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Lokayukta indicts Delhi CM for misusing govt funds
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Lokayukta on Wednesday indicted Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for misusing government funds for carrying out an ad campaign. The Lokayukta further recommended recovery of Rs 11 crore.
This comes a week after the Lokayukta on May 15 issued show cause notices to Dikshit, Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami and six other MLAs. It had objected to putting up of hoardings and ban... |
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Swami Aseemanand, Col Purohit not named in Malegaon blasts
MUMBAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case and named four accused, but importantly did not mention the names of Swami Aseemanand and former Lt Col Srikant Purohit.
The development comes as a reprieve for the RSS which had come under attack after Swami Aseemanand and Col Purohit were named as accused in the case. Both had lin... |
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PM unveils UPA’s report card, assures probe into scams
NEW DELHI: Listing out the achievements of nine years of UPA government at the Centre, Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that next year they will report directly to the people to seek a renewed mandate.
Starting on a philosophical note the PM said on the fourth Anniversary of UPA-II government, “UPA government has taken the country forward but we have many more miles to travel.”
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Cong seeking allies as UPA-II enters final year of tenure
NEW DELHI: At a time when its allies have dwindled, Congress today said that its hand of friendship has been extended towards like minded parties.
"You do not make appeal to friends. You extend a hand and that is reciprocated from the other side. Our hand has been extended," party spokesman Raj Babbar said.
He was asked whether Congress would appeal on the eve of the fourth anniversary of th... |
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iGate sacks CEO Phaneesh Murthy after sexual harassment charge
NEW DELHI: US-based outsourcing firm iGate Corp on Tuesday sacked the company's Chief Executive Phaneesh Murthy, one of India's best-known IT leaders, for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate.
Murthy, who was replaced with immediate effect by interim CEO Gerhard Watzinger, denied charges of sexual harassment but admitted of being in relationship with a colleague for "few months." It... |
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Narendra Modi meets Vajpayee, Advani with an eye on LS polls
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is being projected by a section within the BJP as the party's prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha polls, on Tuesday met a host of top leaders including Atal Behari Vajpayee and LK Advani.
Here to attend the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting, Modi utilised the opportunity to spend the entire day with the top leaders whose support ... |
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I-T Dept slaps Rs 582 cr tax demand notice on Infosys
NEW DELHI: Income Tax department has slapped a fresh Rs 577-crore tax demand notice on Infosys for 2009-10 assessment year, adding to the tax woes of India's second largest IT firm.
The Bangalore-based software services exporter said that it is in process of seeking legal recourse against the fresh tax demand notice.
The IT major is already contesting additional Income Tax demands of about R... |
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PM raises Chinese incursion with Li, voices India’s concerns
NEW DELHI: In a firm message to China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday night voiced India's serious concern over the recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh and told his counterpart Li Keqiang that in the absence of peace and tranquility along the border, bilateral ties will suffer as the two leaders held hour-long cordial but candid talks.
Li, 57, on his first foreign trip since becoming Pr... |
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Coalgate officer held for bribery alleges conspiracy
NEW DELHI: Senior CBI officer Vivek Dutt, who headed the Coalgate scam probe team, and three others were on Saturday sent to three days in the agency's custody by a Delhi court for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 7 lakh from a businessman to favour him in a land dispute case.
Superintendent Dutt, CBI inspector Rajesh Chandra Karnatak, alleged middleman Rajesh Pachisia and businessman Dinesh Chan... |
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'India ready to write new chapter of ties with China'
BEIJING: India is ready to write a new chapter of its relationship with China and the two countries should align their positions in many areas despite differences, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on the eve of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India.
"This visit is special because it is the first visit abroad by the Chinese premier since he assumed office in March. The relati... |
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