India

Ahmedabad, Dec 12: The noose seems to be tightening around Narayan Sai, son of self-styled god man Asaram, with the Surat police claiming that he had confessed to his involvement in the rape of one of the Surat victims. The police also claimed that the rape accused is believed to have revealed relationship with eight other women followers. Surat Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana told mediapersons

New Delhi, Dec 12: Congress today dismissed as "hypothetical" talk of Nandan Nilekani being made the PM candidate, maintaining that it was for the high command to choose Rahul Gandhi or any other leader. Party spokesman Sandeep Dikshit also said that "Rahul Gandhi has lot of support and lot many of us consider him our leader" but feigned ignorance about the possibility of his being made the PM

New Delhi, Dec 11: Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani Wednesday evaded giving his party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi credit for the good showing by the BJP in the recently concluded assembly elections, and lauded chief ministers instead. Asked about Modi's role in the party's victory in recent state elections, Advani said: "It is a contribution of all party members, particularly chief

Surat, Dec 11: Controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's son Narayan Sai has "more or less" accepted the rape allegations levelled against him by a woman, police claimed here today. "During our intense questioning, Sai has more or less accepted the rape allegations levelled against him by one of the two (Surat-based) sisters," Surat Commissioner of Police Rakesh Asthana told mediapersons. Sai

Panaji, Dec 11: Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal was Wednesday remanded in 12 days in judicial custody by a court here. Tejpal was presented before the court Wednesday after his extended four-day police custody period expired. The district and sessions court passed the order after police argued that Tejpal should not be released on bail for fear of intimidating the victim and witnesses who

Lucknow, Dec 11: Buoyed by the electoral successes in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Delhi, the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to fast track its preparations for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Senior leaders said that the party leadership will select candidates Jan 15 onwards for the polls. "The winds of change are sweeping the country and we would like to continue

New Delhi, Dec 11: Amid speculation of Delhi facing re-election as no party came forward to form a government, the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said it was ready for re-poll and this time, it would be a contest between itself and the BJP. “We are ready for it (re-election). At present, we will neither take, nor extend support to either the BJP or the Congress to form the government. But unlike this

New Delhi, Dec 10: Stung by Aam Aadmi Party's spectacular performance in Delhi Assembly polls, Government today said it was serious about passing the anti-corruption measure Jan Lokpal Bill in the current session of Parliament. Minister of State for Personnel V Narayanasamy, who has piloted the bill in the Rajya Sabha, blamed opposition for not allowing to run the House where the bill could be

New Delhi, Dec 10: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Prashant Bhushan Tuesday said the AAP will neither take support nor extend support to either the Congress or the BJP. "People have supported us so that we can create and maintain an alternative government in the country, and in Delhi. Hence we cannot support parties like BJP and Congress, because AAP was created as an alternative to these two parties

New Delhi, Dec 10: Even as the stalemate over government formation continues in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party leader Prashant Bhushan has said his party may consider extending issue-based support to the BJP, which has emerged as the single largest party with 31 seats in the 70-member Assembly. In an interview to NDTV, Mr. Bhushan said: “If the BJP gives us in writing that it will pass the Jan Lokpal Bill