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Nitish Katara Murder Case: Yadav Cousins get 30 yrs Term
The Delhi High Court Friday sentenced Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal Yadav to 30 years in prison for the murder of Nitish Katara, a friend of Vikas Yadav's sister. But a special bench of Justice Gita Mittal and Justice J.R. Midha…
JD-U may be headed for split over CM Jitan Ram Manjhi
Bihar's ruling JD-U appears to be headed for a split over the likely replacement of Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi by his predecessor Nitish Kumar. A day after JD-U president Sharad Yadav called a meeting of its legislature party Saturday,…
EC rejects Kejriwal’s Allegations on EVM Tampering
The Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma has said that all arrangements are in position for free and fair polling in Delhi on the 7th February. He said tampering of Electronic Voting Machines, is impossible. Earlier, Aam Aadmi Party…
MPs, MLAs to lose Posts if they conceal Criminal Past
The Supreme Court yesterday held that the election of a candidate, who has concealed his or her criminal antecedents during nomination process, should be declared null and void. The apex court ruled that the suppression of criminal…
Delhi Police questions Sunanda Pushkar’s Son
Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Menon was questioned in connection with her murder on Thursday, police said. Menon, who reached the Vasant Vihar office of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) at 1.15 p.m., was questioned for around eight hours…
Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang wins Trust Vote
Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang on Thursday won a trust vote by garnering 59 votes in the 60-member assembly, thus ending a month-long dissidence within the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) party. Governor P.B. Acharya summoned the…
Srinjoy Bose resigns from Rajya Sabha, TMC
Trinamool Congress's Rajya Sabha member Srinjoy Bose quit as member of parliament as also from the party on Thursday, a day after getting bail in a case related to the Saradha chit fund scam. Politics is "not my cup of tea", he said. Bose,…
Election to be quashed if Crime is not Disclosed: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the suppression or non-disclosure of information about serious crimes by a candidate at the time of filing nomination interferes with the voters' right to make an informed choice and the election of such a…
Dera Sacha Sauda extends support to BJP in Delhi
The Dera Sacha Sauda group led by Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, has extended its support to BJP in all 70 seats in Delhi. Dera, which has around 21 lakh supporters in Delhi, may boost the BJP's prospects in the Feb 7 assembly polls. They…
Goswami resigns as Home Secretary, Goyal replaces him
Home Secretary Anil Goswami resigned Wednesday after he was told by the government to put in his papers over his alleged role in trying to stall the arrest of former Congress minister Matang Sinh in the multi-crore-rupee Saradha scam. The…