‘Missing’ chopper lands in Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu safe

‘Missing’ chopper lands in Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu safe
Hyderabad: MLA shot at by unidentified persons
Act without fear or favour, PM tells CBI
Mob burns 7 to death in Ganjam
90% of Air India flights cancelled; more pilots sacked
Aligarh Muslim University shut after students clash
Trinamool says another CPM leader abused Mamata, files complaint
MM Joshi to submit PAC report to Speaker
High Court dismisses Hasan Ali's bail plea
Karunanidhi defends family role in movies
CBI found no evidence of political involvement in Purulia case
Chidambaram's statement on 2G PAC report
Chidambaram takes on MM Joshi over 2G report
India agrees to Endosulfan ban
Supreme Court strikes at illegal mining in Karnataka
187 km of Orissa's coast face erosion threat: Study
Kolhapur sex scandal: Top policemen transferred
Air India deadline ends, pilots refuse to end strike
How India watched the Royal Wedding
CBI takes over Tulsi Prajapati fake encounter case
Rajinikanth discharged from hospital
Air India press statement on revenue loss due to strike

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Arunachal CM's missing chopper found: A chopper carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, that had earlier been reported missing, has landed safely in Bhutan. The Chief Minister and four others on board are said to be safe.

Hyderabad: MLA shot at by unidentified persons

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Akbaruddin Owaisi, a sitting MLA of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMM), was shot at by unidentified persons in Hyderabad today, police said.

Act without fear or favour, PM tells CBI

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Addressing the gathering at the inauguration of the Central Bureau of Investigation's new state-of-the-art building in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the CBI to act "without fear or favour" to bring the corrupt to book.

Mob burns 7 to death in Ganjam

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Seven people, including a woman, were burnt to death by a mob in Orissa' Ganjam district over a dispute related to the operation of a stone crushing unit, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at Badagada village, some 250 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, late on Friday.

90% of Air India flights cancelled; more pilots sacked

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Air India strike: Continuing its crackdown on striking pilots who have refused to return to work, Air India management has sacked more pilots. The total of number of pilots who have been fired has gone up to nine now; six others have been suspended.

Aligarh Muslim University shut after students clash

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The Aligarh Muslim University was today shut down indefinitely following violent clashes between two rival groups of students that left around 12 of them injured.

Trinamool says another CPM leader abused Mamata, files complaint

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Trinamool Congress has lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer in West Bengal against state Minister Sushanta Ghosh for using foul language against Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee at an election meeting.

MM Joshi to submit PAC report to Speaker

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Public Accounts Committee Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi will submit a copy of the controversial 2G report to Speaker Meira Kumar today.

High Court dismisses Hasan Ali's bail plea

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Refusing to grant bail to Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan, accused of stashing away billions of dollars in overseas accounts, the Bombay High Court today asked him to approach the special court handling Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases.

Karunanidhi defends family role in movies

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Defending his family members' presence in Tamil film industry, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said children of famous stars including Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan had also taken to the same profession.

CBI found no evidence of political involvement in Purulia case

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CBI today dismissed claims of Purulia arms drop case accused Kim Davy that the clandestine work had the nod of "political forces" at the Centre to destabilise the then Left front Government of West Bengal, saying no such evidence has been found during its probe.

Chidambaram's statement on 2G PAC report

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The rancor over Parliament's Public Accounts Committee Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi's report on the 2G scam is causing a political meltdown. Today, in a statement, Mr Chidambaram has accused Mr Joshi of "gross distortion" in the section that dissects Mr Chidambaram's role.

Chidambaram takes on MM Joshi over 2G report

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The rancor over Murli Manohar Joshi's report on the 2G scam is causing a political meltdown. Today, Mr Chidambaram has accused Mr Joshi of "gross distortion" in the section that dissects Mr Chidambaram's role.

India agrees to Endosulfan ban

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In a major change of position, India on Friday accepted at a world convention in Geneva that the pesticide Endosulfan is a health hazard. India is currently the largest exporter of Endosulfan in the world and it is used extensively in many states.

Supreme Court strikes at illegal mining in Karnataka

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The Supreme Court today restrained 19 mines from carrying out mining operations and transportation of iron ore in the Bellary region of Karnataka.

187 km of Orissa's coast face erosion threat: Study

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Nearly 187 km of Orissa's 480-km-long coastline has been exposed to erosion and a major portion of it identified as accreting or stable, a study says. While 39.3 km (about 8.2 per cent) was identified as high erosion zone, 51.96 km (10.82 per cent) fell under medium erosion zone.

Kolhapur sex scandal: Top policemen transferred

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Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil has also announced the transfer of the Superintendent of Police Yashaswi Yadav. Deputy Superintendent of Police Vijay Parkale and Police Inspector Dhyaneshwar Munde have also been suspended.

Air India deadline ends, pilots refuse to end strike

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The strike by Air India pilots is in its third day and neither side is willing to blink first. On Friday, Air India warned that it would fire pilots who did not report to work by 5 pm. And even after the deadline ended, the pilots are not ready to end their stir.

How India watched the Royal Wedding

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Royal wedding: They gathered on Friday in distant outposts of what used to be the British empire, a world of not-quite-subjects watching the wedding of the heir to the crown. In India, once the jewel of the empire, they sat transfixed in front of millions of televisions.

CBI takes over Tulsi Prajapati fake encounter case

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The CBI today took over the case related to fake encounter of Tulsiram Prajapati -- a key witness to the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kausarbi -- by re-registering FIR in its Mumbai office.