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  • Special court convicts 31 in Godhra case

    A special designated court in Ahmedabad has given verdict in the 2002 Godhra train carnage case, convicting 31 people under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The court has acquitted 63 others who had been accused in this case. Quantum of punishment will be announced on 25th February. The court pronounced judgment on the […]

    Mediators hold talks with Maoist leader in jail

    Maoist-chosen mediators discussed certain key demands of the rebels with hardcore Naxal leader Ganti Prasadam in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, as negotiations for the release of the abducted Malkangiri district collector and a junior engineer reached a crucial stage. Soon after Prasadam was brought to the state capital from Koraput jail amidst tight security, interlocutors Prof […]

    Will consider Raja’s request on 2G debate when it comes: Meira

    Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesday said she will consider any request from arrested former telecom minister A Raja to participate in the debate on 2G spectrum allocation scam once it comes on her table. “Let his request come, then I will consider,” Kumar told reporters outside Parliament House on Tuesday. She was responding […]

    Telangana bandh cripples normal life

    Normal life was affected in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh as the 48-hour bandh called by Telangana Joint Action Committee demanding introduction of a bill for formation of a separate state began on Tuesday. Schools, colleges, shops and commercial establishments remained closed and public transport largely remained off the roads. People who arrived at the […]

    Verdict on Godhra train carnage case today

    In Gujarat, the police have been put on alert in Ahmedabad, Godhra and Vadodara in view of a special court’s verdict on the 2002 Godhra train carnage case today. The judgment on the Godhra train carnage case that triggered massive communal riots in Gujarat in 2002 will be pronounced today. Designated Judge P R Patel […]

    Orissa Govt meets 8 Maoist demands, confident of early release

    Conceding eight of the 14 demands of the Maoists on the second day of talks with the rebel-chosen mediators on Monday, Orissa govt has said it was confident of securing early release of abducted Malkangiri Collector R V Krishna and a junior engineer. Home Secretary U N Behera said while eight demands of the Maoists […]

    Aarushi parents move Allahabad HC challenging CBI court order

    The parents of Aarushi Talwar on Monday moved the Allahabad High Court challenging a CBI court order passed earlier this month. In the order, they have been accused of the murder of their teenaged daughter and domestic help, Hemraj, three years ago. The couple have also been accused of engaging in criminal conspiracy and destruction […]

    CBI raids house of OSD to Ambumani Ramdoss

    In Chennai, the CBI raided the house of Mr.T.S. Ramamurthy, special officer to former Union Health Minister Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss today. The raids have been conducted in the residence of Mr.Ramamurthy in connection with granting permission to a private medical college in Indore when Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss was minister in the Union Cabinet. CBI sources […]

    Court defers verdict on CBI’s plea to end Quattrocchi case till March 4

    A Delhi court today deferred to next month the pronouncement of its judgement on the CBI’s plea to drop the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the two-decade-old Bofors payoff case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav posted for 4 th March his order on the CBI’s plea seeking withdrawal of the case against 70-year-old […]

    Kashmir interlocutors holds talks with Gov

    The three Government-appointed interlocutors on Kashmir held discussions with Governor N N Vohra on Monday on a range of issues as they embarked on their fifth visit to the state in four months. The three-member panel comprising journalist Dileep Padganokar, academician Radha Kumar and former election commissioner M M Ansari met Governor N N Vohra […]