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August 22, 2013 1:13 PM

Govt moves motion for suspension of 7 Cong, 4 TDP MPs for LS disruption

The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time till 12.45 hours today as the government moved a motion to suspend 11 members for continuously raising the Telangana issue. Moving the motion, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said these members should be suspended for the rest of the Monsoon ...

August 22, 2013 1:10 PM

SC allows Juvenile Justice Board to deliver verdict in Delhi gangrape case

The Supreme Court today allowed the Juvenile Justice Board, JJB, to deliver its verdict in the December 16 gangrape-cum-murder case involving a minor. The apex court, however, admitted a plea seeking fresh interpretation of the term juvenile in the statute on the basis of mental and intellectual mat...

August 22, 2013 1:09 PM

Govt moves motion for suspension of 7 Cong, 4 TDP MPs for LS disruption

The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time till 12.45 hours today as the government moved a motion to suspend 11 members for continuously raising the Telangana issue. Moving the motion, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said these members should be suspended for the rest of the Monsoon ...

August 22, 2013 12:43 PM

SC allows Juvenile Justice Board to pass order in Delhi gangrape case

The Supreme Court today allowed the Juvenile Justice Board, JJB, to deliver its verdict in the December 16 gangrape-cum-murder case involving a minor. The apex court, however, admitted a plea seeking fresh interpretation of the term juvenile in the statute on the basis of mental and intellectual mat...

August 22, 2013 12:06 PM

House faces adjournments over missing coal block allocation files

Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned, the Lok Sabha till noon and the Rajya Sabha for 15 minutes over the missing files relating to coal block allocations. Opposition members demanded a statement from the Prime Minister on the issue.As soon the Lok Sabha assembled, the BJP members suppo...

August 22, 2013 12:01 PM

Reliance ADAG Chairman Ambani deposes in 2G case before Delhi court

Reliance ADAG Chairman Anil Ambani today deposed as a CBI witness in the 2G case before a Delhi court after it dismissed Reliance Telecom Ltd, RTL's plea for postponement of his testimony. Ambani reached the court premises early this morning and deposed before Special CBI Judge O P Saini. The c...

August 22, 2013 11:44 AM

House faces adjournments over missing coal block allocation files

Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned, the Lok Sabha till noon and the Rajya Sabha for 15 minutes over the missing files relating to coal block allocations. Opposition members demanded a statement from the Prime Minister on the issue.As soon the Lok Sabha assembled, the BJP members suppo...

August 22, 2013 11:27 AM

Mugabe to be sworn in as Zimbabwe President for 7th term

Robert Mugabe is to be sworn in for the seventh term as the President of Zimbabwe. A public holiday has been declared today to allow supporters of the 89-year-old to attend the ceremony in a sports stadium in Harare. The ceremony had been delayed by a court petition filed by his main rival, Morgan T...

August 22, 2013 11:26 AM

Rupee plunges further to hit record low of 65 against US Dollar

The rupee today plunged further by 89 paise to hit new record low of 65 rupees against the US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market. The fall was attributed to the heavy demand for the US currency from banks and importers amid a weak opening in the domestic equity market.The...

August 22, 2013 9:50 AM

Situation not conducive for India-Pak talks: New Delhi

New Delhi has said that the situation to hold a dialogue between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif is not conducive. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, however, said that the decision about holding a dialogue on the sidelines of the United ...

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