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Centre saying no idea where Dawood Ibrahim is a mistake, says former Maha Commissioner: Former Mumbai Police Commissioner M N Singh today expressed disappointment at the Home Ministry's "embarrassing" stand on the whereabouts of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and said the response was a "big mistake" on part of the Government. "Even our intelligence agencies have proved that Dawood Ibrahim is in the patronage of ISI.. hence saying that no idea where Dawood is… is absolutely a big mistake on behalf of the central government," Singh said. Contradicting its earlier stand, Government today said in Parliament that it was not aware of the location of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim whose deportation from Pakistan it has been demanding. (AP)
No relief for AAP leader Kumar Vishwas in 'illicit relationship' row:</br><br> Delhi High Court refused to give any interim relief to senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas on a party volunteer's complaint on alleged "rumours" about their 'illicit relationship', saying his plea challenging the Delhi women's commission summons had some "blatant" faults. Justice Rajiv Shakdher said one "defect" in the plea was that the volunteer should have been made a party in the petition as it was on her complaint that the summons were issued. The other "fault" pointed out by the court was that Delhi government need not be impleaded, as the plea has not sought removal of any member of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). The court refused to consider the repeated pleas of Kumar Vishwas' counsel Somnath Bharti for an interim stay on the summons, saying that grant of any relief at this stage, without the presence of the complainant, would be "like putting the cart before the horse". The court also told Bharti that he ought not have disclosed the name of the complainant during the hearing. (Express Photo) (16/05/2015) -
Veteran actor Anupam Kher on Monday took shots at Rahul Gandhi and said that although he did not doubt the latter's 'Indianness' but would likely to see him sing the National Anthem as he doubted if the Congress Vice President even knew the words. (PTI)
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BJP leader Nitin Gadkari leaks gardening secret, wants plants watered with urine: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today had the Social media aflush with hilarious comments with remarks that plants in his kitchen garden grew exponentially after he watered them with urine. "I have started an experiment in Delhi….I have started storing my urine in a 50 litre can at my official residence in Delhi. It's a big government house which earlier belonged to (Congress president) Sonia Gandhi," Gadkari, Minister of Highways and Shipping, said at an event in Nagpur. "An acre of organic farming is possible on the bungalow premises, which even has trees. I instructed my gardener to try urine on one tree and plain water on others. Urine is a manure which has urea and nitrogen," he said, urging the audience to try out the experiment. (PTI)
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BJP hits out at Virbhadra Singh's 'Brahmin card' remark: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit today hit out at Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for making "casteist" remarks at a rally in Mandi area. "Chief Minister has not reconciled to the defeat of his wife Pratibha Singh from Mandi Lok Sabha seat and instead of accepting the defeat, he is making accusations which raise doubts about credibility of politicians as a class," former chief minister P K Dhumal and state BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti said in a joint statement. Singh had yesterday said that the BJP played "Brahmin card" to win Mandi Lok sabha poll. (PTI)
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Delhi Police "being used by BJP/RSS as their (private) army to terrorize and teach (a) lesson to anyone opposing the BJP/RSS," the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader tweeted. (PTI)
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AAP MLA Jarnail Singh absconding says Delhi's top cop: Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi today said that AAP's Tilak Nagar MLA Jarnail Singh is absconding over his alleged involvement in assaulting an MCD engineer during the demolition of an illegal colony in west Delhi. According to Bassi, Singh had filed an anticipatory bail to avoid arrest but it was "rejected" following which he went into hiding. "Jarnail Singh's anticipatory bail was rejected and he is absconding now. I feel that he should surrender before the police as soon as possible," Bassi told reporters here. An FIR was registered against Singh last week after police received a complaint from SDMC junior engineer, Azhar Mustafa in this connection. (PTI)
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Moga molestation case: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today met the family of the girl who was thrown off a moving bus by her molesters in Moga district, and assured them of justice in the case that involves a transport firm owned by his family. Badal visited the civil hospital where the girl's mother, who was also injured in the incident, is recuperating and inquired about her health. He also met the girl's father, Sukhdev Singh, and assured him that justice would be done in the incident. (PTI)
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The lethal combination of a youthful demographic structure but no education, no jobs and no women is most pronounced in India's Northern Belt. (Reuters)
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"Today, technology gives power to any citizen to be as powerful as MLAs, minister or bureaucrat. We are extending the opportunity through this app," Sisodia said. (PTI)
H-1B visa bill introduced to scrap lottery, end OPT program for foreign workers
