Kudankulam case: Supreme Court likely to deliver verdict on operationalisation of plant

Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Mala Das | Monday May 6, 2013, New Delhi

The Supreme Court is likely to deliver its verdict today on a plea seeking a stay on the commissioning of the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu.

More »

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Protesters in Delhi march towards PM's residence against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal

Reported by Anasuya Roy, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Sunday May 5, 2013, New Delhi

New Delhi witnessed fresh protests today against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Demanding stringent punishment for Mr Kumar, the protesters marched towards Prime Minister's residence.

More »

Pak prisoner Sanaullah attacked in a Jammu jail: Five facts about him

Agencies | Friday May 3, 2013, New Delhi

Sanaullah, a Pakistani prisoner who was hit on the head with a hammer by another inmate in a Jammu jail today, is in a coma. He is being moved to a hospital in Chandigarh. The Pakistan Foreign Office has alleged that he was attacked in retaliation to the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh.

More »

Sarabjit Singh to be cremated in his ancestral village in Punjab today

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday May 2, 2013

A special aircraft carrying the body of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner who died at a Lahore hospital today, landed in Amritsar shortly after 7:30 pm tonight. The lack of basic paperwork had delayed the plane's take-off from Lahore airport by over two hours. India is extremely upset about the delay.

More »

At Congress war-room, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar faced tough questions

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday May 2, 2013

Tough questions were put to Law Minister Ashwani Kumar as his party asked how it should defend his role in the raging controversy centred around his changing a CBI report on its investigation on "Coal-Gate." On Wednesday, the minister was in the hot seat at the Congress War Room, the office on Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, where meetings are usually held to finalise strategies on matters like elections. The minister allegedly told spokespersons who often represent the party in debate on news channels that he has done "nothing wrong." Here are five points of discussion that emerged as the minister talked to an audience that included leaders like Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Manish Tewari, and Janardan Dwivedi:

More »

Sarabjit Singh's last rites to be performed in his ancestral village

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday May 2, 2013, New Delhi

A special plane has reached Pakistan to bring back the body of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was attacked in a Lahore jail and died this morning at a local hospital. The flight-back has been delayed due to some formalities that need to be completed.

More »

Sarabjit Singh's anguished sister says Pakistan 'stabbed India in the back'

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday May 2, 2013, New Delhi

Sarabjit Singh dies: Pakistan has agreed to send back the body of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was attacked in a Lahore jail and died this morning at a local hospital.

More »

China incursion: PM briefed on India's options by Army Chief

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Wednesday May 1, 2013, New Delhi

Army Chief General Bikram Singh presented to the Prime Minister and senior cabinet ministers today tougher options that India has to handle the border stand-off provoked by a Chinese platoon pitching tents about 19 km inside Indian territory in Ladakh. A third flag meeting between the two sides yesterday failed to break the deadlock. Beijing has so far insisted that it has not violated the border.

More »

10 facts about Delhi University's four-year undergraduate programmes from this year

Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Wednesday May 1, 2013, New Delhi

For months, students, teachers and parents have been protesting against the decision to convert the under-graduate courses at Delhi University to a four-year programme.

More »

Why you shouldn't make key decisions while traveling on a plane

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2013, London

Air passengers should avoid making important decisions whilst flying at high altitude, a leading British aerospace medicine expert has said.

More »