Karnataka Lokayukta in a raid seized property worth about Rs 2,35,72,307 disproportionate to known source of income from BBMP, Bangalore Uttarahalli Sub-Division Assistant Executive Engineer S Venkatesh. The raids were conducted on the premises belonging to Venkatesh at Koramangala and the residence of Ms Jayamma, his mother-in-law at yanagunte village in ...

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday expressed concern about the safety of women in the national capital after being told about tapes made by a news channel containing remarks by Delhi police officials blaming women for provoking rape. "I have not seen those tapes myself, but I will watch them ...

Distribution of surplus land to landless tribals would be more effective than using the paramilitary forces to check Maoism, experts suggested to Saturday. Speaking here at a round table discussion on 'Naxalite Maoist Insurgency: A Solution', former bureaucrats and security experts said the Maoists had come to occupy the vacant space ...

With the Jharkhand High Court dismissing a petition challenging the Election Commission's (EC) order countermanding voting for two Rajya Sabha seats from the state, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Thursday termed it as a success against corruption. "One more success against corruption. Time to feel good," Quraishi said on micro-blogging site ...

Leaving an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) course midway or after confirming the admission will now cost students dear as the Delhi High Court has held that this would bar them from reappearing in the entrance test in the following year. Justice Hima Kohli has upheld the decision of IIT authorities ...

Rights group Human Rights Defence International (HRDI) Thursday protested near the Sri Lankan High Commission here against what they termed as the Sri Lankan Army's "war crimes" and "atrocities" on the Sri Lankan Tamil community. The group of protestors, led by M.N. Krishnamani, president of Delhi Tamil Sangam, and HRDI secretary ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Wednesday it will hold an open public hearing at Puri April 9 on various issues concerning the scheduled castes in Odisha. "The victim or human rights defender can voice their grievances and outline the problems they face in seeking justice from government agencies in ...

A CBI special court here has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a private firm owner who fears being arrested for his suspected involvement in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam in Uttar Pradesh. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Talwant Singh rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Delhi-based ...

A Delhi court Wednesday allowed US-based Internet giant Yahoo Inc's application to remove its name from the list of parties allegedly involved in displaying objectionable content on their websites and directed the petitioner to revise his complaint. Administrative Civil Judge Parveen Singh accepted Yahoo's plea and told petitioner Mufti Aijaz Arshad ...

A Delhi court hearing a case against former Bharatiya Janata Party president Bangaru Laxman for allegedly accepting a bribe from a fake arm dealer has reserved its order till April 27. Additional Sessions Judge Kanwaljeet Arora Monday said: Let the matter be listed for judgment on April 27. Considering the multi-faceted arguments ...