ARJUN SINGH PASSES AWAY
NEW DELHI: (TIA correspondent) Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Arjun Singh passed away on Friday. He was 81. Admitted to the AIIMS some days ago with chest pain…
Court allows CBI to close case against Quattrocchi
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has allowed a CBI plea seeking withdrawal of prosecution against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Bofors payoff case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav said…
PM accepts responsibility on CVC
JAMMU/ NEW DELHI: (AMN) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday accepted responsibility for the appointment of PJ Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and said that he respected the Supreme…
SC strikes down Thomas appointment as CVC
TIA Special correspondent NEW DELHI: In landmark judgment the Supreme Court Thursday struck down Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P. J. Thomas’s appointment for his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal.…
Pak Minority affairs Minister assassinated
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Minorities Minister, Shahbaz Bhatti, was assassinated by gunmen, who opened fire on his car here on Wednesday. Police said he was travelling to work through a residential district…
2G: RS approves process for JPC
NEW DELHI (AMN) The process of setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe into the 2G Spectrum allocation from 1998 to 2009 was completed today after the Rajya…
Parl adjourned over alleged killing of Sikhs
NEW DELHI: Parliament was on Tuesday adjourned till noon as opposition members vociferously demanded a probe into the alleged massacre of Sikhs in Haryana and alleged tapping of telephones of…
Five states go to polls in April-May
ABHIJIT ROY CHOUDHRY /TIANEW DELHI: With the announcement of election dates for West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry political churning has begun at states level as well as…
Bhopal tragedy: SC asks UC to enhance compensation
NEW DELHI: ( AMN) The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the Union Carbide Corporation, Dow Chemicals and others on a Centre's plea seeking enhancement of compensation to the victims…
PM hails Budget, Opp terms it anti-people
TIA special correspondent NEW DELHI: While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA have applauded the budget presented by the finance minister Pranab Mukhrjee as ‘aam admi budget’,