A reality check on each of the 117 assembly constituencies in Punjab in terms of the promises made by the elected representatives and how they delivered on them during their tenure.
A reality check on each of the 117 assembly constituencies in Punjab in terms of the promises made by the elected representatives and how they delivered on them during their tenure.
US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Arun Majumdar to a key administration post in the Department of Energy. An IIT-Mumbai alumni, Majumdar has been nominated as the US Under Secretary of Energy, the White House announced today along with other nominations by the US President. “These men and women have demonstrated knowledge and dedication [...]
The Delhi High Court today sought the CBI’s response on the bail plea of sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi in a Games-related scam case, who cited the Supreme Court ruling that bail should be the rule and jail an exception. Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice to the probe agency and sought its reply [...]
Six suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives, including a Pakistani national, were arrested from across the country today due to their alleged involvement in several blast cases, including in Delhi. With these arrests, investigators claimed to have solved several blast cases, including the German Bakery case in Pune Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in Bangalore and the Jama Masjid [...]
Polling began this morning for by-election to Adampur and Ratia Assembly constituencies in Haryana where the ruling Congress is facing an uphill task after the electoral setback it suffered in Hisar last month. From Adampur, Congress has fielded former legislator Kulbeer Singh against political greenhorns– Haryana Janhit Congress President Kuldeep Bishnoi’s wife Renuka Bishnoi and [...]
Seven persons were on Tuesday sentenced to three years imprisonment by a Sessions court in Jalandhar in a ragging case. The court, however, acquitted four persons, including a girl, in the case, which dates back to 2005. Amit Sahai, a student of National Institute of Technology in Jalandhar had allegedly committed suicide by jumping in [...]
Conrad Murray, the personal physician of Michael Jackson, was sentenced to four years in jail for his role in the death of the music icon. Judge Michael Pastor gave Murray the maximum sentence yesterday, saying the evidence in the case showed a “continuous pattern of lies and deceit” by the doctor. Murray, 58, was convicted [...]
The Police Complaint Authority has recommended disciplinary action against Malkit Singh, SHO of Industrial Area Phase 1, and two of his subordinates. Sukhdeep Singh filed a complaint in PCA for favoring the landlord in a property dispute case. In his complaint, Sukhdeep Singh said that since 2007 he had rented an office at SCF 53 [...]
Advocates have decided to boycott the Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal, comprising an administrative member Promilla Issar. Earlier a section of advocates had complained to the CAT Bar Association about Issar’s rude and discriminatory behavior. Subsequently, an emergency meeting was called and it was decided that advocates would not appear before the Bench comprising Promilla [...]
