India

Lukcnow, Feb 7: In the first expansion of his ministry after coming to power, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday inducted 12 new ministers, including Vinod Kumar Singh who was dropped after he allegedly manhandled the chief medical officer in Gonda. Among those who were sworn-in were SP spokesman Rajendra Chowdhury, considered close to SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, and Vinod

Lucknow, Feb 7: With its eye firmly fixed on the next Lok Sabha elections, BJP is all set to ride the `Ram Rath' once again in the hope of returning to power. BJP national president Rajnath Singh, who took a holy dip at the `Sangam' waters in the ongoing Mahakumbh on Wednesday, gave enough indication that the saffron party could rake up the Ram temple issue expecting to reap rich electoral

Chennai, Feb 7: Founder-president of Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) Padmanabha Prasanna Kumar on Wednesday disclosed here that he was seeking political refuge in Tamil Nadu owing to “threats to me and my family members” from former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. Yeddyurappa, on quitting the BJP, was admitted into KJP after he agreed to share all the posts in the new party “with our

Bangalore, Feb 7: India is taking steps to face any eventuality that may arise after the US begins to pull out its troops from Afghanistan next year, defence minister AK Antony said here on Wednesday. "We are taking steps to safeguard our country from any eventuality that may arise after the US withdraws all its combat troops from Afghanistan," Antony told reporters at an aerospace event here on

New Delhi, Feb 7: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi made a powerful entry on the national centrestage by aggressively hawking his Gujarat model of development and governance as an alternative to the ruling coalition at the Centre, claiming his way would lift the despair enveloping the country and help it realize its potential. Modi's forceful performance at the country's top commerce college —

New Delhi, Feb 6: A section of students protested outside Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is set to speak at the college 4 p.m. Wednesday. Some students crossed the barricade and shouted slogans against Modi outside the college. Modi is set to address students and faculty of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), which has

New Delhi, Feb 6: Concerned over empty flight seats, the government has asked Indian carriers why could they not charge low spot fares so that about 30 per cent of their seats do not go vacant. Observing that highly exorbitant rates were being charged closer to the travel dates, Civil Aviation Ministry officials, however, made it clear that the government had no intention to decide airfares which

Srinagar, Feb 5: Jammu and Kashmir police have registered a case and identified several Facebook users, who had posted abusive and threatening messages on the page of the only all-girls rock band of the Valley. “A case under Section 66 A of the IT Act and Section 506 IPC (Criminal Intimidation) has been registered in Rajbagh police station with regard to the hate messages posted on the Facebook

New Delhi, Feb 4: A Delhi court today framed charges against sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and nine others for allegedly cheating, conspiring and causing a loss of over Rs 90 crore to the exchequer in a Games-related corruption case. Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur framed charges under various provisions of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act against Kalmadi

New Delhi, Feb 4: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has gone out of its way to sign fuel supply pacts with 11 companies, including alleged Coalgate beneficiaries, even before these firms reached the qualifying milestones such as acquiring land, the state-run monopoly's internal anti-corruption watchdog has said. In a report to the coal ministry, a copy of which is available with TOI, CIL's CVO (chief vigilance