No scope for AAP in Delhi, says Advani

- November 30, 2013

Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani Sunday asserted that given the political scenario in Delhi, there was no scope for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).    The Bharatiya Janata Party leader, in conversation with journalists, said: "There was a time when only one party got all the votes, but we gave the people an option and

Six day police custody for Tarun Tejpal

- November 30, 2013

  A Goa court Sunday sent Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal to six days in police custody for interrogation over charges of rape filed by a colleague.      

Police to seek 14 days remand for Tejpal

- November 30, 2013

Police, who Saturday arrested Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal for rape, are likely to seek 14 days police remand when they produce him before a judicial magistrate Sunday.   Sources in the Crime Branch, which is investigating the case, said that police custody was necessary to obtain a confession from Tejpal, who has admitted to raping

Two tigers kill three men in Karnataka forests

- November 30, 2013

Three people were killed by two tigers on prowl during the last two days in Bandipur-Nagarhole forest range of southern Karnataka, forest officials said Saturday.      "Forest watcher T. Suresh, 27, was found dead with canine marks on his neck inside the Nagarhole reserve forest earlier in the day," Range Forest Officer Lokesh Murthy

Rajasthan goes to poll

- November 30, 2013

Polling for 199 of the 200 seat Rajasthan assembly began Sunday morning amid tight security, an official said.    The election has been postponed in Churu constituency to Dec 13 following the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate.    "The voting began at 8 a.m. at 47,223 polling booths spread across the state.

‘Mother’ Sonia, ‘grandma’ Sheila ignored the hungry: Modi

- November 30, 2013

BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday tore into the Congress over price rise, asking why "Madam Sonia" despite being a mother and "grandma" Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit did not care for the poor who went to bed hungry.      "Madam Sonia (Congress president Sonia Gandhi), aap maa hain, kabhi toh ek baar

Tejpal arrested after judge turns down bail plea

- November 30, 2013

Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a junior colleague, was arrested by Goa Police Saturday after a court here rejected his anticipatory bail application.    Police sources said that Tejpal was taken to the Goa Medical College, located nearby, for a medical examination. He will be briefly questioned Sunday morning before being taken

Tejpal arrested after judge turns down bail plea

- November 30, 2013

Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a junior colleague, was arrested by Goa Police Saturday after a court here rejected his anticipatory bail application.   Police sources said that Tejpal was taken to the Goa Medical College, located nearby, for a medical examination. He will be briefly questioned Sunday morning before being taken

I believe in small-budget films: Director Shoojit Sircar

- November 29, 2013

 Shoojit Sircar, known for his different sensibilities and filmmaking techniques, thinks that he cannot handle subjects like "Dabangg" and "Krrish" as he believes in making small-budget films that intend to both entertain and inform.    He has so far made just four films and only three of them have been released.    If his debut

Helicopter crashes into roof of pub in Scotland

- November 29, 2013

A helicopter crashed late Friday into the roof of a pub in Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, with multiple people trapped, media reported.    The incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. in central Glasgow. The injured were sent to the nearest hospital by ambulances, and the roads were blocked off near the city centre, Xinhua reported