“Maoists killed Laxamananda to get support from Christians”

BHUBANESWAR: Maoists might have killed VHP leader Laxamananda Saraswati for securing support of the minority Christians and expand their network in
Orissa’s Kandhamal district, the Commission probing the murder was informed here.

“Maoists might have killed Saraswati to get the support of Christians,” former Inspector in-Charge of Kotgarh police station H K Pradhan told Justice S C [...]

HC restrains police from narco test on Ghandy

NewDelhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday restrained the city police from conducting narco analysis test on top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy.

Justice Indermeet Kaur stayed the trial court’s order which had on 31st October allowed conduct of the test on the 63-year-old top Maoist leader.
The court passed the order after Ghandy’s counsel Rebecca M John [...]

Parliament Standing Committee proceedings not open for media: Bansal

 
NewDelhi: Government today said it is against throwing open proceedings of the Parliamentary Standing Committees before media as it could hamper free discussions of issues besides creating logistical problems.
Speaking at a workshop on Parliament and Media, Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal told the proceedings of the Standing Committees should not be thrown open to [...]

Govt. to amend Press & Registration of Books Act: Ambika Soni

The Government is committed to proactively nurture the magazine business in India. Addressing the Indian magazine Congress 2009 in New Delhi today, Information & Broadcasting Mrs. Ambika Soni, said that the amendments in the Press and Registration of Books Act would be expedited. She said, amendments are imperative as the existing provisions of the Act [...]

Orissa CM accuses BJP of politicizing alleged mining scam

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government today accused the BJP and other Opposition parties of trying to derive political mileage over the alleged mining scam in Keonjhar district.
“It is a political allegation by BJP and some others,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said while replying to a question on a BJP central team stating yesterday that it would [...]