India

New Delhi, Jan 10: Reflecting the unease in party over praise of AAP by its leaders, a Congress leader today likened it to early days of Lalu Prasad's rule in Bihar in the nineties while another slammed Union Minister Jairam Ramesh for praising Arvind Kejriwal's party. "AAP govt reminds me of the early days of Lalu Raj.Oath at JP's Statue, call to fight corruption, Janta Darbar, hair cut& bath to

New Delhi, Jan 10: Saying that she was emboldened by the stand taken by her fellow student who complained of alleged sexual harassment by former Justice A K Ganguly, another young woman and former student of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, is learnt to have complained to Chief Justice of India Justice P Sathasivam that she was sexually harassed by a former judge of

New York, Jan 10: Senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was indicted for visa fraud and making false statements but can leave the US as she has been accorded diplomatic immunity. The charges against 39-year-old Khobragade will remain and she will have to face trial, if she returns to the US without diplomatic immunity, US attorney Preet Bharara said in a letter to District Judge Shira

New Delhi, Jan 9: The anti-corruption helpline, introduced by the Delhi Government, received nearly 4,000 calls in the first seven hours of its operation. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the helpline received 3,904 calls till 3 PM today out of which 53 callers had serious complaints. He said 38 callers have agreed to do a sting operation. Kejriwal had announced setting up of the helpline 011

Nashik/Mumbai, Jan 9: MNS leader Raj Thackeray, once considered close to Narendra Modi, today said the Gujarat Chief Minister should have resigned the day he was nominated BJP's prime ministerial candidate, a suggestion immediately rejected by the saffron party. Thackeray also criticised Modi for his 'excessive' focus on Gujarat and said instead of talking about his achievements there he should

New Delhi, Jan 9: BJP and Congress today slammed the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh for holding celebrations at party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's native village of Saifai while the victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots reportedly suffer under adverse weather conditions at relief camps in the state. "The media has highlighted how, when the relief camps are still in want of a lot of help

New York, Jan 9: In a major setback to Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, a federal judge has denied her request to extend the January 13 deadline for a preliminary hearing, the date by which she has to be indicted. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said adjournment of the date will not grant her the "relief she seeks" regarding plea

Lucknow, Jan 8: A 17-member delegation of the Uttar Pradesh government today left for a five-nation tour from here,drawing criticism from opposition parties for undertaking the visit at a time when Muzaffarnagar riot victims were living in difficult circumstances in relief camps. BJP and Congress accused the SP government of being interested only in "having fun" and not public service as they also

Lucknow, Jan 8: The Muzaffarnagar district administration has refused to withdraw cases against Muslim leaders named in riots cases, home department officials said Wednesday. Sources said Muzaffarnagar District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma, in a report signed by the district police chief and investigating officer, told the Uttar Pradesh government that any move to withdraw cases against the

New Delhi, Jan 8: In further retaliatory steps over the arrest of diplomat Devyani Khobragade, India has asked the US to "discontinue" commercial activities being undertaken from its embassy premises in New Delhi by January 16. India's action comes ahead of the January 13 deadline for the indictment in New York of Khobragade, deputy consul general in New York, on visa fraud charges. Acting tough