinion of the ordinance is that it is complete nonsense and should be torn up and thrown away," the normally reticent Congress vice-president said of a piece of legislation