The Delhi High Court Friday commenced hearing on the confirmation of the death penalty awarded to four convicts in the Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape case here. The prosecution said it has all the evidence against the four convicts awarded the death penalty by the trial court.Special Public Prosecutor Dayan Krishnan, starting the arguments, briefed
The Election Commission Thursday served notice on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi stating that his election speeches in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh last week were prima facie "violative" of model code of conduct and asked him to reply by Nov 4. The notice was issued on the BJP's complaints to the commission. In a
Former Uttar Pradesh minister and three-time legislator from Vishwanathganj seat in the state's Pratapgarh district, Raja Ram Pandey died late Thursday following a massive heart attack. The 58-year-old leader had held the portfolio of Khadi and Gramudyog in the Akhilesh Yadav government. He was removed from the state cabinet April 15 this year
A suspect in the serial blasts that hit the Bihar capital last Sunday and who was seriously injured in a bomb explosion at the Patna railway station, Ainul alias Tarique, died due to his injuries at a hospital here, police said. "Ainul died late Thursday," said a police official. Arun Kumar, director of
Rohit Sharma has earned his place into the 15-member Indian Test team for the home series against the West Indies beginning at the Eden Gardens Nov 6. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been rested owing to a shoulder strain while struggling pacer Ishant Sharma retains his place. Veterans Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh were
China and India are considering to establish a hotline between headquarters of their armed forces according to a recently signed agreement, the Chinese defence ministry has said. The two armed forces will make joint efforts to maintain peace and stability in border areas following the signing of a Border Defence Cooperation Agreement during
Around 400 Indians are in Pakistani prisons, of whom 90 have completed their sentences and are entitled to be released and sent home, a top official said Thursday. According to external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, of the 400 Indians, 214 are civilian prisoners while 186 are fishermen. He said the 90
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is projected to win between 187 and 195 seats in the Lok Sabha polls on the back of gains from four poll-bound states, while the United Progressive Alliance tally could slip to between 134 and 142 seats, a survey says. The CNN-IBN, The Week pre-poll survey
Nearly 200 children employed at various places here have been rescued in the past one month, the Delhi government informed the high court Thursday. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Manmohan was appraised by the Delhi government that the Delhi chief secretary recently held a meeting with different departments to
The Delhi High Court Thursday issued summons to the BJP and its parliamentary board members on a civil defamation case filed by veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani over his expulsion from the party May 28. Jethmalani demanded Rs.50 lakh in damages jointly from the board members, barring BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and