Coal scam: no evidence against Manmohan Singh, says CBI

New Delhi: The CBI on Monday opposed in a special court the plea of ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda seeking summons to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and two others as additional accused in a coal scam case, saying the application was “devoid of any merits”.Special Public Prosecutor R.S. Cheema told the court that the […]

PM Modi meets David Cameron

New York, Sept. 28 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his United Kingdom (UK) counterpart David Cameron here on Monday.Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit UK in November this year.Prime Minister Modi returned from the Silicon Valley today, where during his weekend stay, visited the campuses of Tesla, Facebook and Google, and held a […]

PM Narendra Modi attacks ‘damaad’ Robert Vadra over corruption

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Monday, took a dig at Congress president’s son-in-law Robert Vadra while stressing that the NDA has provided graft-free governance.Addressing the Indian community at the packed SAP Centre in San Jose, California, Modi said, “In our country it doesn’t take much for allegations to come up against politicians… Someone made […]

RK Pachauri case: Delhi HC adjourns matter till Nov. 26

New Delhi, Sept. 28 : The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned the case of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) director general Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, who has been accused of sexual harassment by a 29-year-old former woman employee.The court had earlier rejected the Delhi Police’s plea to cancel Pachauri’s bail application.Pachauri is facing allegations […]

CM Punjab comes under scanner for pesticide scam in Agriculture department

CHANDIGARH: The Rs.37 crore pesticide scam in Punjab agriculture department which led to damage of cotton crop in the state has become murkier with the disclosure by Director Agriculute Mangal Singh Sandhu that Chief Minister office was directly dealing with the affiars of agriculture department and documents related to purchase order were also leaked to […]