LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati sacked four more ministers on Friday, taking the number of her ministerial colleagues shown the door in the past six days alone to 10.

In all, she has sacked 17 ministers in the past six months on charges of corruption and anti-party activities. One minister resigned on Friday on being denied an assembly ticket....

New Delhi: The Lokpal Bill yet again failed to get Parliament's nod when Rajya Sabha was on Thursday night adjourned sine die abruptly amid high drama and Opposition accusing the the government of running away from a vote because it was in a minority.

A meeting of the Union Cabinet is scheduled for Friday. It is likely to consider recommending to the President proroguing the Winter Session of Parliament, sources said....

Puducherry:  Cyclone Thane has hit the coast of Tamil Nadu, making landfall between Puducherry and Cuddalore. Puducherry is currently witnessing heavy rainfall and strong wind. Government officials have asked people to stay indoors.....

New Delhi: All three major anti-corruption bills - Lokpal, Judicial Accountability and Protection of Whistleblowers could not be passed in the Winter Session of Parliament as the government was not able to muster support from its allies and the Opposition....

New Delhi: It's going to be a battle for numbers in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday when the Lokpal Bill is taken up for be debate and voting in the House. For now it seems that allies like the Trinamool Congress and regional parties like the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will play a crucial role....

New Delhi: A Special Judge of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court is scheduled to hear Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's bail application on Thursday.

She is the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast that killed 6 people and injured 100 others....

London: Allaying apprehensions of the slain Indian student Anuj Bidve's family, the Indian High Commission to the UK on Wednesday assured to provide all possible help in expediting the process of repatriation of his body to India.

Extending all possible help to the bereaved family of Bidve, who was shot dead in Manchester on December 26, the consulate General of India in Birmingham and the Indian High Commission said that they were "deeply" saddened at the "unfortunate" and tragic killing...

NEW DELHI: Lokpal bill will now be tabled in Rajya Sabha either this evening or tomorrow as the Bill under Article 117(3) needs President Pratibha Patil's assent before going to the Upper House.

Since President Patil is in Hyderabad right now and the Bill has not been signed by her after passing through Lok Sabha. Now a special Emissary has to be sent to Hyderabad to be signed by the President....

Jaipur: Resident doctors in Rajasthan who were on strike for the past seven days in support of in-service government doctors, will resume duty on Wednesday.

Resident Doctors' Association representatives on Tuesday night met State Health Minister Duru Miya at his residence and informed him that they will return to work on Wednesday morning....

New Delhi: Anna Hazare's fever has come down to 100 and his pulse rate is now normal, said a Team Anna member on Wednesday. The anti-corruption activist will continue to fast.

Manish Sisodia on Wednesday morning said, "We request him to break fast so that he can take medicine."...