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Gang of burglars who set houses on fire arrested HT - Tue, Nov 17
The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Monday arrested five members of a gang who allegedly set several houses in south Delhi on fire after allegedly committing burglaries, police said.
Pak spy held at Delhi airport with vital documents HT - Mon, Nov 16
An alleged Pakistani spy who had been living in Delhi for the last four years was arrested at the international airport just as he was about to leave the country.
Five business rivals attempt to kill poultry manager, held HT - Mon, Nov 16
Business rivalry prompted them to abduct and kill him. But the poultry manager was lucky as policemen on patrol duty rescued him in the nick of time.
Senior Central Excise official, wife arrested HT - Mon, Nov 16
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested an additional commissioner of Central Excise and his wife in a disproportionate assets case on Friday.
Former Tihar warden held for robbery HT - Mon, Nov 16
A dismissed warden of Tihar Jail was among four members of a gang who were arrested from south Delhi for allegedly robbing hawala operators, police said.
Life term for 5 of Maxi cab gang for trader's murder HT - Mon, Nov 16
A fast track court on Saturday announced life term for five members of the Maxi Cab serial killers' gang in the murder case of a 50-year old trader in October 2006.
After poll rout, SP begins Kalyan separation plan HT - Mon, Nov 16
Following its dismal performance in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) by-polls, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has started distancing itself from former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh.
After Amar Singh, Congress' Dalit MP alleges vendetta politics HT - Mon, Nov 16
Dust has not yet settle on the FIR issue of Samajwadi Party MP Amar Singh, that a storm rises in the state-over 'victimisation' of Congress Dalit MP, PL Punia.
Kalyan Singh ends ties with SP, to rejoin BJP HT - Mon, Nov 16
Ayodhya movement torchbearer and former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh is back to basics, yet again. While announcing the breakup of his less then 10-month old friendship with Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lucknow on Sunday, Kalyan was quite acidic in his attack on Yadav and lavish in his praise for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)?the party he condemned till the other day.
Lessons to learn HT - Mon, Nov 16
Sumana Ramanan, Senior Editor Many readers appreciate HT?s series on schools, but some find the rankings problematic.
Kalyan Singh will never be in Samajwadi Party: Mulayam HT - Sat, Nov 14
What was expected of Samajwadi Party after the rout in recent Uttar Pradesh Assembly-Lok Sabha elections, has happened. Samajwadi Party has began distancing itself from former Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and ex-chief minister of UP, Kalyan Singh. So, Kalyan Singh now stands isolated.
BJP's trade bandh hits select markets HT - Sat, Nov 14
The trade bandh called by the Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest against price rise got a partial response from traders on Friday.
Cong plots to snatch Mayor's seat from Sena HT - Fri, Nov 13
Mumbai, Nov. 13 -- The Congress is hoping to bag the Mayor's post using disgruntled Shiv Sena corporators. The Sena's debacle in the recent assembly elections followed with rumours of mass defection of its corporators to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has given the Congress hopes that the party can win the mayoral elections to be held in December.
Not my victory, it's the Left's loss: Mamata HT - Thu, Nov 12
Kolkata, Nov. 12 -- Mamata Banerjee wants to shrug it off. A day after the Trinamool Congress swept the assembly by-elections, the railway minister said the victory wasn't so much a groundswell of support for her leadership as it was for discontent over Left Front rule. "I will never call it a pro-Mamata wave," Banerjee told HT in an exclusive interview. "It is a wave of the people.
MNS not sorry, wants MLAs taken back HT - Thu, Nov 12
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Wednesday requested the Speaker to reconsider the suspension of its four assembly members for assaulting Samajwadi Party legislator Abu Azmi.
Ex-speaker Kupekar revolts, may quit NCP HT - Wed, Nov 11
Nationalist Congress Party leader Dilip Walse-Patil filed his nomination for the Assembly Speaker?s post on Tuesday even as his party
BSP sweeps UP, wins 9 of 11 seats HT - Wed, Nov 11
The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) swept the Assembly byelections in 11 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh by winning nine seats on Tuesday. With this the BSP?s tally in the 403-member Assembly went up to 224.
BJP tides over Karnataka crisis HT - Mon, Nov 9
New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- The crisis facing the 18-month-old BJP government in southern state of Karnataka has blown over. The Reddy brothers, who have been leading the rebel charge, on Sunday were nudged by senior party leader Sushma Swaraj to accept the peace deal brokered by the party's central leadership. While Chief Minister B.S.
I was forced to ditch loyalists: Yeddyurappa HT - Mon, Nov 9
With tears in his eyes, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa prepared his loyalists to accept the compromise formula with the rebels brokered by the BJP?s central leadership.
Yeddyurappa sheds tears over his plight HT - Mon, Nov 9
An emotional Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa apologised to his loyalists for compromising with the dissidents.