CPM leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday alleged that "hand-picked" Special CBI Director Rakesh Asthana by PM Modi was "caught red-handed" and the probe agency registered a graft case against one of its own. "The official patronised by the BJP and handpicked by Modi, was pushed into our premier investigation agency despite opposition to his entry only to subvert ongoing investigations and stop all cases against BJP leaders.  He has now been caught red-handed," the General Secretary of Communist Party of India-Marxist tweeted. "Who patronised this off ... Read More

Sabarimala is set to close down in few hours with its record number of woman below 50 being allowed in despite the Supreme Court ending the temple's ban on women of a menstrual age - 10 to 50 years. Due to the information of targeted attack on the media this Monday, journalists who were reporting from Pamba, which is one of the main access points to the hilltop shrine, were told by the police to leave the area. After the Supreme Court's landmark ruling, the temple was opened on October 18, for the first time. Rejecting the court order, the protesters did everything in their powe ... Read More

The evening was thick with excitement. The culmination of days of festivities was nearing. Ravan Effigy burning is the most expectant and extravagant event of the Dusshera celebrations. But the tragedy struck the innocent. The festival revellers were mowed down by Amritsar-Jalandhar passenger mail, taking 61 lives and injuring hundreds. The sheer magnitude of the negligence on everybody's part is mind-blogging. It was a tragedy waiting to happen. The images and videos of thousands people thronging the rail tracks to get closer look at the festivities and the train zipping past them, ... Read More

In fresh fixing allegations to hit cricket, "a small group" of England and unnamed Australian players have been accused of fixing matches by television news channel Al Jazeera, which claimed there had been 26 spot-fixing incidents in 15 international matches. The Qatari-based broadcaster aired a documentary about corruption in cricket earlier this year, and in a follow-up they alleged on Sunday that a few England cricketers cheated in seven games between 2011 and 2012. They also reported that during the same period, some Australian players were involved in fixing five mat ... Read More

400 petrol pumps in Delhi will stay close today to challenge the Arvind Kejriwal-drove AAP government's refusal to bring down the Value Added Tax or VAT on oil and diesel. The strike could make burden suburbanites today, as oil pumps crosswise over Delhi will be closed for 23 hours. The dissent was called by the Delhi Petrol Dealers' Association on October 10, which was days after the middle chose to slice VAT for 13 states which are driven by the decision BJP. The affiliation said clients had been rushing to connecting conditions of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to gain admittance to l ... Read More

A high drama unfolded at the Sabarimala Temple on Friday where 2 women, a journalist and an activist were blocked from entering the temple and were forced to return from within 500 metres of the Sabarimala temple. The chief priest threatened to shut it down if they entered the shrine dedicated to Lord Ayyappa. Due to protests prayer services in the temple were disrupted and boycotted rituals for the first time. “It is a most painful day. I told everyone if women enter the holy steps. I will close the temple and I will go back to my house. I am with devotees. I can’t be a ... Read More