CHANDIGARH : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has extended his heartiest congratulations and warmest wishes to the new Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, saying his elevation would trigger the next phase of the party’s growth. In a statement, the Chief Minister said under the able and dynamic leadership of Rahul, he expected the Congress to not […]
New Delhi, December 12 : The 1984 anti-Sikh riots following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi that claimed the lives of an estimated 8,000 people in Delhi and around the country were not spontaneous as has been made out but were government-orchestrated, says a scathing new book on the four days of mayhem, adding […]
New Delhi : A day after her death was confirmed, parents of a football player are still waiting to hear from the authorities, both Indian and Australian, about how she died. Nitisha,15, and our other girls were swept away by a huge wave at Adelaide’s Glenelg beach on Sunday. The five girls and a few […]
Hurt and embarrassed, India seek revenge in MohaliMohali, December 12 : Handed an embarrassing defeat in the inaugural ODI, a wounded India would look to get even against an inspired Sri Lanka in a do-or-die second match, here on Wednesday. The loss not only hurt but was also an eye-opener for a team that has […]
New Delhi, December 12 : The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday the review petitions filed by one of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case. Mukesh, who has been sentenced to death along with three other convicts in the case, had filed the petition.The apex court, in May, upheld the order […]