With stakes so high, politicians won’t give up easy in Vyapam scam
Cracking the mystery behind the serial deaths of people involved in the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh is perhaps the most complex whodunit in Indian history. That, more than 40 people, including alleged beneficiaries, perpetrators, investigators, witnesses and even journalists, died at regular... read more »
PM Modi begins six nation tour, departs for Uzbekistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Uzbekistan, the first leg of his eight day tour to five central Asian countries and Russia, on Monday. The Prime Minister will land in the Uzbeki capital Tashkent, with the flight time of an estimated three hours. During the visit, the Prime Minister will... read more »
Father’s consent not required for child’s guardianship
In a relief to unwed mothers, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that there was no need for the consent of the father in getting guardianship of a child. The SC bench headed by Justice Vikramajit Sen said this while recalling the earlier order of a guardianship court and asking it to re-examine the... read more »
MP government trying to shield itself by making irrelevant statements
Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) leader Majeed Memon on Monday said that the Madhya Pradesh government was trying to shield itself from trouble by making irrelevant statements. “Madhya Pradesh government is trying to shield and get out of this trouble by making these kinds of statements... read more »
Bihar CM Manjhi calls cabinet meet, supporters protest
Mr. Manjhi had earlier called the party legislature meeting as “unauthorized and unconstitutional” and had summoned a separate meeting of party legislature on February 20 Ahead... read more »
The New York Times editorial slams Modi
After U.S. President Barack Obama raised the issue of religious intolerance in India, The New York Times published a very strong editorial criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what... read more »
Coal scam: CBI files progress report in sealed cover before special court
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday filed the progress report of its further investigation in a sealed cover before a special court in connection with a coal blocks allocation... read more »
Obama includes Republicans in big delegation to meet new Saudi King
President Barack Obama will fly a 30-member delegation including top officials and Republican foreign policy veterans to Riyadh on Tuesday to meet new Saudi Arabian King Salman as the... read more »
Obama in India, China cautions India over Indo-US nuclear deal
China today extended conditional support for India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group membership bid but said “prudence and caution” needs to be exercised on the issue, a day after US President Barack... read more »
