Akhil Gogoi, team Anna member, allegedly
Nalbari, Assam: RTI activist and Team Anna member Akhil Gogoi was attacked yesterday and critically injured by suspected youth Congress activists in Assam’s Nalbari district. Mr Gogoi, who had gone to Punni village in Dharmapur area of the district to take stock of the flood situation, was allegedly attacked with sticks and other sharp weapons, the police said
Headed to Delhi Airport? Not on the metr
New Delhi: Reliance Infrastructure-led Delhi Airport Metro Express will close down from Sunday for an unspecified period apparently due to technical problems and financial losses, a move that would affects hundreds of passengers who were relying on this corridor to reach the airport without any hassles. The country’s first Public-Private-Partnership Metro project has had a tumultuous journey in the past 16 months after it first began operations in February, 2011. “The Delhi Metro has received a communication from the concessionaire on Friday evening that they intend to stop services from Sunday,” Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal said
Monsoon middle order holds key
The nation keeps its fingers crossed, hopes 28% rain deficit will be wiped out in the slog overs.
Kuldip Nayar’s book spills Pak nuclear
Pakistan may have had a nuclear bomb well before it was thought to have until now.
Raja allowed to visit constituency for t
A special CBI court on Friday allowed former telecom minister A Raja, key accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, to visit his constituency Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu this weekend for two days.
‘Uranium in Punjab water 50% more
The Centre has finally taken cognizance of the severity of uranium contamination in Punjab’s water and has acknowledged that it is the only state in the country which is reeling under this unique and dangerous problem.