Arguing for bail for dentist Nupur Talwar accused in the case relating to the murder of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, her counsel today claimed before the Allahabad high court that CBI had given a "clean chit" to her.
BJP came down heavily on the Congress-led UPA government today for its inability to arrest the continuing slide of the Rupee, blaming the ruling coalition's mismanagement and corruption for the decline of the national currency.
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal today slammed the UPA government for the "totally unjustified" hike in the price of petrol and demanded its immediate roll back.
A six-month-old baby died after she was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Kukhthala village in Agra, police said.
In one of the biggest rescue operations in the Capital’s recent history, more than 150 people were evacuated by the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) and Delhi Police from the multi-storey building of Punjab National Bank (PNB) at Parliament Street when a major fire broke out at the ground floor of the building on Wednesday evening. The PNB building is barely 500m away from the Parliament House.
The CBI today told a special court in Ghaziabad that Rajesh and Nupur Talwar killed their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in a fit of rage after finding them in a compromising position.
Five children were killed and six injured on Wednesday when a crude bomb went off in a slum a few hundred metres from the Kareli police station in Allahabad.
An army officer died and another seriously injured on Wednesday, when an army helicopter crashed on the Siachen glacier during a routine logistic mission.
The government's announcement of the petrol price hike by Rs. 7.50 per litre dominated the headlines towards the end of the day on Wednesday and took the newsrooms by storm. Meanwhile some of the most read stories on hindustantimes.com ranged from the latest in politics to hot bollywood gossip.
The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued contempt notices against 67 Air India pilots on strike, including top office-bearers of the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), for continued defiance of its repeated directions to end their agitation.
Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today asked Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa to support APJ Abdul Kalam for the post of President instead of NCP leader PA Sangma whom she had already chosen.
With the oil ministry proposing a hike in fuel prices, the Left parties today opposed any such move saying it will be a cruel blow to the people reeling under price rise.
Though chances of extraditing Saeed are slim, India wants to score on counterfeit currency front.
Arguments on framing charges against Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the parents of murdered teenager Aarushi, concluded in a Ghaziabad court on Wednesday. Special CBI judge S Lal reserved his order, which will be pronounced on Thursday.