India

New York, Sep 4: On a complaint by a Sikh group, a US federal court has issued summons against Congress party president Sonia Gandhi for shielding party officials allegedly involved in inciting attacks on Sikhs in November 1984, an attorney said. In a class action suit filed Tuesday before the district court of Eastern District of New York, "Sikhs For Justice" (SFJ), a US-based human rights group

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 4: The dawn-to-dusk strike called by motor workers' unions in Kerala on Wednesday demanding rollback of the recent hike in fuel prices evoked partial response across the state. Initial reports from different centres said private buses, trucks, taxis and autos are largely keeping off the roads in most places, affecting the mobility of people. The unions in the state-run

Bangalore, Sep 4: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday restrained Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), UB Holdings Private Limited and their chairman Vijay Mallya from either transfering or alienating assets. State Bank of India and 14 other banks had moved the court seeking to restrain the firms, which owe them Rs 6,200 crore, from selling or transferring assets. An appeal was filed before the debt recovery

Ahmedabad, Sep 3: IPS officer D. G. Vanzara, suspended and behind the bars in a string of fake encounter cases, has resigned from service accusing Narendra Modi government of having failed to protect the jailed police officers who fought against “Pakistan inspired terrorism”. Mr. Vanzara, a 1987 batch IPS officer considered close to Mr. Modi, has said in his resignation letter that police officers

Mumbai, Sep 3: The S&P BSE benchmark Sensex nosedived nearly 720 points in the closing stages of trade today on heavy foreign funds outflow as the rupee plunged below 68-level against the US dollar. After a higher start, the Sensex plunged by 719.96 points, or 3.81 per cent to 18,166.177 led by fall in Reliance Industries, ITC and HDFC shares. All sectoral indices led by banking and consumer

Ahmadabad, Sep 3: Narendra Modi and Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal are on collision course again after the latter returned the controversial Gujarat Lokayukta Commission Bill 2013 yesterday, despite the state assembly passing it with a clear majority earlier this year. Ms Beniwal's objection was expected since the bill proposes to give all powers to appoint the state Lokayukta or ombudsman to a

Mumbai, Sep 3: Another case of sexual assault by the five accused in the Mumbai photojournalist gangrape case has come to light with a woman alleging that she was raped by some of the culprits in the gang at the defunct Shakti Mills compound here. According to a police official, the woman claimed to be have been criminally assaulted in July this year by some of the men arrested in the

Bangalore, Sep 3: Several initiatives by the government notwithstanding, as many as 3,218 children have remained untraced in Karnataka between 2009-2012, according to official figures. Senior police officers, while pointing out that the official figures of ‘missing cases’ seldom project the reality, say that for every 100 cases that get reported, there are many that go unreported. “The number we

New Delhi, Sep 3: Get set for skyhigh air fares from next month when the peak travel period kicks off with the festive season. Oil companies have hiked aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by 7%, taking the prices of jet fuel — which is the single largest component of an airline's operating cost — to an all-time high. Now ATF per kilo-litre costs Rs 75,031 in Delhi; Rs 77,632.4 in Mumbai and is the

New Delhi, Sept 2: Opposing any move to shut petrol pumps during night, JD(U) today hit out at the UPA government, saying its reign is akin to that of medieval Indian ruler Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq, known for his impractical schemes. "It is like Tughlak's rule. We had heard about Tughlaq's style of functioning. Now we are witnessing the same," JD(U) president Sharad Yadav said outside Parliament while