India

Colombo, Apr 6: At least 25 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's waters. Naval spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that the fishermen were arrested last night off the coast of Karainagar in the northern Jaffma penisula for violating Sri Lanka's international maritime boundary. Their six trawlers were also seized. They were

Hyderabad, April 5: The Press Council of India (PCI) Friday asked the Tamil Nadu chief minister to suspend 30 policemen involved in the illegal arrest of an editor of a daily nearly three years ago, or resign. Taking serious note of the government's inability to comply with earlier orders in the case, PCI chairman Markanday Katju directed the state administration to immediately suspend

New Delhi, Apr 5: President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected mercy petitions of three mass murderers and a rapist-killer confirming death sentences awarded to the convicts. Uttar Pradesh's Gurmeet Singh, convicted of killing 13 members of a family, and Suresh and Ramji who were found guilty of killing five relatives over a property dispute, are among those whose clemency has been rejected. Unlike his

Mumbai, April 4: After seeking pardon for actor Sanjay Dutt and Zaibunissa Kazi, found guilty in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju is set to launch an NGO to offer justice to poor and helpless people. The NGO, "The Court of Last Resort" will be headquartered in New Delhi, and have branches in the states. It will be inaugurated formally April 15, at a

New Delhi, Apr 4: "These are irrelevant questions. It's all smoke." This was how Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today described speculation about his becoming the Prime Minister and getting married while addressing business barons of the country. "I got press guys asking when you are getting married. Somebody else saying, boss, when are you going to be the Prime Minister. Somebody saying, no

Gandhinagar, Apr 2: The Narendra Modi government today introduced a bill in the Gujarat Assembly which curtails the 'primacy' of the Chief Justice of the state High Court and the Governor in the matter of appointment of the Lokayukta. The Lokayukta Aayog Bill, 2013 proposes to give all the powers of the appointment to a selection committee headed by Chief Minister and wants state Governor to act

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 2: Kerala's Forest Minister K B Ganesh Kumar handed over his resignation to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy late on Monday night after his estranged wife accused him of ill-treatment. Forty-six-year old film star-turned-politician was accompanied by his friend and State Labour Minister Shibu Baby John and other friends from the film industry including ace director Shaji Kailas

New Delhi, Apr 1: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was on Monday handed over the probe into killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by Italian marines off the Kerala coast. The Home Ministry has taken the decision after the Supreme Court ruled that the Kerala government has no jurisdiction to prosecute the two Italian marines —— Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone —— allegedly

New Delhi/Mumbai, Apr 1: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG's attempt to win patent protection for its cancer drug Glivec, a serious blow to Western pharmaceutical firms who are increasingly focusing on India to drive sales. The decision also sets a benchmark for several intellectual property disputes in India, where many patented drugs are unaffordable for most of

New Delhi, Mar 31: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today charged BJP with buckling under pressure of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi by including him in its top decision making parliamentary board, and said Modi will pose a challenge to his own party. "The real challenge is Modi's challenge to the BJP. It is Modi who is seeking to take over the party and once Modi takes over the party there will