Bangalore | 1 hour ago
Many central, state ministers behind illegal mining: Yeddyurappa
Bangalore, Sep 3 - Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said Friday many central and state ministers were involved in promoting illegal iron ore mining in the state in the last 10 years and he would expose them.'If a thorough probe is held into the illegal mining in the state in the last 10 years, it will expose several central and state ministers. This will be done,' said Yeddyurappa. 'I am ... read more

Patna | 2 hours ago
Abducted Bihar cop Lucas Tete's body found in forest
Patna, Sep 3 - The body of Lucas Tete, one of the four Bihar policemen abducted by Maoists five days ago, was found in a forest Friday, a day after the rebels claimed to have killed Sub Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav, police said.The body found in a forest in Lakhisarai district is of Lucas Tete and not of Abhay Kumar Yadav as reported earlier, Deputy Inspector General of Munger Shah Rukh Majeed conf ... read more

Patna | 2 hours ago
Abducted cop Lucas Gete's body found in Bihar forest
Patna, Sep 3 - The body of Lucas Gete, one of the four policemen abducted by Maoist guerrillas five days ago, was found in a Bihar forest Friday, a day after the rebels claimed to have killed Sub-Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav, police said.The body found in a forest in Lakhisarai district is of Lucas Gete and not of Abhay Kumar Yadav as reported earlier, Deputy Inspector General of Munger Shah Rukh M ... read more

Patna | 3 hours ago
Nitish calls all-party meet over Maoist deadline
Patna, Sep 3 - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called an all-party meeting Saturday to discuss the Maoist deadline set for releasing their eight jailed commanders and the rebels' claim that they had killed one of the four policeman they had abducted, sources in the chief minister's office said.The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal - had appealed to the chief minister to call an all-party meeti ... read more

Patna | 4 hours ago
Body in police uniform found near Bihar forest
Patna, Sep 3 - A body in police uniform was found near a forest in Bihar's Lakhisarai district early Friday, a day after the Maoists said they had killed abducted Sub Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav, media reports said. The police have not yet identified the body.According to local news channels, the body was found near Simratali forest under Chanan police station in Lakhisarai. Villagers have report ... read more

Patna | 4 hours ago
Kidnapped Bihar policeman's body found
Patna, Sep 3 - The body of abducted Sub Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav was found near a forest in Bihar's Lakhisarai district early Friday, a day after the Maoists said they had killed the policeman, media reports said.According to local news channels, Yadav's body in police uniform was found near Simratali forest under Chanan police station in Lakhisarai. Villagers have reportedly identified Yadav' ... read more

Patna | 5 hours ago
Abducted Bihar cop's body found
Patna, Sep 3 - A day after Maoists claimed to have killed Sub-Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav, the body of the abducted Bihar policeman was found near a forest in Lakhisarai district early Friday, media reports said.According to local news channels, Yadav's body was found near Simratali forest under Chanan police station in Lakhisarai. Yadav was killed at around 4 p.m. Thursday, six hours after the e ... read more

New Delhi | 16 hours ago
Congress panel wants state chiefs' election by Sep 17
New Delhi, Sep 2 - With Sonia Gandhi set to be formally re-elected Congress president Friday, the focus has shifted to the state units, who have been advised to elect their chiefs and other office bearers and complete the process by Sep 17.Central Election Authority - chairman Oscar Fernandes said Thursday that states had been suggested to conduct elections for the Pradesh Congress Committee - chi ... read more

Hyderabad | 19 hours ago
Moily meets Jagan a day ahead of his 'yatra'
Hyderabad, Sep 2 - Union Minister and Congress general secretary M. Veerappa Moily Thursday met party MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, a day before he is scheduled to resume his controversial 'odarpu yatra' in defiance of the party leadership.Moily met Jagan at Idupulapaya in Kadapa district after paying tributes to the late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy at his grave on his first death anniversar ... read more

20 hours ago
Speedy justice! Haryana judge settles 148 cases in one day
Kaithal -, Sep 2 - A judge in this Haryana town created a record of sorts when he settled 148 cases in a single day, close on the heels of a peer in Andhra Pradesh figuring in the headlines for deciding 111 cases in one day.This time it was the turn of Additional District and Sessions Judge A.K. Shori, who is known for speedy trials. He set the benchmark Wednesday in a development that comes again ... read more