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August 20, 2013 1:54 PM

Nation pays tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on 69th birth anniversary

The nation fondly remembers former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 69th birth anniversary today. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes at his me...

August 20, 2013 12:31 PM

House faces adjournments over several issues

Both Houses of Parliament witnessed brief adjournments on several issues including the reported missing files relating to coal block allocations. Members from Andhra Pradesh raised slogans in favour of United Andhra Pradesh. The Lok Sabha was adjourned first for 15 minutes and later till noon with A...

August 20, 2013 10:39 AM

Former Pak Prez Musharraf indicted in Benazir assassination case

Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf has been indicted on three charges over the 2007 assassination of opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Prosecutors said he was charged with murder, criminal conspiracy to murder and facilitation of murder. Pervez Musharraf made no ...

August 20, 2013 8:38 AM

SC to hear contempt plea against UP govt for suspending Durga Nagpal

The Supreme Court will take up on August 26, a plea seeking contempt action against Uttar Pradesh government for suspending IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal for implementing the apex court's order on removing unauthorised religious structures on public land. The petition, before a bench headed b...

August 20, 2013 8:33 AM

Delhi, Haryana and U'khand set to roll out Food Security programme today

In the national capital, the scheme will be launched by UPA Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit at a function at Talkatora Stadium. The identified beneficiaries will start getting highly subsidised food grains from the 1st of next mo...

August 19, 2013 10:03 PM

Govt. orders inquiry by experts to investigate explosion in INS Sindhurakshak

The Navy has instituted a Board of Inquiry to probe the cause of the explosions and fire in INS Sindhurakshak which is expected to submit its report within four weeks. This was informed by the Defence Minister A K Antony in Rajya Sabha today. He said the accident was due to the possible ignition of ...

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