Everything you need to know about Prashant Vihar Po.: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Prashant Vihar Po.: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Gurgaon, May 23 (IANS) A woman employee in a private company here Thursday jumped to her death from a multi-storey building, police said, adding she left a suicide note saying she was "fed up" with her life.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Shashi Kant Sharma, a Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was Thursday sworn-in as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the government's official auditor.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday targeted the UPA government over appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and said there was "institutional conflict of interest" as he will be auditing defence deals which were finalised during his term as defence secretary.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Tuesday criticized the appointment of former defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor General, accusing the United Progressive Alliance government of accusing of weakening constitutional institutions.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A 35-year-old man was crushed to death by a Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) bus here but police said Sunday they were yet to trace the bus or its driver.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Justice delayed is justice denied. Nowhere this rings truer than in India where a staggering 30 million cases are said to be pending in the country's courts today. And to tackle this intimidating problem requires comprehensive judicial reform, more judges of quality and improvement of the judicial infrastructure, jurists say.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) An 85-year-old woman was suffocated to death while her husband had to be hospitalised in serious condition after an electrical short-circuit triggered a fire in their house wiring in the capital, police said Wednesday.
Those were his days of forced political wilderness and an uncertain future but Nawaz Sharif was confident of his moves and his return to Pakistan. Sharif appeared relaxed and assured when I met him in a small flat in central London in the winter of 2007, coolly guiding his party members in Pakistan on agitational tactics against the then Musharraf regime.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) An 18-year-old girl was shot dead at her home in south Delhi, police said Friday.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The cruel, manipulative mother-in-law out to exploit the devoted daughter-in-law was not too long ago the staple of films as well as TV soaps. Well, movies have moved on and so it seems has the small screen that is keeping pace with the changing times.
Panaji, May 8 (IANS) The economic slump caused by the mining ban in Goa has forced Audi to change tack as far as sales strategy in the state is concerned, a top official said Wednesday.
Mumbai May 8 (IANS) Debutant director Faraz Haider, who has just wrapped up shooting for his film, a satire on war, in Bikaner, says it won't have any item song.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) In scathing criticism of the government's interference in the CBI probe into coal blocks allocation, the Supreme Court Tuesday asked the agency's director to file an affidavit stating the changes made in the draft report vetted by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Robbers smothered to death the 35-year-old son of a retired senior lawyer, while his parents were gagged and bound in another room of their house in east Delhi's Preet Vihar area, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A traffic constable escaped unhurt after he was fired upon when he tried to stop three people who were riding a motorcycle without wearing helmets Wednesday evening, police said.
Panaji, April 24 (IANS) Chartered accountants have been roped in to assess the fiscal extent of Goa's iron ore mining scam, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said here Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Vision and passion are a must to succeed in the fashion world, says Dhruv Kapur, who keeps his designs "minimal" and focuses on "finishing and detailing".
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Amid growing clamour for the resignation of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar, Aam Adami Party (AAP) Monday accused him of having links with Abhishek Verma, an accused in the infamous naval war room leak case.
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Yesteryear's Bollywood 'Dream Girl' Hema Malini was Sunday conferred the P C Chandra award for her contribution to Indian cinema.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The government Wednesday questioned a petitioner's purpose behind challenging the appointment of U.K. Sinha as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Two people, including a Class 10 student, have been arrested and sent to judicial custody for molesting a 27-year-old female tutor in a moving bus here, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday extended by three days the police custody of realtor Nitesh Bhardwaj, son of billionaire BSP leader Deepak Bhardwaj, arrested for allegedly killing his father.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday sent four men, who allegedly killed BSP leader and business tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj, to two weeks' judicial custody.
New Delhi, April 13 (ANI): Aam Aadmi party leader Prashant Bhushan on Saturday lashed out at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over the vetted coal scam report, saying that it is directly controlled by the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government.
New Delhi, April 12 (ANI): It was a pleasant sight to see hundreds of students grasp the skills of playing football after school hours in the Amity School sports ground, Pushp Vihar.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday sent realtor Nitesh Bhardwaj, son of billionaire BSP leader Deepak Bhardwaj, to six days' police custody for allegedly killing his father even while the defence opposed the judicial questioning.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Concerned over the delay in response from some states to the draft bill on the rights of people with disabilities, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Selja has shot off a letter setting a deadline for feedback on the legislation, which seeks to remove gaps in existing law.
NOIDA(UP), April 9 (ANI): Manchester United Soccer Schools in association with Amity Group of Institutions is organizing a five-day "Player Development Program" from April 10-14, 2013 at Amity International School, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi.
Shimla, April 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra and lawyer Prashant Bhushan are among 881 outsiders who were allowed to buy land in the past three years in Himachal Pradesh, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said here Monday.
Shimla, April 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra and lawyer Prashant Bhushan are among 881 outsiders who were allowed to buy land in the past three years in Himachal Pradesh, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said here Monday.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Six men have been arrested for attempting to extort Rs.5 crore from a Delhi-based businessman, police said Sunday.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has alleged that she was assaulted by a gang of drunk men in Delhi late Thursday. Police, however, said the politician had "arrived at a compromise with the other party" and that none of the men were drunk.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was arrested from Uttar Pradesh for raping a woman who worked in a bar in Gurgaon adjoining the national capital, Delhi Police said Wednesday.
Panaji, April 3 (IANS) Mining companies should be able to "support" workers, instead of laying them off following the mining ban, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Goa legislative assembly Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India has of late witnessed a rise in cyber crime and experts attribute this to a "toothless" Information Technology (IT) Act that has been ineffective in tackling the problem.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) TV show producers every time introduce fresh faces and Prashant Bhatt says this is because newcomers bring freshness and viewers find it easy to connect with them.
Panaji, April 2 (IANS) Residents of Goa's mining belt could commit suicide and indulge in severe violence due to the long drawn ban on mining activity, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar acknowledged Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Delhi government is set to built 12 new hospitals with total bed strength of 2,900, Health Minister A.K. Walia said Friday.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Four unidentified people, posing as BSES employees, entered the house of a businessman and made away with cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees after threatening his wife and children Thursday with a toy gun, police said.
Washington, Mar. 28 (ANI): Women in India are more likely to get prenatal care when pregnant with boys, according to ground-breaking research that has implications for girls' health and survival.
Panaji, March 26 (IANS) Chief minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday said that if illegal mining had continued in Goa, notorious underworld don Dawood Ibrahim would have invested in it, and wondered if anyone had the capacity to arrest him.
Panaji, March 25 (IANS) Protests against ban on mining in Goa will shift to Delhi for two days in April, a spokesperson for agitating mining workers and others who depend on the industry said Monday.
Chennai, March 25 (IANS) French tyre-maker Michelin hopes to roll out its truck radial tyres from its Indian plant near here some time during the middle of 2013, a senior company official said Monday.
Panaji, March 25 (IANS) Over 1,000 Goa workers affected by a mining ban in their state will stage a two-day protest April 16-17 in New Delhi to press for resumption of mining activities, a union leader said Monday.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The government should book Google for "violating" India's defence regulations on maps and force the company to surrender its "illegally stored" data to the Surveyor General of India, BJP MP Tarun Vijay says.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl was gang-raped by her neighbour and four of his other friends here, police said Thursday. The neighbour has been arrested and a hunt is on for the others.
Panaji, March 20 (IANS) A panel appointed by the Goa government to probe illegal mining in the state will probe the illegal revival of 42 mines 17 years ago, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday.
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A 32-year-old businessman was shot and critically injured when he attempted to stop a robbery bid at his shop here Saturday afternoon, police said.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) At least 10 people, including three policemen, two children and three women, were injured when a speeding car with seven members of a family rammed into a Police Control Room (PCR) van here early Friday, police said.
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said the allocation of coal blocks prima facie seemed to be arbitrary and the procedure adopted by the government does not appear to be legal. It warned of cancelling the blocks if procedures were not followed.
Panaji, March 11 (IANS) Goa will approach the Planning Commission seeking a financial package covering over two lakh people affected by the mining ban, Chief Minister Manohan Parrikar said Monday.
Porvorim, March 9 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Saturday announced a financial bonanza for those affected by the mining ban in the state on the anniversary of his government's first year in power.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A 45-year-old Delhi Police constable was injured after accidentally shooting himself with his own service weapon, police said Friday.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) As many as 15,000 women in Punjab have reportedly been abandoned in the last two decades by NRI grooms and forthcoming fiction show "Gurbani" will focus on the same by showing the struggle of such brides.
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A 22-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl here, police said Sunday.
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) At least three anti-Posco activists were killed and another critically injured in explosions Saturday in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, police said. The activists said it was an attack by the project's supporters but police termed it accidental.
Shimla, Mar 1 (IANS) After taking back possession of a prime land allotted to yoga guru Baba Ramdev for alleged violations of statutory provisions, Himachal Pradesh has begun another probe into permission granted to lawyer Prashant Bhushan to purchase land in the state, a minister said here Friday.
Panaji, Feb 27 (IANS) The ban on mining operations in Goa has led to a fall in water levels in the state's rivers, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said.
Panaji, Feb 27 (IANS) The prolonged ban on mining in Goa may result in "suicides and violence" triggered by frustration, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday.
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) Ballotting was peaceful Saturday morning across Meghalaya as people came out to vote despite a shutdown called by an outlawed group.
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) Voting for the Meghalaya assembly elections began Saturday amidst tight security, an official said.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A 23-year-old youth was arrested in the double murder of a woman and her daughter inside their home here and has confessed to the crime, police said Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A 45-year-old driver allegedly strangulated his 35-year-old wife and tried to hang himself but was rescued by his son here Thursday, police said.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A 34-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter were found killed inside their house here Thursday afternoon, police said, adding that it seemed the assailants were known to the victim.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A 34-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter were found killed inside their house here Thursday afternoon, police said.
Panaji, Feb 20 (IANS) A non-polluting information technology (IT) manufacturing industry could well be the answer to Goa's woes after the dire straits the state's ban-hit mining industry is in.
Shimla, Feb 20 (IANS) Less than three years after the then ruling BJP gave Baba Ramdev a chunk of prime land on lease in Himachal Pradesh, the state government Wednesday initiated the process to take it back.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A 16-year-old school girl died here Wednesday when a truck driven on the wrong side hit the scooter she was driving, police said. The truck driver fled from the spot.
Panaji, Feb 19 (IANS) Goa's 96 iron ore mining leases should be auctioned instead of being merely renewed, in the spirit of an apex court judgment in the 2G spectrum scam trial which makes a case for auctioning of national resources, the Congress demanded Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Stress before an exam is normal. But in excess, it's bad - both physically and mentally - and can adversely impact on performance. With the CBSE board exams just two weeks away, doctors say that students have been approaching them for medical intervention for various stress-related symptoms, which, at times, are very serious.
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Two days after the suicide of the 52-year-old mother of Geetika Sharma, a former air-hostess who too committed suicide about six months ago, Delhi Police Sunday recorded the statements of her husband and son.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Aam Adami Party leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday accused the Delhi Jal Board of corruption, alleging that it had led to massive rise in water bills.
Continuing the attack on the Sheila Government of Delhi, now Aap Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has accused the Delhi Jal Board (DJP) of inflating production figures in the Sonia Vihar plant to gain more grants
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother too committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening and blamed the same people as her daughter for forcing her to take the extreme step due to their harassment of the family, said police.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Three juveniles were detained for their alleged involvement in stealing from vehicles after puncturing their tyres, police said Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother too committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening and blamed the same people as her daughter for forcing her to take the extreme step, said police.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening, police said.
New Delhi, Feb. 15 (ANI): In a major twist in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, the former airhostess's mother Aruradha Sharma hanged herself at her Ashok Vihar residence in North West Delhi on Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening, said police.
Panaji, Feb 14 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will discuss "ways and means" to "resolve" the issue of Goa mining ban with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Feb 18, a party official said here Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman was Tuesday murdered here in the house of her foster mother, police said.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Narmada Bachao Andolan activists Tuesday sought cancellation of a power purchase agreement between the S. Kumars group and the Madhya Pradesh government alleging high price of electricity per unit.
Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) Transferring mineral resources into private hands has caused an "explosion of corruption" across the country, lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan said Sunday.
The coming legislative elections of Delhi state Assembly will be the litmus test for the newly formed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is all set to raise local issues. Party co founder Prashant Bhushan has said that the new political outfit has to perform its best in the Delhi election.
Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) The 2013 Delhi legislative assembly elections will be a test case for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), before the new political outfit sets its eyes on the rest of the country, party co-founder Prashant Bhushan said Sunday.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile is encouraging Tibetans to have more children in the wake of "identity challenge" faced by the community and is considering giving incentives to couples who go for a third child, their political leader Lobsang Sangay has said.
Shillong, Feb 9 (IANS) A total of 345 candidates are in the fray for the Feb 23 elections to pick a new 60-member Meghalaya assembly, an Election Commission official said Saturday.
Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) Over 350 candidates filed their nomination papers for the Feb 23 elections to the Meghalaya assembly, an election official said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A mobile company manager committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his house here Wednesday, police said.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and 24 other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members facing rioting charges Tuesday gave an undertaking to a Delhi court that they would appear before it to attend the proceedings.
New Delhi, Feb. 5 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who will appear before a court for breaching prohibitory orders while protesting outside the residences of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi in August last year, on Tuesday said he will not seek bail and would prefer going to jail.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) Land acquisition for Posco's $12 billion steel plant in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district passed off peacefully Monday under heavy police deployment, an official said.
Panaji, Feb 4 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar Monday came out openly in support of the banned mining industry in Goa.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) China's "hardline policies" in Tibet have failed and the international community ought to do more to press the country to allow a UN delegation there in the wake of rising self-immolations by Tibetans, Tibetan political leader Lobsang Sangay says.
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her neighbour, who had barged into her house in west Delhi while she was away and threatened her with a knife when she returned, police Saturday.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) An unidentified woman in her early 20s was found dead here Thursday morning with her face burnt, police said. It is suspected that she was raped before being murdered and defaced.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) East Delhi residents say poor safety rules are being followed in the ongoing Phase III construction of Delhi Metro.
Dehradun, Jan.26 (ANI): Anti-graft activist Arvind Kejriwal has dared industrialist Mukesh Ambani to serve a defamation notice to him and his colleague, Prashan Bhushan.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A factory owner, jeweller and share-broker were arrested in Delhi Friday for smuggling a tiger skin worth around Rs.1 crore, police said.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Actress Bipasha Basu has been roped in to endorse a range of smartphones, phablets and tablets by Pune-based company Byond Tech Electronics Pvt. Ltd (BTEPL).
