Former Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Thursday said there were no skeletons in the UPA's closet pertaining to the AgustaWestland helicopter deal. "We have nothing to hide, nothing to fear, no role in it. We are very clear," Antony said outside Parliament. "Many a time in Parliament I have explained everything with documents about the whole t...
Gunmen looted Rs 11 lakh from a bank in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday, authorities said. Police said four gunmen entered the Ratnipora branch of the J&K Bank Ltd in Pulwama and decamed with the money. "They looted around Rs 11 lakh at gunpoint from the cash counter. A manhunt has been launched to nab the robbers," a police officer said. This is the...
The Lok Sabha lost the second last day of the winter session on Thursday to disruptions, with the opposition benches demanding a debate on demonetisation while the treasury benches demanded a discussion on the AgustaWestland helicopter deal. As the house met, opposition members were on their feet while members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party...
Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani on Thursday said he feels like resigning from Parliament because of unending disruptions in both houses. He told three MPs, including Nana Patole from the Bharatiya Janata Party, that the now ailing former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would have been very sad to witness the state of affairs. As the Lok Sabha was a...
The Supreme Court on Thursday banned the sale of liquor within 500 meters on either side of national and state highways across the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur said that all liquor vendors holding licenses for selling liquor would continue to do so till their licenses were valid or till March 31, 2017, whichever was earlier. The li...
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Thursday amid chaos as both the opposition and the government MPs shouted and levelled allegations of corruption against each other. Soon after the House met for the day's business, the Chair allowed Leader of Opposition Gulam Nabi Azad to speak but the MPs from the treasury benches did not allow him to say any...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come clean on his educational qualification....
Terming the decision to devalue high-denomination notes a "pseudo war" against black money, anti-corruption activist Yogendra Yadav criticised the government for seeking to dilute the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), saying this would weaken the actual battle against corruption and help the corrupt....
The Kashmir Valley readies for the 40-day long 'Chillai Kalan' as night temperatures dropped below freezing point on Thursday in the valley with a cold wave prevailing throughout....
Breaking its silence, Facebook on Thursday said that it would not help US President-elect Donald Trump's administration to create a list of Muslims present in the US. ...
