Onkar Singh In Amritsar, With PTI

Stories by Onkar Singh In Amritsar, With PTI

Kazmi case: Journalists union calls for unbiased reportage

Kazmi case: Journalists union calls for unbiased reportage

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2012

Delhi Union of Journalists President Sujata Madhok, S K Pandey, general secretary, and other members have welcomed the Supreme Court order granting bail to Syed Mohammad Ahmed Kazmi who has been behind bars since March in the Israeli diplomat car attack case.

Omar pulled up, agrees to more powers to panchayat

Omar pulled up, agrees to more powers to panchayat

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2012

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abullah was summoned by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday and pulled up for not including the 73rd and 74 amendments in the Panchayati Raj despite the fact he had earlier committed to do the same.

Khurshid and Mulayam will save each other: Kejriwal

Khurshid and Mulayam will save each other: Kejriwal

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2012

The Uttar Pradesh government conducted raids at his trust in 17 different places in the state on Monday, in a major setback for Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid. The raids are being conducted by the UP directorate of enforcement. Officials denied to comment on the investigation.

Punjab deputy CM slams Rahul for drug abuse remark

Punjab deputy CM slams Rahul for drug abuse remark

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2012

Reacting sharply to the statement of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi that seven out of 10 youth in Punjab are drug addicts, Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukbir Badal termed him a joker' on Friday.

Haryana police raise doubts on Dalit girl's rape report

Haryana police raise doubts on Dalit girl's rape report

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2012

A Dalit girl was gang-raped in Haryana's Kaithal district on Tuesday night. According to reports, the 19-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped by two men in Kalayat area of Kaithal district. Acting on a complaint by the girl, two boys have been arrested on charges of rape.

Police insensitive to rape cases in Delhi-NCR?

Police insensitive to rape cases in Delhi-NCR?

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2012

The death of a 14-year-old girl on Sunday raised questions about the manner in which the Delhi police treated rape and molestations cases.

'Book Mallya for murder over KFA staff's wife suicide'

'Book Mallya for murder over KFA staff's wife suicide'

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2012

Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav has demanded that a case under 302 of Indian Penal Code (punishment for murder) should be filed against Vijay Mallya in connection with the suicide case of the wife of a Kingfisher Airlines employee.

Mastermind of Delhi heist arrested

Mastermind of Delhi heist arrested

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2012

The Delhi police have arrested Hari Kishan, the mastermind of the sensational Rs 5.25 crore heist in the capital. The police have also recovered Rs 2.36 crore from the accused, a senior police officer said. "Four main accused, who were involved in Friday's incident, are yet to be arrested," said Joint Commissioner of Police (south-western range) Vivek Gogia.

Rahul to meet Jammu and Kashmir sarpanches

Rahul to meet Jammu and Kashmir sarpanches

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2012

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived in Kashmir on Thursday afternoon and proceeded straight to Leh and Kargil for laying the foundation stone of a tunnel that will link the valley with Ladakh.

Delhi: Mastermind of Rs 5 cr-heist planned London escape

Delhi: Mastermind of Rs 5 cr-heist planned London escape

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2012

The Delhi police has issued a lookout notice for Hari Kishan Sharma, mastermind of the Rs 5.25 crore ATM van heist at Defence Colony, as it suspects that he planned to flee to London via Nepal.

'Conspiracy to loot money for ATM was hatched in advance'

'Conspiracy to loot money for ATM was hatched in advance'

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2012

Five persons were arrested on Monday in connection with the sensational Rs 5.50 crore heist from an ATM van at D block Defence Colony market.

Rahul advances trip to J&K by a day

Rahul advances trip to J&K by a day

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2012

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has advanced his trip to Jammu and Kashmir by a day. Earlier he was to visit the state on October 5 to take stock of the situation faced by the sarpanches, but now he is visiting the state on the night of October 4.

Jammu and Kashmir sarpanches call on Rahul Gandhi

Jammu and Kashmir sarpanches call on Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2012

A delegation of 10 surpanches from Jammu and Kashmir called on Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday afternoon and briefed him about the threat perception to their lives by the terrorists who have gunned down 7 surpanches in last few weeks. According to sources, the meeting took place at Rahul.'s behest.

BJP opposes FDI, says it will destroy retail trade

BJP opposes FDI, says it will destroy retail trade

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2012

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday sprung a surprise for the UPA-II and more so for Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who is championing the cause of Foreign Direct Investment, when it released a letter dated December 21, 2002, in which the prime minister had opposed FDI.

Union government clears FDI in retail

Union government clears FDI in retail

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2012

Singh had said that India needed one trillion dollars to bail out the nation from the economic crisis and FDI in retail sector can alone make that happen.

CWC meet to endorse FDI, discuss TMC withdrawal

CWC meet to endorse FDI, discuss TMC withdrawal

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2012

After holding meetings with senior leaders of the Congress on Monday morning, party president Sonia Gandhi has decided to convene a meeting of the Congress Working Committee on Tuesday at 9 am to discuss the difficulties before the United Progressive Alliance government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Amongst those who met Gandhi on Monday was Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.

'If this govt falls, it will be because of bad economics'

'If this govt falls, it will be because of bad economics'

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2012

Bhartiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari on Thursday claimed that the 'Bharat Bandh' to protest against diesel price hike, Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail and cap on subsidised LPG was a great success and hoped the 'most corrupt' government since Independence has got the message and would roll back prices of diesel and not allow investments by the big international such as like Walmart to invest in India in the wholesale market.

43-year-old cardiologist shot dead in Delhi

43-year-old cardiologist shot dead in Delhi

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2012

The incident was reported from Rajinder Nagar at around 2:45 am and the victim has been identified as Sanjeev Dhawan, who worked with the Ganga Ram Hospital, Devesh Srivastava, Additional Commissioner of Police (Central), said.

BJP overlooks Advani, Jaitley to lead its protest rallies

BJP overlooks Advani, Jaitley to lead its protest rallies

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2012

In a rude shock to top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders L K Advani, Arun Jaitley and Uma Bharati, the party leadership chose not to include their names in the list of leaders to address protest rallies.

Ghaziabad riots: Complainant disowns his statement

Ghaziabad riots: Complainant disowns his statement

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2012

Abdul Qadir, the local muezzin of the local mosque who filed a complaint for action against the persons in Friday's Ghaziabad violence has allegedly disowned his statement. When asked, District magistrate of Gaziabad Aparna Upadhyay has said that she has no idea if Qadir has gone back on his statement.