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New Delhi, May 15: After taking oath as Rajya Sabha member, celebrated yesteryear actor Rekha spent a few hours in the House today. She took her oath today as a member of the Rajya Sabha. She had been nominated by the government along with cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and entrepreneur activist Anu Aga. Clad in a golden-brown sari, Rekha, who is 57, was surrounded by other MPs when she arrived in

New Delhi, May 15: Former telecommunications minister A. Raja was Tuesday granted bail in the 2G spectrum allocation case. He is the last of the 14 individuals charged in the case still in prison. The bail was granted by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge O.P. Saini. Raja has been in the capital's Tihar jail since February last year. Raja's counsel told reporters that the judge

New Delhi, May 15: Former telecommunications minister A. Raja was Tuesday granted bail in the 2G spectrum allocation case. He is the last of the 14 individuals charged in the case still in prison. The bail was granted by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge O.P. Saini. Raja has been in the capital's Tihar jail since February last year. Raja's counsel told reporters that the judge

New Delhi, May 15: Debt-ridden Air India has decided to raise about Rs 5,000 crore over 10 years by monetizing its assets. The airline is also going to issue government-backed non-convertible debentures for Rs 7,400 crore for part repayment of working capital loans. The airline, that is battling a pilot strike at present, approved these decisions at a board meeting on Monday. "AI is looking for

New Delhi, May 15: A Delhi court on Tuesday is likely to pronounce its verdict on the bail plea of former Telecom Minister A Raja, who was arrested on February 2 last year and is facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Special CBI Judge OP Saini had on May 11 reserved his order on Raja's bail plea for Tuesday after hearing arguments from the CBI and counsel for the DMK MP. Raja has sought

Ahmedabad, May 14: Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team R.K. Raghavan, was highly critical of the petition filed in the Supreme Court by Zakia Jafri levelling sweeping charges against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 62 officials and leaders for their alleged involvement in the 2002 communal riots. Agreeing with his inquiry officer, A. K. Malhotra, who found

New Delhi, May 14: Tax evaders could be in for trouble as the government is mulling placing tax crimes on a par with money laundering offences that have severe criminal and financial implications. India could bring income-tax offences under its anti-money laundering law, making way for easier prosecution, rigorous imprisonment, fines and shifting onus on the accused to prove he is not guilty. "An

New Delhi, May 14: Were Indian security agencies conned into issuing the May 6 terror alert when photographs of four traders and a security guard from Pakistan were splashed as those of Lashkar terrorists who had sneaked into India to carry out attacks in Mumbai? As the government probes the embarrassment which on Sunday sparked protests from traders in Lahore, they are closely looking at the

New Delhi, May 13: With Air India pilots not budging from their position, their agitation entered the sixth day today leading to cancellation of 20 international flights, causing inconvenience to the hundreds of passengers. "Pilots have not reported for work. We have had to cancel 20 flights from Delhi and Mumbai," an Air India official said. Hundreds of passengers were stranded following the

New Delhi, May 13: India's unflinching commitment to democracy is the reason behind India's growing global stature, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday during a special sitting to mark 60 years of parliament. “One of the reasons for our growing global stature in the world is our unflinching commitment to pursuing the democratic path to achieving social and economic salvation,” the prime