Politics

President Rejects Mercy Petition of Rajiv Killers

President Pratibha Patil has rejected the mercy petition of three men sentenced to death for involvement in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, an official said Thursday. "The president rejected the mercy petition last week,

Court Rejects Plea, Demands Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Personally Appear in Court

In a setback for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, a court has rejected her petition to avoid personal appearance in court in a disproportionate assets case. This case refers to the Rs. 66 crore disproportionate assets case against Jayalalith

CBI Likely to File FIR Against Jagan Reddy

The central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to register an FIR against late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR's son Jagan Mohan Reddy. The Andhra Pradesh high court on Wednesday directed the CBI to conduct a full fledged investigation of

Mother's Absence Provides Political Opening for Another Gandhi

Monsoon Session a Season of 'Deals' Between Parties

New Delhi: It appears to be the season of deals . If Parliament functions normally, a "deal" between the Congress and the BJP is suspected; if it doesn't, then too a "deal" is to blame. Wednesday was a case in point when both

Parliament Logjam Ends, PM to Speak on CWG

New Delhi: After 10 days of disruption since the Monsoon Session started, order seems to have been restored in Parliament. The logjam in Parliament finally ended on Thursday with the Opposition MPs not disrupting the proceedings in both the Lok Sabha

Mayawati Spends on Parks, Ignores Healthcare, Education and Infrastructure

Lucknow: Barely eight months are left for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the farmers are up in arms against her policies and the healthcare, education and infrastructure services are in shambles, but chief minister Mayawati steadfastly refuses

President Rejects Mercy to Rajiv Gandhi's Assassins

New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil has rejected the clemency petitions of three killers of Rajiv Gandhi whose death sentences were confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2000. The apex court had sentenced members of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil

Congress Core Meets to Discuss Stalling of Parliament

New Delhi: Concerned over disruptions by the opposition in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held a strategy meeting with his senior colleagues in an apparent move to get the monsoon session back on track. Meeting in the absence of part

BJP Demands Chidambaram's Resignation