Sulking Jaffer Sharief arrives in Delhi; to meet Sonia

Senior Congress leader C K JafferSharief, who has resigned from the party, arrived here on Saturday for a meeting with party chief Sonia Gandhi but remained non-committal on the future course of action.
Sharief, a six time MP who was humbled in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, said he could not predict the outcome of […]

RWA protests scuttle shooting of Amitabh-Tabu starr ...

When the cast and crew of Chini Kum- Amitabh Bachhan and Tabu included - turned up at the exclusive Malibu Towne estate here early on Friday, the reception they got was, well, bitter.
Members of the township’s Resident Welfare Association were not impressed with the crew’s contention that they had taken permission from the builders - […]

Defective water pipes: Haryana to take stern action

The Haryana government has sought an explanation from the superintendent engineer, public health, who accepted defective water supply pipes that had been rejected by the Rajasthan government. The pipes were meant for water supply schemes in Rohtak, the hometown of chief minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Haryana’s public health minister, Randeep Singh Surjewala, told FE that […]

Case against Abhay Chautala ‘victimisation ...

The opposition Indian National Lok Dal in Haryana today described the case against its leader Abhay Chautala as an example of “political victimisation”, a charge rubbished by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
“Unable to carry out a single constructive task despite a massive mandate, the Congress government is frustrated due to growing resentment among various sections. […]

Realty cos now eye Gurgaon as medical hub

Move over retail and hospitality, real estate developers and construction companies now see a big boom in medical infrastructure.
In the corporate hub of Gurgaon itself, work is on for over half a dozen large-scale private hospital projects, with involvement of big ticket real estate developers such as DLF and Ansal Properties and Infrastructure (APIL) and […]

Northern grid back on track, but no respite for Del ...

The northern grid, which was on the verge of collapse, has turned a tad healthy, restoring its frequency back to 49 Hz from 48 Hz (sensitive point). It, however, has not offered any substantial succour to Delhi, where the power situation is worsening day-by-day.
The recent problem dogging Delhi is non-payment by defaulting states, especially […]

Seven women killed in a road crash in northern Indi ...

Seven women were killed and 20 others injured when a truck in which they were travelling collided with an oil-tanker in India’s northern Haryana state on Sunday, a news report said.
The women who were in a group of pilgrims were on their way to a religious function when the accident happened near Hissar city, some […]