SC upholds Amit Shah’s bail
TIANEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has rejected CBI's plea to cancel the bail granted to former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. However the Apex Court…
Govt waives off spectrum fee for Community Radio Services
AMNNEW DELHI: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has decided to waive off spectrum fee for Community Radio Services, CRS. This follows requests received from National Advisory Council, Ministry…
Maharastra rejects Kasab’s mercy petition
Ajmal Kasab's mercy petition, addressed to President Pranab Mukherjee, has been rejected by Maharashtra's Home Ministry, days after the lone surviving perpetrator of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks set in motion…
Law cannot be abused to harass person owing to his religion: SC
TIA Correspondent NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said that the law cannot be abused to harass any person owing to his religion. The apex court observed while acquitting 11…
BJP amends constitution; gives Gadkari second term
AMNBJP President Nitin Gadkari is all set to get second term as the party has amended its Constitution by passing a resolution which enables the party President to enjoy two…
Justice Altamas Kabir is new Chief Justice of India
AMNNEW DELHI: Justice Altamas Kabir was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India today at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He made and subscribed to the oath of office…
CVC asks CBI to probe coal block allocations since 1993
TIANEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will start an inquiry into allotment of coal blocks to captive miners including state government entities since 1993. Sources said that CBI…
Former NSA Brajesh Mishra passes away
AMNNEW DELHI: Former National Security Advisor and principal secretary to the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Brajesh Chandra Mishra, passed away Friday evening in a Delhi hospital.
VP inaugurates Centre for Quranic Studies at AMU
TIA CorrespondentALIGARH: The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari has said that the Aligarh fraternity - students, teachers and well wishers – need to prepare for the future, to…
367 lakh hectare area covered under cultivation of rice
Over 367 lakh hectare area has been covered under the cultivation of rice so far in various parts of the country. According to the data released by the Agriculture Ministry,…