Sports Ministry sacks India’s Ukrainian athletics coach Yuri Ogrodnik; Sports Ministry to constitute an inquiry panel under a retired High Court judge to probe dope scandal.

SC appoints Special Investigation Team to monitor black money

The Supreme Court has appointed a high-level Special Investigation Team, SIT, headed by former apex court judge B P Jeevan Reddy to monitor the investigation and the steps being taken to bring back black money stashed away in foreign banks. Besides Justice Reddy, who will be the Chairman of the SIT, the apex court also […]

Maharashtra Sales Tax Department raids 37 companies in Mumbai

Maharashtra Sales Tax Department has conducted raids on 37 companies in Mumbai and unearthed Hawala transaction worth 6,500 crore rupees. A team of sales tax officials conducted raids at 12 places across the city yesterday. The Sales Tax Department has now referred the entire matter to the Income Tax Department, as the sales tax evasion […]

Ben Ali gets 15 years in jail over drugs, weapons charges

A Tunis court has sentenced ousted Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali in his absence to 15 years in jail for possession of arms, drugs and archaeological artefacts. In his second trial since fleeing to Saudi Arabia following a popular uprising in January, Ben Ali was also given a fine of 54,000 euros (78,500 […]

Andhra on alert over Telangana bandh today

Security has been stepped up in Andhra Pradesh, specially at the Osmania University campus – the nerve centre of separate statehood protests – and prohibitory orders placed in Hyderabad in view of the 48-hour bandh called by Telangana supporters on Tuesday. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy reviewed the situation with some of his Cabinet […]

20 priests, devotees injured in Puri due to police lathi charge

In Odisha, more than 20 priests and some devotees have been injured at Puri today due to lathicharge by police to control the swelling crowd of devotees atop “Nandighosh”, the chariot of Lord Jagannath. The incident took place during the “Abakash” ritual of Lord Jagannath as a large number of devotees climbed atop “Nandighosh” and […]

Never allowed US to use Pak airbases for drone strikes: Gilani

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today claimed that his government had never allowed the US to use Pakistani airbases for drone strikes in the tribal region. Gilani said this during an interaction with reporters in his hometown of Multan in Punjab province. Responding to a question, he said that the previous government of President […]

At least 15 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghan operation

In Afghanistan at least 15 Taliban insurgents were killed in a joint operation of Afghan and Nato force in Sherzar district of eastern Nangarhar province last night. An International Joint Command release issued in Kabul today says the operation was launched to locate insurgents and their weapons and disrupt their supply line across western Nangarhar. […]

Thai PM Abhisit steps down as Democrat leader

The Prime Minister of Thailand, Abhisit Vejjajiva has stepped down as leader of the Democrat Party after an emphatic victory for the Red Shirt-backed opposition in Sunday’s landmark election. The main opposition Pheu Thai Party, led by Yingluck Shinawatra, has won 265 seats in a clear outright majority. The outgoing Prime Minister appeared on Thai […]

PM for building linkages between MNERGA ,AIDS programme

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said different ministries should make HIV sensitive policies and programmes to provide employment and succour to HIV-AIDS infected persons. Addressing a National Convention of Zila Parishad Chairpersons and Mayors on HIV & AIDS in New Delhi, Dr Singh said linkages be built between Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee programme […]