AAP says its leaders are under house arrest

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday alleged that some of its leaders, including MLAs and councillors, were place under house arrest or detained, while its volunteers stopped from participating in a......

Orissa to retain 40 companies of Central forces

Alarmed over fresh violence ahead of the festival season, the Orissa government on Monday asked the Centre to allow it to retain Central para-military forces dispatched in the wake of Kandhamal......

Bihar seeks central security forces

The Bihar government on Sunday sought permission of the Union home ministry to use 24 companies of Central Para-Military Force deployed for anti-naxalite operations, for law and order duty."We have......

Don't try to force bandh in Muzzaffarnagar: Akhilesh's response to BJP

After displaying complacence in dealing with the communal violence in Muzaffarnagar that took nearly 50 lives, the Akhilesh Yadav government has finally decided to crack the whip. Responding......

SBI extends teaser home loan till Dec

Country's largest lender State Bank of India on Wednesday said it will extend its 8 per cent concessional home loan scheme, popularly called teaser rates, by another 3 months till December. "We......

Infosys facility in Mysore gets CISF security

The Infosys facility in Mysore has been brought under CISF security cover, the third private sector installation to get government protection. A special unit of 48 commandos of Central Industrial......

CISF to quadruple consultancy fees

Spotting an opportunity in the counter-terrorism business, the government is considering quadrupling security consultancy service rates provided by the Central Industrial Security Force to private......

Poll cover is big business

Elections are big business for insurance companies. In the biggest electoral exercise in the largest democracy in the world, the new private insurance companies and the state-owned companies are......

Home Minister hits back at BCCI on IPL

The Centre on Monday dismissed as "unwarranted" the remarks of BCCI president Shashank Manohar, who had held the government attitude responsible for moving the Indian Premier League out of the......

Govt to take final decision on IPL

A decision on whether the Indian Premier League (IPL) can go ahead with a revised schedule would be taken after the central government discusses the matter with the host states and the Election......