Pramod Kumar, PTI

Stories by Pramod Kumar, PTI

'China, India must be able to resolve border issues quicker'

'China, India must be able to resolve border issues quicker'

Rediff.com   10 May 2013

China and India should "examine" the recent border stand off in Depsang Valley in Ladakh and be able to resolve such incidents "much quicker" in the future, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Friday.

1984 riots case: 3 given life sentence

1984 riots case: 3 given life sentence

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

A Delhi court on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to three of the five convicts in a 29-year-old case relating to 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Two Pakistanis jailed in Dubai for beating Indian to death

Two Pakistanis jailed in Dubai for beating Indian to death

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

Two Pakistani men, who clubbed an Indian national to death following quarrel over buying liquor, have been sentenced to five years in jail by a Dubai court.

Chit fund scam: Left leaders meet Prez, PM, FM, seek CBI probe

Chit fund scam: Left leaders meet Prez, PM, FM, seek CBI probe

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

Seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation under court supervision into chit fund scam in West Bengal, Left parties on Thursday accused the Mamata Banerjee government of opposing such a probe into the "unprecedented fraud" and failing to take any step to recover "hard-earned" savings of the people.

India to take up incursion issue with Li

India to take up incursion issue with Li

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

India will take up with Chinese Premier Le Kequiang the issue of the recent intrusion by the People's Liberation Army troops into Depsang valley in Ladakh and wants to push ahead with the bilateral dialogue on settling the border row.

Ashwani Kumar: Met PMO, did not have time to meet PM

Ashwani Kumar: Met PMO, did not have time to meet PM

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a day after the Supreme Court pulled up the government on the probe into the coal allocation scam.

Bribery case: Bansal's nephew, 4 others remanded in custody

Bribery case: Bansal's nephew, 4 others remanded in custody

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

Five accused, including Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew and suspended member (staff) in the railway board, were on Thursday remanded in judicial custody till May 20 by a Delhi court in connection with the Rs 10 crore railway bribery case.

Sharad Yadav hits out at govt, wants Bansal to resign

Sharad Yadav hits out at govt, wants Bansal to resign

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

Changing his earlier stance, Janata Dal-United President Sharad Yadav on Thursday asked Union Minister P K Bansal to tender his resignation over the railway bribery case involving his nephew as Opposition protests grew louder against the minister's continuation.

1984 case: Court to hear arguments on sentence tomorrow

1984 case: Court to hear arguments on sentence tomorrow

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

A Delhi court will on Thursday hear arguments on quantum of punishment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was acquitted while five persons were convicted for being a part of the mob that had killed five Sikhs.

Court calls for medical report of Dec 16 gang-rape accused

Court calls for medical report of Dec 16 gang-rape accused

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

The fast track court hearing the December 16 gang-rape case on Wednesday called for a complete medical status report of one of the accused who was admitted in a hospital on Tuesday night.

Parties met Prez, seek justice for '84 riots victims

Parties met Prez, seek justice for '84 riots victims

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

Seeking justice for the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, leaders of various political parties on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and sought his intervention in directing the government to order a Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team probe into the violence.

Miffed AP ministers seek Chiranjeevi's candidature for next CM

Miffed AP ministers seek Chiranjeevi's candidature for next CM

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

Andhra Pradesh ministers, incensed with Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, are now seeking to prop up Union Minister of State for Tourism K Chiranjeevi as the Congress' chief ministerial candidate in the 2014 elections, sources said.

Why no steps were taken to prevent assault on Ranjay: SC

Why no steps were taken to prevent assault on Ranjay: SC

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government to explain as to why no steps were taken to prevent assault on Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay inside a Jammu jail.

Parliament abruptly adjourned sine die

Parliament abruptly adjourned sine die

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

The Budget session of Parliament was abruptly adjourned sine die on Wednesday , with the second phase turning out to be a total washout amid opposition demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ministers Ashwani Kumar and P K Bansal.

Speaker rebukes BSP MP over walk out during 'Vande Mataram'

Speaker rebukes BSP MP over walk out during 'Vande Mataram'

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

A Bahujan Samaj Party member on Wednesday left the Lok Sabha as the national song was being played to mark the sine die adjournment of the Budget Session of Parliament, prompting an angry rebuke from Speaker Meira Kumar.

Ram Singh, Akshay probably bit gang rape victim: Witness

Ram Singh, Akshay probably bit gang rape victim: Witness

Rediff.com   6 May 2013

A prosecution witness on Monday told a fast track court that the bite marks on the body of the December 16 gang rape victim were likely caused by two of the accused in the case.

Army to procure artillery howitzers, 3 Indian vendors selected

Army to procure artillery howitzers, 3 Indian vendors selected

Rediff.com   6 May 2013

The army is planning to procure 100 self-propelled artillery howitzers and three Indian vendors, including two private companies, have been selected for trial of their equipment, Defence Minister A K Antony told the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Delhi gang rape: Witness examination process to be over by May

Delhi gang rape: Witness examination process to be over by May

Rediff.com   6 May 2013

The Delhi police on Monday said the process of examining the witnesses and presenting prosecution evidence in the gory December 16 gang rape case would be completed by this month.

'Guptagate' sparks political row in South Africa: Report

'Guptagate' sparks political row in South Africa: Report

Rediff.com   6 May 2013

A controversial lavish Indian wedding in South Africa has created a rift between President Jacob Zuma and the ruling African National Congress, according to a media report on Monday.

Yasin accuses Delhi police of murderous assault on him

Yasin accuses Delhi police of murderous assault on him

Rediff.com   6 May 2013

Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik on Monday accused the Delhi police of making a murderous assault on him in the national capital where he had proposed to hold a hunger strike to press for the return of Afzal Guru's mortal remains.